While Todd was on tour, the Sinners continued on with help from Louie Merlino (Beggars & Thieves), Jimmy Crespo (Aerosmith) and Scott Griffin (LA Guns).
A Sinners Christmas included guest appearances by George Lynch, Ron Keel, Slim Jim Phantom (The Stray Cats), Jizzy Pearl (RATT, Love/Hate), Pete Loran (Trixter), Louie Merlino (Beggars & Thieves), Frank Dimino (Angel) and Sammy Serious (The Zeros).
[4] In early 2012, long-time bassist Michael "Doc" Ellis left the band, and was replaced by Zach Throne (CMFT, Corey Taylor) solo project.
In 2013, Michael Ellis returned to play bass and sing, with Zach Throne taking the front man spot while Todd Kerns was on tour with Slash.
In earlier shows, the band would typically walk onto stage with the recorded version of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (theme) by Ennio Morricone playing over the speakers.