Excellent, Omnium Gatherum! It isn't often we see a red "ruled out" band converted to green.

S is for.... Too many good possibilities.

I'd be pretty surprised if Archspire didn't get added. They're king shit right now. Nothing solid to go off but they've never been on before and would fill the tech death niche nicely. I’d be super happy if Archspire were added this year. :D As for a tech death rumor, Origin will most likely be bac...

This list shows that THIN LIZZY has *twice* the number of listeners SLAYER has, but try booking them a headlining US tour. Same with QUIET RIOT and TWISTED SISTERS. And MANOWAR is only #134, same as ALESTORM. I’ve always assumed that Thin Lizzy has trouble selling tickets because most venues aren’t...

Ihsahn made me very happy. I'll get to see him on the boat and again at PPUSA, where I'm co-sponsoring him. :

O is for... Obscura? Old Mans Child? Omnium Gatherum (ruled out)? Opeth? Orphaned Land?

I always thought it was EE-sawn, but I could be wrong. I think he answers to "ee-shawn." Looking forward to seeing him twice in one year, now. It's possible -- though unlikely -- that the announcement had to wait until ProgPower USA sold out, which it did a few days ago. Abbath? Aeternam? Allegaeon...

Godflesh wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 10, 2019 2:41 am

Unless of course they fuck up the sound, like they did for NAPALM DEATH on the poop deck this year.

Or Enslaved in the ice-rink. So disappointing.

The Agonist. Meh.

I is for... Ihsahn, I suspect, and that'd be fantastic.

I think Insomnium have been ruled out , but Iced Earth, Inferi, or (unlikely) Immortal would be good.

Daenerys wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 07, 2019 6:53 pm

I'll take MYRATH now for $70,000 please

That'd be awesome!

Other Ms I'd love... Melechesh, Meshuggah, Moonspell, Mezarkabul (Pentagram). --As if.

Did the quality of the pizza drop over time? I really liked it in 2016. We joke about the pizza being terrible -- and it isn't particularly good -- but it's probably about the same as before. It's serviceable, and actually "good" at 4 am when nothing else is open and you're three sheets to the wind...

A member of Trollfest said something to the effect of "see you there" to a member of Kissin' Dynamite on Facebook. Would easily be a double setter for me and a nice break from the subpar announcements we've had over the past few days. Then again, he might be going as an attendee. And...we have a wi...

cowboy71 wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 06, 2019 12:55 pm

1 Request for Kissin' Dynamite.

That must have been either Bodomdragon or PotatoPotahto.

jeyrow wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 06, 2019 12:58 pm

THE HU

They're WAY too big. They've been around forever and played stadiums and stuff--
--Oh, wait.

Kissin' WHAT??!?!

I'll have to give them a listen since some of y'all really like 'em.

T is for... Therion? (Might fill a few staterooms, Skipper.)
Turisas? Testament? Tsjuder? Thyrfing? Threshold? Trollfest? Tribulation?
Outside chance, Tarot?

I think a band has been 'demoted' only once. Testament got 75 minutes in 2011, and 60 minutes in 2017. Lots of promotions though including Iced Earth, Sabaton, Kreator, Eluveitie, Arch Enemy, etc. Didn't Orphaned Land get dropped from 60 to 45 in 2017? That said, my money is on Venom getting 75 min...

But now that the Winjammer is open until 3am, I have to admit, I favor the hot dogs and fries. Just not the hamburgers. Please GOD, not the hamburgers. :lol: . . 70000 Tons of Metal: come for the bands, return for the food. Ehhh. I'd trade the free ("included") food options on Royal for those on Ca...

Did the quality of the pizza drop over time? I really liked it in 2016. We joke about the pizza being terrible -- and it isn't particularly good -- but it's probably about the same as before. It's serviceable, and actually "good" at 4 am when nothing else is open and you're three sheets to the wind...

Ethrivas wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 06, 2019 12:02 am

King of Asgard would be my best pick.
(I am fine with Kreator or Kataklysm repeatlords)

I'd be good with Kreator or Kataklsym, but I'd love to see Keep of Kalessin return. Katatonia too. And Korpiklaani if you want drinkin' and partyin'.

Gratch wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 05, 2019 2:43 pm

Gatecreeper would be great, as would Gloson or Gyze.

Especially Gyze. Those dudes were amazing in 2018.

Agreed. And Gyze has a new album out, or coming out SOOOON, with a decent promotional push (I think through Skateboard).

1 Aborted
1 Aether Realm
? Archon Angel
1 At The Gates
1 Candlemass
1 Cruachan
2 Devin Townsend
2 Einherjer
2 Emperor
1 Epica
1 Flotsam & Jetsam
1 Haggard
1 Kampfar
0 Leaves Eyes
2 Moonsorrow
1 Origin
1 Sortilege
0 Venom
2 Wintersun

22/38

Not for shipboard (festival and band) merch, but yeah, 8 ships in port that day. Anywhere we go will be pretty crowded. :| Aside from Brilliance , I think all those ships are pretty big and pretty new, too. :evil: Plenty of targets for a "Your boat sucks!" chant. Maybe we'd better not. They'd outnu...

Oh, cool, Aether Realm. That's awesome! And Forum user Tono_fyr will be especially happy. :lol: G for.... Gojira? Graveworm? Gamma Ray for the thus-far-ignored power folks? For the newbies still waiting for that Amon Amarth announcement,some information.Andy was the touring manager for the band a lo...

The Merch - Situation in Cozumel could be difficult... https://www.cruisetimetables.com/visitingcozumelmexico-09jan2020.html :roll: Not for shipboard (festival and band) merch, but yeah, 8 ships in port that day. Anywhere we go will be pretty crowded. :| Aside from Brilliance , I think all those sh...

Didn't we say that we write Heavy Metal history year after year? How about "A"nother one, but this one is really going to be one for the books... Another big name coming? Yep, sounds like it. Which might rule out Aeternam or Aephanemer :cry: , but.... Arcturus? Amorphis? Abbath? Alestorm with New, ...

But, A is for Arcturus That's what I really hope it is! Playing a special set!!! https://www.theaudiodb.com/images/media/artist/logo/arcturus-4fde9ab412dcd.png Gee, that would rock so hard! Just as long as they, y'know, practice or something beforehand so they don't lamely cancel at the last minute...

Jotunheimr wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 04, 2019 9:51 pm

Thanks for the info, guys! Do people still bring pizza and booze to Robin and her overworked crew?

Sorrento's Pizza? We're trying to HELP them, not kill them!

Do we know why they don't have more staff running merch? That seems like the obvious low-hanging fruit here in terms of merch improvements, and I can imagine that a lot of people in the metal scene would be happy to work a few shifts on merch in exchange for a discount on their cabins. I've heard f...

Shadow Son wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 04, 2019 3:55 pm

Probably safe at this point to mark Children Of Bodom as red.

Yep. They cancelled a Tuska performance. That's like Blind Guardian cancelling on Wacken.
They're done. At least for now.

Last gig: Sigh, Demolition Hammer, Deceased, Morta Skuld, Imprecation, Vesterian, etc. Sigh was even better than I'd been expecting (sorry, Gratch).

Next gig: possibly 1349 or Cannibal Corpse

I am absolutely shocked that i'm the first to post Operation: Mindcrime by Queensryche. Best concept album ever. :shred: I'm shocked that you didn't notice it has been mentioned in this thread at least twice...including in the very first post. It was the album that got me into "good" metal, though,...

Masterbas wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 04, 2019 1:20 pm

cegr80 wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 02, 2019 9:20 am

Wilderun - Veil Of Imagination. FUCKING MASTERPIECE

Yes, again and again and again.

Also over here. Had to play 'em on my radio show WREKage, too.
Superb.

3. The band you still NEED to see live for the first time after so much time enjoying their music. Old Man's Child 8. THE band. The one that would make you book right away. You don't even need to think, it's in your mind right now. Old Man's Child I share your love for Old Man’s Child! Forgot to ad...

Therion ,mainly because Chris just moved from Sweden to Gozo,Malta ,with all the pain of moving and adding he lives in a much warmer climate now;cruise is too big of an additional thing. Chris really DOES love the cruise, though. I wouldn't rule Therion out just yet. I'm not expecting them per se, ...

1 At The Gates
1 Candlemass
1 Cruachan
2 Devin Townsend
2 Einherjer
2 Emperor
1 Epica
1 Flotsam & Jetsam
1 Haggard
1 Kampfar
0 Leaves Eyes
2 Moonsorrow
1 Origin
1 Sortilege
0 Venom
2 Wintersun

19/38. Batting .500 which isn't bad at all.

Where do you go to take a number? The entrance to the dining room on the 5th (Promenade) floor, if it's like all the years I've been on. Yep, that's where it should be unless things have been radically changed. It's also where the line will form for people to get those "early" numbers...not sure wh...

Couple of requests for Cruachan. Next up is A. Note that ORANGE are bands that have NOT been on previously, and RED are ruled out already, and GREEN are announced! 20 Aeternam , At The Gates, Devin Townsend , Lacuna Coil, Therion lol. The "A" band that was announced was the only one you forgot to p...

SIGH!!!!!!!! They are in Atlanta this weekend, someone hold them hostage until we set sail! Sorry, just saw this. --But I wouldn't want to hold them hostage. They had their kids with them. :D (They were even better than I expected. I don't know if they'd be allowed to set stuff on fire on the boat,...

1. The venue filler, but still more or less within the 70K budget/audience limits. Amon Amarth, Blind Guardian, or Demons and Wizards 2. A band probably no one else in this forum listens to. Sadistic Ritual 3. A solid Cripper Award contender (if possible, less known than your previous answer). Aeph...

meshuggah wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 04, 2019 2:06 pm

Could it be...at last...AMON AMARTH?????

Sure...but you'd think he'd have busted them out a while ago. Gotta sell those empty staterooms!

At the Gates is a solid choice, and there are still lots of good possibilities for "A".

Therion ,mainly because Chris just moved from Sweden to Gozo,Malta ,with all the pain of moving and adding he lives in a much warmer climate now;cruise is too big of an additional thing. Chris really DOES love the cruise, though. I wouldn't rule Therion out just yet. I'm not expecting them per se, ...

I don't have all the solutions though. I think we've established over on FB that there are NO easy solutions. The current method has its flaws (not enough places to see the "current" ticket number, disallowing entry sometimes when your number has passed by), but it's a lot better IMO than before an...