Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Following Edwards ' disappearance , Bradfield , Moore , and Wire persisted with the Manic Street Preachers and went on to gain critical and commercial success , becoming one of Britain 's premier rock bands .
Simplified: Following Edwards ' disappearance , Bradfield , Moore , and Wire kept with the Manic Street Preachers and went on to gain critical and commercial success . They became one of Britain 's top rock bands .