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 Southwest Terror Fest V

Posted by Loren on March 16, 2016

Southwest Terror Fest V
Southwest Terror Fest V

With SXSW invading Austin, TX this week it's the official kickoff of festival season. Later this year, when things are darker and chilled, Tucson, AZ will host Southwest Terror Fest V: Houses of the Unholy.

Booked for October 20-23, 45 bands will take over multiple venues and stages across town. The first wave of bands has been unveiled: Pig Destroyer, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Infest, Nails, Power Trip, Final Conflict, Full Of Hell, Sumac, Kowloon Walled City, Khemmis, CHRCH, Behold! The Monolith, Theories, Wake, and The Drip.

Southwest Terror Fest V
Southwest Terror Fest V

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