Editing Superjoint (section)

==History==
The band was formed by [[Phil Anselmo]], Joe Fazzio, and [[Jimmy Bower]] in the early 1990s, later to be joined by [[Hank Williams III]] and Kevin Bond. They were founded by Anselmo parallel to his membership in [[Pantera]], but became a full-time endeavor a few years later after Pantera's dissolution.

Despite their early 1990s establishment, it was not until a decade later, after the folding of Pantera, that the group recorded any albums. It was then that Superjoint Ritual garnered significant TV exposure on programs such as [[MTV2]]'s ''[[Headbangers Ball]]'' and [[Fuse TV]]'s ''[[Uranium (TV series)|Uranium]]''.

However, the group's time in the spotlight would prove short lived. A dispute between Anselmo and Fazzio led to the band's eventual split in late 2004, which was confirmed by both Hank Williams III and Jimmy Bower.

The band reunited at the Housecore Horror Film Festival in [[Austin, Texas]], in October 2014. For unspecified legal reasons, the band performed under the name "Superjoint".<ref>{{cite web|title=Superjoint Ritual to Reunite for Housecore Horror Fest; Gwar, Voivod, Others Announced!|date=August 19, 2014|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2014/08/19/superjoint-ritual-reunite-housecore-horror-fest-gwar-voivod-others-announced/|publisher=[[MetalSucks]]|access-date=August 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kielty |first=Martin |date=20 August 2014 |title=Superjoint Ritual in reunion |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/superjoint-ritual-in-reunion |access-date=August 25, 2024 |work=[[Metal Hammer]]}}</ref> Hank Williams III was initially supposed to take part in this first reunion show, but had to bow out due to personal issues.

Although their appearance at Housecore Horror was supposed to be the only reunion show, the band would later perform at [[Hellfest (French music festival)|Hellfest]] 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.hellfest.fr/fr/artistes/|title = Hellfest Open Air 2015 Artists|date = December 8, 2014|access-date = December 8, 2014|website = Hellfest.fr|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210040540/http://www.hellfest.fr/fr/artistes/|archive-date=December 10, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/philip-anselmos-superjoint-recording-new-music/|title=PHILIP ANSELMO's SUPERJOINT RITUAL Recording New Music|date=December 29, 2015|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=May 11, 2016}}</ref>

Superjoint released their latest album to date, ''[[Caught Up in the Gears of Application]]'', on November 11, 2016, through [[Housecore Records]].

In January 2017, Superjoint played a tour with [[Battlecross]] and [[Child Bite]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theprp.com/2016/12/01/news/initial-dates-emerge-superjoint-battlecross-child-bite-tour/|title=Initial Dates Emerge For Superjoint, Battlecross & Child Bite Tour|date=December 1, 2016|website=Theprp.com|access-date=October 1, 2020}}</ref>

In an interview in June 2019, Anselmo mentioned that he was no longer interested in playing with Superjoint.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metalunderground.com/interviews/details.cfm?newsid=145439|title=Phil Anselmo On The Illegals, Scour And En Minor, Playing Pantera Again, Boxing And More|publisher=Metal Underground.com|first=Diamond|last=Oz|date=June 30, 2019|access-date=July 7, 2019}}</ref> In October 2020, bassist Stephen Taylor said he is unsure if the band is still active.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Blabbermouth|date=October 3, 2020|title=SUPERJOINT Bassist Doesn't Know If Band Is Retired: 'I Have No Idea'|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/superjoint-bassist-doesnt-know-if-band-is-retired-i-have-no-idea/|access-date=October 25, 2020|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> Further interviews with guitarist Jimmy Bower in 2021 confirmed that the band is finished, with no plans to do any further work. Bower cited his and Anselmo's disinterest in working on material related to the band, as well as their existing commitments to [[Eyehategod]] and [[Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Linzinmeir|first=Taylor|date=October 30, 2021|title=Superjoint Is 'Done' According to Guitarist Jimmy Bower - 'We Don't Want to Do it Anymore'|url=https://loudwire.com/superjoint-done-guitarist-jimmy-bower/|access-date=2021-10-31|website=[[Loudwire]]}}</ref>