`  ::: This isn't about my view, this is about the Wikipedia manual of style, which states ``by default, write all articles in the present tense, including for those covering products or works that have been discontinued. Articles discussing works of fiction are also written in the present tense.`` The Verve is a work or product that has been discontinued, but it still exists, therefore it should be written in present tense.  ::: The only way a band wouldn't exist is if it was never established. Once a band becomes a band, it remains a band, in wikipedia terms, permanently.   `