bostaph left slayer after the release of "god hates us all", after a chronic elbow injury he had received restricted his ability to play. (although he later said that he actually left because "musically, i wanted to do something else".) his third last performance with the band is recorded on the dvd "war at the warfield" recorded on december 7, 2001. bostaph is yet to watch it as he feels "it's like breaking up with a girlfriend" and needs to move on with his life. he remained friends with the slayer members, and when asked if he would work with them in the future, he replied "sure". bostaph was temporarily replaced by original slayer drummer dave lombardo, which later proved to be a permanent arrangement until 2013, when the band announced he has replaced lombardo for the second time.