June 12th

I think this is the fastest that ALL of the daily recaps have ever been posted, at least from my memory.

Great work by you and your team!

I found this guide, really helpful thank you. I downloaded the 70K bands app, which I will use for my first ever cruise in 2025. I was amused by the lead singer of Maroon 5 remark :lol: Awesome! Check out the either the video or written documentation for 70K Bands, as there are a LOT of features in...

Repost, but under this new topic In no particular order Exodus Testament Violence Forbidden Death Angel Exhumed Ghoul Impaled Archspire 3 Inches Of Blood Battlecross Old Child Absolute Darkness The Absence Allegaeon Annihilator Amon Amarth Beyond Creation The Black Dahlia Murder The Crown Dethklok E...

3 of my concerns : 1- The smoking inside and outside was very unpleasant for me I have medical issues that create a significant sensitivity to cigarette and cigar smoke . 2- The food at buffet was of lower quality than I was hoping for , keeping in mind from point 1 , prefer healthier choices for m...

LjlMetal wrote: ↑Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:49 pm This year was the first time I've been to 70,000 Tons Of Metal, and I loved it! I had an awesome time! I plan on coming back, next year, and every year after that.

You sound like me in 2014, see you in 2025

For those wondering what yesterdays "backend" work was about, here are the changes that were made to the backend process that feed bands being added. * Made google mandated changes to how authentication is handled for sending push notification alerts * Added the ability to automatically ad...

Sorry guys...testing a needed change on the backend and everything was supposed to go to a test alert account....but something happened and an alert went out to everyone. Please ignore ---- update ---- For those geeky enough to care...I was wondering why an Aborted announcement went out, when I woul...

I know for at least one band Andy did not even make an announcement (this was during the drought). They self announced they were not going to be on the cruise, but Andy didn't acknowledge it for a long time, and even then I am not sure if an "official" Andy communication was ever made...j...

App suggestion if it hasn't been brought up already. I ran into some people on board who still thought some of the early cancellations would be on the ship. If a band is added on the 70k app and we get the push notifications for it, can we also get push notifications if a band is removed? Not every...

So with the 2024 cruise still fresh in our hearts I am happy to announce the first release of the 2025 edition of the app. More changes will come over the next year, but here is a first release! What's new! Fixed the Android bug that cause some users to have issues on the ship. (sorry about that) Ad...

I think we're all saying the same things - only 3 venues are going on Night 1 instead of 4, so the shows are naturally more crowded. There's simply less places to go. If you're trying to make a point about genre overlap, I'm going to point out that my 15 person onbroad group chat had over half of t...

The 70K Bands App is the unofficial app for the 70,000 Tons Of Metals cruise. Every week I post stats to show what bands cruisers are liking, and what countries everyone is from! Check it out, here are the numbers. Notes post cruise: So I don't know about you guys, but I had a blast on this years cr...

Pellaz wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 7:14 pm Just entered mine. For medical reasons, not as many shows as I'd been hoping. Hope they make it into the data.

As long as it was more than 10 events, it will :)

Has a lot to do with only 3 stages too, I would say. Equilibrium's (cancelled) theater set was easily the most crowded I've ever seen the theater. Pool Deck for Angra was also pretty rough, usually it's decently easy to squeeze your way to the pit but this was the first time I had to be assertive (...

I am posting cruise stats tomorrow. If you have not provided attendance data, and would like to, go into the app and mark the events you attended with the "Eye Ball" icon. You can do this by clicking on a band, then clicking on the event you attended at the top of the details page. There a...

In no particular order Exodus Testament Violence Forbidden Death Angel Exhumed Ghoul Impaled Archspire 3 Inches Of Blood Battlecross Old Child Absolute Darkness The Absence Allegaeon Annihilator Amon Amarth Beyond Creation The Black Dahlia Murder The Crown Dethklok Exmortus Gruesome The Haunted Havo...

Hey guys, I thought I would share information with my fellow cruisers from Andy's press conference that he always gives on the last days of the cruise. I am not press, but have gotten into the habit of showing up at the yearly press conference event. I was asked for my press badge this year for the ...

Hey guys, I am starting to collect that stats of how many people attended each show. Right now it looks like 237 people have provided “Attendance Data” for 10+ shows. This is what I have decided the cut off is for having your data count for overall stats. If you havn’t marked 10 or more events as at...

The 70K Bands team would like thank everyone who came up to us, made us feel welcome, offered app suggestions, or asked for help at all of the pre-party events and the cruise. The sense of community on 70,000 Tons is a large part of the unique experience and we are very happy to be able to contribut...

Ok Lich King has been added to the app, and I have made the "assumption" that they are taking over all the same time slots that Legion of the Damned had. Hopefully Andy and I are on the same page on this obvious solution, but if Andy decides to do something different...not sure what to do ...

Andy…is this legit? https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/cgco5t4whwvo11x7sukqx/Screenshot-2024-01-28-at-12.14.34-PM.jpeg?rlkey=j3vfdxw2zcl73bpi42a5mz9yv&raw=1 RIP. Doubt he can do much at this point. Agreed, but I’d like some confirmation from 70K before I remove them from the schedule. It’d be prett...

Andy…is this legit?

Hey Andy, What should my expectations be for clinic and meet and greets?

If I get these today, I can put them in the app. If they come as we board, they won’t be.

The running order is now available in the 70K Bands App! Let me know if you see anything that looks like mis-entered, but I think everything looks good from my perspective (2:45am) Meet and Greets and Clinics do not appear to be available from UMC at this time. Assuming that data is made available i...

At this point there's barely a difference between Andy dropping it right now or dropping it as we board. Pre-boat festivities have already begun and with a Monday sailing, more folks are already in Miami Trust me, man it makes a difference to me. If he posted late on Monday, there will be no schedu...

Need to get my data entry out of the way Andy so I can enjoy the pre-parties!

Are we getting that today or tomorrow?

Any chance of posting something like..,

“The schedule will be released at 12:00 noon tomorrow” or something :)

Or just release it now!

Thanks

Some of y'all are in the discord or prog power right? The meetups aren't ALSO happening in Playmakers are they? Yep, some are. There IS a fair amount of overlap between them and that's fine. We'll go to our neutral corners or something. :lol: Yea I plan to be table hopping quite a bit Forum Meeting...

We proudly welcome Krzysztof Drabikowski's BATUSHKA onbroad 70000TONS OF METAL 2024! Prepare to enjoy your ultimate Heavy Metal vacation onbroad The Original, The World's Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise where every band plays not just one, but two Sets. Once on the way from Miami, FL to our beautiful Ca...

There will be shuffling when Running Order drops, but here's the current. 2 or 1/2 bands are my Musts. 0/1 bands are the Mights as of now. Damb, not much use for the "Wont" in your list is there!! I would have included all the bands in my quote...but there would be too much scrolling to e...

Share your Must/Might lists. See you guys SOOON!! These are the bands I MUST see on the 70,000 Tons Cruise Aborted Avulsed Blood Red Throne Carnation Crypta Endseeker Fleshcrawl Fleshgod Apocalypse I Am The Night Kataklysm Legion of the Damned Nervosa Nile Omnium Gatherum Pentagram Chile Scar Symmet...

Regrettably, due to ongoing immigration issues, a key member of the travel party in DRACONIAN and two members of MARDUK are unable to enter the United States. Despite all the efforts of the artists' managements and agents, along with our support, it is not possible to overcome this obstacle in time...

Andy gonna fill cabins with bands. lol Well, they gotta go somewhere So with 1,384 cabins sold. With 2 cruisers in a cabin that is 2,768. For a normal cruise, we would stop there since the most common configuration is 2 and only 2 (with some exceptions). For our cruise I think what might be reasona...

Did anyone else notice the description for the windjammer implies it is not buffet style for dinner this year? Anyone know anything about this? WINDJAMMER CAFÉ This seaside café offers buffet-style breakfast and lunch during the day. In the evening, the café’s casual atmosphere is complemented by a...

The 70K Bands App is the unofficial app for the 70,000 Tons Of Metals cruise. Every week I post stats to show what bands cruisers are liking, and what countries everyone is from! Check it out, here are the number so far. Notes for the week: So things are looking really good. We have almost all the b...

2023 cruise Number of Guests: 2761 It didn't sell out. That number is VERY misleading…the number of guests was likely FAR lower than 2,761. What you posted is ALL the info Andy gave in 2023, here is what he posted in 2020 Number of Guests: 3028 Musicians & Crew: 1040 Ship Crew Members: 1377 Tot...

Downvod wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:38 am Yes, except for last year he said it was only around 1,000 people using the app, I believe.

Yes, 2 week before the cruise for 2023. Everyone agrees that 2023 was under attended. The closer to the cruise, the more my usage numbers go up.

Hard to say, but my guestimate is slightly more than 2023. Not a sellout, but more than 2023 definitely App usage is lining up pretty well with 2020. As of this morning we are at 1,328 active users in the last 30 days. I am expecting 300 more users launching the app before we board…there is always ...

I've said from day dot that Halo Effect are getting 60. I need one of those "....CHANGE MY MIND" meme images here :P They 'headlined' Lagerfest here in Brisbane a few months ago with a 60-ish minute timeslot, easy done. Some extended solos, bit of banter between songs, they have a couple ...

So Aaron Copeland and I are again all caught up on the band descriptions with all 59 bands having Aaron's notes present! We will keep and an eye out for the last 1-3 bands as some years Andy exceeds the promised 60, though I don't believe we have ever gone above 62. I am preparing to manually enter ...