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3 90s Alternative Rock Bands Who Never Carried Over Into the 2000s

For one reason or another, these alternative rock bands from the 90s never carried their success over into the 2000s.

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Just because a band dominates one decade doesn’t mean they carry over into the next. This proved to be the case for many bands going into the new millennium. At the turn of the century, these 90s alternative rock bands never carried over into the 2000s.

In the 1990s, L7 was one of the most dominant all-female punk bands. The band peaked commercially in the mid-90s with Bricks Are Heavy (1992) and Hungry For Stink (1994). By the 2000s, the group announced an indefinite hiatus. This was due to a number of reasons, including financial exhaustion following a drop in record sales and feeling burned out. They were dropped by their major label, Reprise Records,........

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