Riffed

Our editor recently heard one of his favourite bands on the playlist in a Pretty Green store, this band recently split. This sparked us to collate a list of some the greatest bands which no longer exist. 

• Little Night Terrors - Leicester lads, Little Night Terrors are the band our editor heard on the Pretty Green playlist, made up of Dan Holyoak and brothers Andy and James Stone, the Terrors had a huge future ahead of them. Headlining gigs in their hometown as well as across the country, the future was looking bright for Andy, James and Dan. The Terrors played Y Not Festival in the summer of last year, soon after releasing their huge hit 'Young Lion' which propelled them on to the scene, a fantastic catchy tune. Previous releases consist of another huge hit 'Pocket Rocket' and their debut EP 'Withces'. The last action from the Leicester lads proved to be their release of 'Pure' and 'Cherryade', both with a huge groove to them which Little Night Terrors often offered. 'Pure' and 'Cherryade' both recieved plenty of air play on BBC Introducing shows across the country, but the band soon split after this. A huge shame. We can only pray Little Night Terrors put aside their differences or whatever the case may be and reform one day soon. A huge future awaited these lads. Listen to Little Night Terrors - http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE18UEZjCkq4a-Y8EhsVErw
• Oasis - Do they really need explanation? We think everyone on this planet must miss Oasis. Possibly the greatest band to grace the Earth. The Gallagher brothers, Noel and Liam were the frontiers of the splitas they were the band. The hate between the two grew with every passing day and eventually they were tipped over the edge. Millions of people across the world shed millions of tears on this day, one of the greatest bands ever announcing their split really didn't go down too well. Their was light at the end of the tunnel though, albeit dim, with the release of their 'Time Flies' album, packed with Oasis' greatest tunes. An extremely long album as you can imagine. Post split, Liam began his own band named Beady Eye and Noel followed in his footsteps with the arrival of Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds onto the scene. Both are huge bands, but they will never top the Gallagher brothers when united. Will we ever see Oasis again? Listen to Oasis - http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUDVBtnOQi4c7E8jebpjc9Q
• Tribes - Camden band Tribes announced their split via Facebook and Twitter in November of last year which was meeted by plenty of sad replies. Tribes fronted by Johnny Llyod, consisted of Miguel Demolo, Dan White and Jim Cratchley, the quartet had previous to their split released their second album 'Wish to Scream', which we personally thought was a cracker. But, NME awarded it a harsh 2/10 in their review. Previous to this they released their debut album 'Baby', a huge debut album that really announced Tribes. Followed by the release of the video to the main track of the album 'We Were Children', which feautred the band playing on top of a building in their hometown, giving the impression that Tribes were to become that awesome band everyone loves. And everyone did love Tribes, that is why when their split was announced, one or two tears were shed by many fans. It's not all doom and gloom though, lead singer Johnny has recently begun his solo career and Jim Cratchley has joined up with Dinsoaur Pile-Up, so half of the quarter from Camden are still on the scene. Listen to Tribes - http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQIzSOhu97zai9YwXMQXbYw
  
• The Smiths - Morrissey, Marr, Rourke and Joyce. The Smiths. The hearthrobs of the 80's. The Manchester band went on to own the 80's, releasing plenty of timeless classics and headling festivals worldwide. The magic of Morrissey and Marr grasped the 80's generation, their gloominess is prominent but this didn't turn away many people. Their split in 1987, 5 years after reforming, like many splits, didn't please too many people. But many feel The Smiths reached their peak and were unable to go on to top the highs they reached during their 5 years. Post split Morrissey and Marr both began solo careers, which they're still to this day forseeing and many are enjoying. It's a huge doubt we'll ever see The Smiths peform again. Listen to The Smiths - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzexP58si0w