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Reformed GOREROTTED Announces 2027 Festival Appearances
British death/grind band Gorerotted has announced its return, beginning with an appearance at Damnation Festival in 2026, 21 years after playing its first edition. The band says the response to that announcement brought offers from several countries and that it expects a busy 2027, marking a comeback after the group became The Rotted in 2008 and stopped playing in 2014.
The returning line-up includes original members Fluffy, Goreskin and Junky Jon, alongside former The Rotted bandmate Reverend Trudgill. Confirmed 2027 appearances are Eindhoven Metal Meeting in the Netherlands on 12 December, Heidelberg Deathfest in Germany on 19–20 March, Monsters of Death in Portugal on 22 May, Maryland Deathfest in the US on 28–30 May, and Obscene Extreme Festival in the Czech Republic on 7–11 July. Reissues of the band’s first three albums are also planned or underway, including a remastered edition of “A New Dawn For The Dead”.
In short
- Gorerotted are returning to live stages after stopping in 2014.
- The band has five confirmed festival appearances in 2027.
- The line-up includes three original members and Reverend Trudgill.