Photos by The Roman Show Staff
The over 90-degree weather didn’t stop the sellout crowd at the JetBlue Park in Fort Myers from jamming out to the top metal bands at the annual Monster Energy Fort Rock Festival.
This year, Slipknot and lead singer Corey Taylor led the start studded line up, which also included Godsmack Papa Roach, Breaking Benjamin, In This Moment, Fort Rock veteran The Pretty Reckless, Butcher Babies, Japanese metal band Vamps and more.
As the crowd searched for water to hydrate that didn’t stop the more than 10,000 headbangers, who jammed to Slipknot top hits like Custer or Godsmack’s Awake.
It was Slipknot’s first performance in the United States after touring overseas. A pool of people jumped up during Spit it out leaving fans wanting more of the Iowa band. Click here for Slipknot picture.
Papa Roach performed their top hits like Scars as the large crowd sang the lyrics to the popular hit. Click here for Papa Roach pictures.
After a hiatus, Breaking Benjamin hit the stage performing all of their top hits including Breath.
In This Moment and lead singer Maria Brink wowed the fans with their performance and reminisced on clasical metal hits as they performed Pantera’s Cowboy’s from hell, during a short break. Click here for In This Moment pictures.
Newcomers to the festival Butcher Babies and the Japanese band Vamps got the crowd ready for the festival. Click here for Butcher Babies pictures.
Vamps attracted a large crowd from Japan who witnessed the band perform live. For Vamps pictures, click here.
