Gorerotted

Gorerotted are an English deathgrind band formed in 1997 that disbanded in January 2008 and reformed with new members as The Rotted until 2014 before announcing a reunion under their original name in 2026. Gorerotted's lyrics and song titles are largely inspired by horror films, VHS Video Nasty films and serial killers. The band's song titles often incorporate humorous rhymes or puns such as "Cut, Gut, Beaten, Eaten", "Put Your Bits in a Concrete Mix", and "Only Tools and Corpses", a pun on the popular British sitcom Only Fools and Horses, the latter beginning with a similar introductory drumbeat to the sitcom's theme music. Following this theme the song 'Carrion Smelling' is also a pun on the classic British Carry On (franchise) films.

Musically, Gorerotted employ a distinctive dual vocal style. Originally with Goreskin delivering a deep, death growl-style, and Mr. Gore providing contrast to this with a high-pitched punk style yelling and screaming. When Wilson joined as the band's bass player on the album Only Tools and Corpses he also added to the vocals by delivering high-pitched growls and additional screams, thus the band had three different voices going at times. After Mr. Gore's departure in 2004, Wilson took over his vocal parts in the older songs, with Reverend Trudgill now covering the higher vocals. The guitar riffs are often fast and technical, with the bass usually doubling these parts. Both the guitars and the bass are tuned down one whole-step (guitars are tuned to D), to achieve a heavier sound. The drumming is extremely fast, often making use of blast beats and double bass.