Hillsborough County historical marker

historical marker · Temple Terrace

Founded

2025

City

Temple Terrace

Hub region

Tampa Bay

Status as of 5 September 2026

unveiled 16 May 2025

Connections

5 edges, 5 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.001 (rank 205 of 371) · people and production 0.000 (rank 370)

Confidence

High · sources: [W] [HCM] [HMD] [WUS] [BBM] [CLT] (register)

The county's marker at 12111 North 56th Street, written by Rodney Kite-Powell of the Tampa Bay History Center, calls Morrisound the birthplace of death metal and Tampa the death metal capital of the world, with Jon Oliva, Nasty Ronnie, Jeff Lords and Paul Mazurkiewicz at the unveiling.

Connections

Labels, festivals, tours, collaborations

• collaborationMorrisound RecordingUnveiled 16 May 2025 at the 56th Street site2025
• appearedSavatageJon Oliva at the unveiling2025
• appearedNasty SavageNasty Ronnie and David Austin2025
• appearedCrimson GloryJeff Lords2025
• appearedCannibal CorpsePaul Mazurkiewicz2025