GOREROTTED are back. The U.K. death/grind band, formed in 1997, renamed THE ROTTED in 2008 and inactive since 2014, returned at Damnation Festival in Manchester on November 7, 21 years after playing the festival's very first edition. They have now confirmed a run of festival dates stretching into summer 2027.
According to the band, their answer to reunion offers slid over the years from "no fucking chance" to "thanks, but highly unlikely" and finally to "ah, fuck it, go on then!" Once Damnation was announced, more offers followed from the U.K., Germany, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Italy, Portugal and the U.S., and the band says "2027 is gonna be fucking busy for us!"
The lineup features original members Fluffy, Goreskin and Junky Jon, the only three to play on all of GOREROTTED's albums, with Reverend Trudgill completing the band. Trudgill played with them in THE ROTTED and, before that, was a constant on GOREROTTED tours, whether with his old band SCREAMIN' DAEMON or helping out with driving and merch. The band say they probably wouldn't have come back if he had said no.
The catalog has been coming back too. Hammerheart Records reissued the debut Mutilated In Minutes on colored vinyl this year, and Junky Jon's label Wasted Existence licensed the other two albums from Metal Blade for limited CD runs: Only Tools And Corpses, with rare and unseen photos in new inner artwork, and a newly remastered A New Dawn For The Dead.
The live sets will focus on Mutilated In Minutes and Only Tools And Corpses.
GOREROTTED live:
| Date | Festival | Country |
|---|---|---|
| December 12, 2026 | Eindhoven Metal Meeting | Netherlands |
| March 19–20, 2027 | Heidelberg Deathfest | Germany |
| May 22, 2027 | Monsters Of Death | Portugal |
| May 28–30, 2027 | Maryland Deathfest | USA |
| July 7–11, 2027 | Obscene Extreme | Czech Republic |
More shows are still to be announced.