41) Rush
Years: 1968–2018
Final Album: Clockwork Angels (Roadrunner – 2012)
Genre: progressive rock/metal
Origin: Canada
Likely to return: R.I.P
42) Shadows Fall
Years: 1995-2015
Final Album: Fire From the Sky (Razor & Tie – 2012)
Genre: metal
Origin: Boston, MA
Likely to return: It’s possible. They are currently under hiatus.
43) Shields
Years: 2013-2018
Final Album: Life In Exile (Long Branch Records – 2018)
Genre: metal/hardcore
Origin: London
Likely to return: Doubtful. Vocalist Joe Edwards formed a new project JW Edwards and bassist Lawrence “Larry” Welling joined the band Brotherhood.
44) Slayer
Years: 1981-2019
Final Album: Repentless (Nuclear Blast – 2015)
Genre: thrash
Origin: California
Likely to return: Technically, they are still active. Long live Slayer!
45) Soundgarden
Years: 1984-1997 // 2010-2017 // 2018-2019
Final Album: King Animal (Universal – 2012)
Genre: metal/grunge
Origin: Seattle
Likely to return: R.I.P
46) Snake River Conspiracy
Years: ?? – 20??
Final Album: Sonic Jihad (Reprise – 2000)
Genre: industrial
Origin: Bay Area, CA
LIkely to return: Possible
47) Strapping Young Lad
Years: 1994–2007
Final Album: The New Black (Century Media – 2006)
Genre: death/thrash/industrial
Origin: Canada
Likely to return: We hope so.
48) Superjoint // Superjoint Ritual
Years: 1993–2004 // 2014–2019
Final Album: Caught Up In The Gears of Application (Housecore – 2016)
Genre: sludge/hardcore
Origin: New Orleans, LA
Likely to return: Wouldn’t surprise us.
49) The Sword
Years: 2003–2018
Final Album: Used Future (Razor & Tie – 2018)
Genre: stoner/doom metal
Origin: Austin, TX
Likely to return: Hopefully
50) Textures
Years: 2001-2017
Final Album: Phenotype (2016 – Nuclear Blast)
Genre: metal
Origin: Tilburg, Netherlands
Likely to return: They were working on their sixth album, Genotype and decided to break-up instead due to “personal motives.” Knowing new material exist somewhere behind the scenes, there’s always a possibility.
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