Editing Severed Heads (section)

===Dissolutions and reunions (2008–2019)===
In early 2008, Ellard announced that Severed Heads were now defunct and that no further creative output would be released under the name. However, the band was reformed by Ellard and new member and longtime friend Stewart Lawler for a 30th-anniversary show on 14 January 2010 as part of the annual [[Sydney Festival]], and in May 2011 the group supported [[Gary Numan]] in a tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of Numan's album ''[[The Pleasure Principle (Gary Numan album)|The Pleasure Principle]]''. In a May 2011 interview, Tom Ellard explained: "Some people thought it was a bit rude of me to just shut it down without a proper farewell tour and so we decided we would drag it out just one more time and say our toodly-doodly's."<ref name="numan">[http://guestlisted.blogspot.com/2011/05/tom-ellard-severed-heads-interview-2011.html Tom Ellard (Severed Heads) interview: 2011], 9 May 2011, Guestlisted blog</ref> On 22 October 2011, Severed Heads played what was intended to be their final performance in Australia Joan Sutherland Centre, Promotional material at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre. At BimFEST 2011 in [[Antwerp]],<ref name="bimfest2011">[http://2011.bimfest.be/ BimFEST 2011] program</ref> they performed what was billed as their "absolutely final" performance as Severed Heads.<ref name="absolutelyfinal">[http://tomellard.com/wp/2011/11/belgium-absolutely-final-right/ Ellard blog] regarding his final gig</ref> However, Ellard and Lawler performed what was again intended to be a final gig at the [[Sondheim Theatre|Queen's Theatre]] during the [[Adelaide Festival|Adelaide Festival of Arts]] in 2013, a concert that was recorded by [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]].<ref name="ADLArtsFestABC">[http://www.abc.net.au/arts/stories/s3715926.htm Watch Tom Ellard and Severed Heads Live at Adelaide Festival]</ref>

Since 2014, several older Severed Heads albums have been released on vinyl via Medical Records and Dark Entries, such as ''[[Since the Accident]]'' and ''[[City Slab Horror]]''. 2016 saw the release of the ''Beautiful Arabic Surface'' 10" acetate dub plate, which contained the first newly recorded Severed Heads tracks since their announced hiatus in 2008. The single was released through Bughlt Records in a limited edition of 45 copies.

Renewed interest in the band resulted in a seven-date American tour in September 2015, their first performances in the United States in over 20 years.<ref name="2015 tour">[http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2015/04/severed_heads_t.html Severed Heads touring in September, including 1st NYC show in 25 years + Chicago's Cold Waves fest w/ Godflesh & more], 21 April 2015, Brooklyn Vegan</ref> Following these tour dates, the project remained active with new recordings, further reissues and live performances. 

Severed Heads again split up after a string of headlining shows in the US in September 2019. On the band's [[Bandcamp]] page selling the ''Living Museum'' live compilation, they stated: "The 2019 shows were the last bye bye for Severed Heads in Australia, Europe and the USA, and we thank all the people who came out to see us off. We look forward to 2020 and new nilamox* STUFF."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://severedheads.bandcamp.com/album/living-museum|title=Living Museum, by Severed Heads|website=Severed Heads|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref>