Metal band "Death Rot" are in the middle of a long tour of the US. When their bus blows out multiple tires on an isolated back road, their main concern is that they might miss the show booked for that night.
Those concerns will soon become a very distant concern. The breakdown of the band's bus is definitely no accident, and the people behind it have a very particular, very unpleasant line of business for which they need some new inventory.
These death metal rockers will soon find the gore-spattered lyrics of their songs become an entirely too real experience ...
Death Rot is a micro-budget horror film. I'm not sure what the exact budget was, but they are working in the kind of range where raising a few hundred dollars on Indiegogo is worthwhile. Despite the obvious limitations this brings to the production, it's relatively competent on most technical fronts. I can see and hear what is happening, the plot more or less makes sense, and the acting, while far from compelling, is mostly passable. There are some minor roles that are ... not good, shall we say.
It's clear that the people behind this had passion for the project and have worked hard to make it as good as it could be, in the circumstances. But is that worth a recommendation? Honestly, I think if earnest micro-budget film-making is something you are into, then the answer might be "yes", but that's a pretty small niche. Also, if that is your niche, then I have to admit that Death Rot lacks the gonzo charm of something like Harvest Lake.
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