Two-day ‘Rott Fest’ brings Southeastern metal bands to Tampa starting Friday

Trailer Credit: dessnappedit / Instagram Metal and hardcore bands from across the Southeast are headed for Tampa s Ybor Heights neighborhood this weekend, for the two-day Rott Fest kicking off Friday afternoon. The massive lineup of about two dozen bands cover a wide swath of hyphenated subgenres like slamgaze (Gurm), groove metal (Ghost Tape), and nu-metal-dad-rock (Trailer). Alabama’s Slugbleed (“trailer park slam”) and homegrown heavy hitter ZeroFL (playing the indoor stage on day two) are among the headliners. Tickets to see Rott Fest at Deviant Libation in Tampa on Friday-Saturday, Oct. 23-24 are still available and start at $15. Pitch in to help make the Tampa Bay Journalism Project a success. Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.Follow us: Google News | NewsBreak | Reddit | Instagram | Facebook | BlueSky The post Two-day Rott Fest brings Southeastern metal bands to Tampa starting Friday appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa.