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Southwest Terror Fest Co-Organizer Comments on 2013 Lineup

Posted in Whathaveyou on September 5th, 2013 by JJ Koczan

This year’s Southwest Terror Fest is set to take place Oct. 10-13 at The Rock in Tucson, Arizona. The lineup — 65 band’s strong — is a huge jump from last year’s already-impressive inaugural edition, and with the likes of Kylesa, Red Fang, Sacred Reich and Early Graves booked to headline, they’re quickly moving into another echelon of event. Four full days and packed, thematic bills, the Year of the Snake is going to be a landmark one for the still nascent but clearly ascendent fest.

Godhunter guitarist/vocalist David Rodgers — whose band also has a debut full-length called City of Dust in the works for an early 2014 release — is among the organizers putting Southwest Terror Fest together and he was kind enough to give his take on the 2013 lineup. Find that and the full press release below:

David Rodgers, Southwest Terror Fest Co-Organizer:

After the death of the Los Angeles Murder Fest a few years ago, we noticed there was a pretty big void for festivals in the Southwest, so myself, Dave Carroll from Diseased Reason, Larry Horvath from Great American Tragedy and Ryan Avery from Pigeonwing decided it was time for someone to step up make a festival-type event happen. There are just too many good bands in the Southwest to be ignored, in our opinion. We worked pretty hard this year to expand upon last year’s successful inaugural run. Terror Fest has been expanded to a full four days this year, along with the number of bands ballooning to 65 in total.

We have bands from 11 states across the US and our first international band this year with Sierra coming from Canada. As such, we have a much more diverse lineup this year. We were able to focus each night to match bands with the headliners. For instance, on Thursday we have Kylesa headlining and we have a nice variety of sludge and psych bands to go with them. On Friday, we built the day around Sacred Reich, so it features the heavier genres like death and thrash and black metal. Saturday brings us Red Fang with a lineup stocked with stoner rock and doom bands. We wrap the thing up on Sunday with a punk/crust day centered around Early Graves. I know it may sound a bit trite, but we really did try to be as diverse as possible this year. We feel that if you listen to heavy music, one or more of these days should appeal to you.

SOUTHWEST TERROR FEST 2013: Year Of The Snake; Killer Lineup For 2nd Annual Tucson-Based Fest Announced

Following its crushingly triumphant debut maiden occurrence last year, the second Tucson, Arizona-based SOUTHWEST TERROR FEST 2013: Year Of The Snake has been confirmed and the full lineup for the massive gala announced!

This fully DIY undertaking, booked by musicians, for musicians, is a low-cost event for all ages. Once again organized and hosted by Tucson sludgetroopers GODHUNTER, the now annual SOUTHWEST TERROR FEST brings a one-of-a-kind extreme underground music festival to the Southwestern quadrant of America. This year, the experience has been expanded into an immense four-day event, now confirmed to invade Tucson venue The Rock from Thursday, October, 10th through Sunday, October 13th. The SOUTHWEST TERROR FEST 2013: Year Of The Snake lineup features even more national headlining acts than last year, including legends like Sacred Reich and Vehemence, along with Kylesa, Red Fang, Demon Lung, Ancestors, Subrosa, Landmine Marathon, Early Graves and others, and a long line of newer underground acts, totaling more than sixty bands! Whether you like punk, sludge, black metal, thrash, grindcore, post-metal, etc., something for all fans of extreme music is to be found at this event.

SOUTHWEST TERROR FEST 2013: Year Of The Snake is sponsored by Earsplit PR, Moon Smoke Shops, Lace Pickups, Cvlt Nation, Zombie Effects Lab, Ear/Splitters, Axe Of Contrition, Acid Reflux Records, Violent Resonance.com, Lindy’s on 4th, Black Rose Tattoo and Sticks N’ Strings Music Center

View the full SOUTHWEST TERROR FEST 2013 lineup below, and check out the event flyer by Plagued Visual Designs, snag four day discounted passes, t-shirts, pass/shirt combos and more at the official event site HERE, or single day tickets HERE.

SOUTHWEST TERROR FEST 2013: Year Of The Snake:
10/10-13/2013 The Rock – Tucson, AZ

Thursday, October 10th: Kylesa, Pinkish Black, Sierra, Ancestors, Demon Lung, Godhunter, Anakim, Vanish Twin, Goatroper

Friday, October 11th: Sacred Reich, Landmine Marathon, Vehemence, Transient, Magguts, Cave Dweller, Angelic To Ashes, Necrambulant, Sovereign, Our Daily Trespasses, Lethal Dosage, Casket Birth, Kvasura, Evasion, Eight Legged Horse, Napalm Strike

Saturday, October 12th: Red Fang, Helms Alee, Dog Shredder, Subrosa, Deathkings, Crankbait, Aseethe, Thorncaster, North, Sorxe, Goya, Ladybird, Oryx, Skulldron, Bhorelord, Acidalia, Funerary, Methra, Conqueror Worm, Destroy Her

Sunday, October 13th: Early Graves, Children Of God, Theories, ACxDC, Lost Lands, GAT ROT, Territory, Inoculara, Magnum Force, Sex Prisoner, Seas Will Rise, Sorrower, American Standards, Biocidio, Berith, Freedom Assault, Swamp Wolf, Wookiee Rage, Get A Grip, SLUG.

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