velvet revolver

We recently tracked down the setlists from 21 big hard rock and metal bands' final shows to look back at how they went out.

Ex-Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland ultimately got the gig.

The biggest rock and metal bands that have released three or less albums due to break-ups, deaths, legal issues and more.

Let's all travel back in time and rock out once more with the albums that meant something to us.

How many of these confounding closings have YOU heard before?

Which ones do you still listen to the most?

Who were the big new bands in each year?

See where it started and how it ended.

Who went on to big things and who enjoyed only a brief time in the spotlight?

Misfortune can sometimes lead to fortune.