As we approach the end of yet another year, we find ourselves looking back – not just at the good (of which next week we’ll be discussing plenty of, with the publication of the Thrash Hits Albums Of The Year lists), but the bad. Over the past twelve months, some of our favourite bands decided the time had come to split up, or going on hiatus. We decided to make this week’s Slaylist a tribute to all the great acts that called it a day in 2011. Oh, and Disturbed.

We’re cheating a little by having Cathedral and Judas Priest on the list. We figured that even although they’re both releasing albums and playing shows next year (albeit just one, in Cathedral’s case), they’re both announced their planned forthcoming hiatuses this year. Look, we’ll do what we want okay? IT’S OUR SLAYLIST.

Listen to our Sunday Slaylist: Gone But Not Forgotten (2011 edition)

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Watch the video to ‘Knees, Toes, Teeth’ by The Ghost Of A Thousand (R.I.P):

Out of all the bands that split up/went on hiatus in 2011, who do you miss the most? Was there anyone we overlooked when we put together our Slaylist? Drop us a comment down below and point out our stupidity.