If one defunct band...

[Burkhard]

Metal: Fear of God (with the line-up that recorded "Within the Veil")

non-Metal: Tactile Gemma

 

[The Ozzman]

DISQUALIFIED

This is probably the only thing you contribute to the forum and it's not even funny anymore


Metal (one of the following):

Bolt Thrower (probably defunct at this point)
Pantera
Black Sabbath with Dio at the helm (I know, I know Heaven and Hell blah blah)

Non metal (one of the following):
Alice in Chains with Layne Staley on vox
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble

 

[MetalAges]

Damn I'd go Lost Horizon too, so much potential.
(Runners up would be original Malice and Fifth Angel)

Non Metal, i was going to say Duran Duran but I just saw they have a new one out, must listen...

Maybe The Outfield, but one of the main guys passed away recently

 

[Dak]

For metal, probably a toss up between Coroner or maybe Augury or Black Sun Aeon. Not sure if Augury is *actually* defunct but practically is.

 

[JontRevolting]

For non metal I'd have to go with The Doors if Jim were alive and all.

 

[Omni]

Metal: Sort Vokter

Non-metal: Cocteau Twins

 

[Draehl]

Non-metal: Lynyrd Skynyrd with the pre-crash lineup.

Metal: Weakling. A Dead as Dreams followup would be glorious.

 

[viewerfromnihil]

Metal: Bolt Thrower

Non-metal: Elliott Smith

 

[theoden236]

despite the fact that their leader is long passed:

 

[Draehl]

despite the fact that their leader is long passed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW6h0lhXW3Q

Ohh. Slipped my mind. That might have to top Weakling. They probably had more influence on USBM, but Windir has a more unique sound that could make for a better new album...

 

[Satanstoenail]

For metal, probably a toss up between Coroner

I totally forgot about Coroner, I guess because I don't think of them as "defunct" anymore. There has been talk of a new album from them for a while, Ron talks about it in this interview from early this year.

I'd like to see it happen but I'm terrified of it being shit.

 

[JontRevolting]

That's why I picked Misery's Omen,that and the other bands the members are/were involved with. IMO it verges on being a crime against humanity for them not to do a follow up to Hope Dies...perhaps they like it that way but it's almost an impossibility that they would release anything other than another masterpiece under the Misery's Omen banner.

 

[Dak]

Dammit, forgot Windir as well.

@STN: Death Angel came back and is much better than their first foray. I think Coroner could also pull it off - unless they were to be victims of hype.

 

[JontRevolting]

Coroner?fuck why are ppl talking about Coroner and these kinds of bands? C'mon guys looks to the future without being sheep! This shit will ever help Metal progress.

 

[Dak]

without being sheep!

#wakeup #redpill #wolvesamongsheep #metalsheeple

 

[JontRevolting]

Lol I don't know what psychologists call that but I call it total alcoholic blackout,dunno if any of you have ever gotten to this stage but it's not good...enjoy.

 

[Pitiless Wanderer]

I'd also be remiss if I didn't say Bal Sagoth. Though not officially disbanded, it's been almost a solid decade since their last release and they have nothing planned for the future. Byron told me via email. So sad...incredible band.

 

[Metaphysical Drama]

Metal: Otyg (officially isn't a dead band, but they don't release something new for years and years)
Non-Metal: The Bothy Band or De Danann

 

[alex76]

Metal: Carnivore
non-Metal (or Proto): Led Zeppelin, with Bonham resurrected from the grave right after he died. It was obvious that Zep had at least one more good album in them (or at least as good as In Through The Out Door).

 

[Mort Divine]

metal: reverend bizarre
non-metal: Carissa's Wierd