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.

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

From nu-metal to emo, pop-punk to garage rock, there were plenty of great rock albums to choose from in the 2000s.

Has time been kind? Should we give these 2000s-era rock albums another chance?

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?

See what rocked our world in a period of change for rock music.

Which ones do you still listen to the most?

An ill-fated supergroup.

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?