Got these on the boat or at the Beach Party.... Dalriada, Oszelo Devin Townsend, Galactic Quarantine Scar Symmetry, The Singularity Phase II --Xenotaph Scar Symmetry, The Unseen Empire Tygers of Pan Tang, Spellbound The Halo Effect, Days of the Lost Wolfheart, King of the North Einherjer, Aurora Bor...

cowboy71 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 3:53 pm We see a few requests for WARDRUNA every year. They can be ruled out for 2025 however as they are touring Australia/NZ at boat time.

Dang. They are a rather amazing band.
My roommate, no stranger to shows, saw them recently and said they were by far the best band he's ever seen.

Last gig: Blue Oyster Cult Fri. night (great show)
Next gig: not sure yet

Hey Statsman,

Please add Obsidious to my list. Formed in 2020 by ex-members of Obscura and signed by Seasons of Mist.

(Not to be confused with the one from New Zealand. )

Hello all. I should join you guys on the next cruise. I know bands arent't supposed to Do 2 Cruises un a row, but hey! You never know... Not only has a band NEVER repeated on two back-to-back years of 70K -- not even with the COVID break, missing two years in between -- but bands have confirmed tha...

cegr80 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:49 am

slayergeek wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:54 am 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!

Agreed. Although I'm not too happy with the overall band coverage, the promptness of the releases is duly noted

Concur!

Ethrivas wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:37 am No way imho. Fires in the Distance is a good pick tho.
For those who wanna know Be'lakor, try these songs; Abeyance, Countless Skies, Remnants, From Scythe To Spectre, An Ember's Arc, Venator, Fraught

I can't believe I only just now caught that Star Wars reference!

Judas Priest, Invincible Shield

Also a new band to me, Obsidious. Love it when someone requests a band for our radio show I've never heard of before, and I really like 'em! The show: http://www.wrekage.org

Last gig: boat
Next gig: Probably Blue Oyster Cult (book 'em, Andy! )

cegr80 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:15 am Last gig: The Ocean, The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, Shy Low

That band-name sounds like the name of one of SpaceX's rocket-booster landing and recovery barges.

Already threw my wishlist in the proper thread, but I do have to take an extra second to laugh at 70K "employee" (who definitely doesn't handle booking) yelling at me not even a few months ago that 70K never takes requests or looks at wishlists Yeah, sure. Tell me more, tell me more :lol:...

AverageMetalDrummer wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2024 11:13 am

GregoryOfTheNorth wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2024 3:38 pm Jorn Lande

I seriously need more votes for this guy. One of my favorite vocalists.

Assuming we're both onbroad next year, ask me at the Meet'n'Greet about my "Jorn Lande backstage at ProgPower III" story.

A good update for Be'Lakor - back into outright first! Wow, that's awesome! They are among my favorite "new" discoveries along with Aephanemer, Fires in the Distance, Eneferens and Countless Skies...who are not only NAMED after a Be'Lakor song, but in some ways IMO might even be better. :...

Survivors, It's my honor to share with you today the premiere of my new 70K documentary "Soon is Now 2", about the whole 2024 experience on board. Check it out here: SOON is Now 2: Mi Lugar en el Mundo - 70.000 Tons of Metal 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqCjqa4LV-A This was really...

No, no, NO!

All y'all should be saying "I had a decent time, but--" and list some of the things that (as always) could be improved.....while secretly saying "Oh, yeah, I'm definitely doing THAT again."

Not saying Alterium specifically are a 'rumor/prediction' just more that we could probably expect to see a band or bands from this list: https://dragon-productions.eu/artists/ Oooh, I'll take Primordial, Cirith Ungol, Iron Savior, Witherfall and Raven for $500, Alex! :lol: Unless Andy convinces Cir...

Guess the next question then is, other than Equilibrium this year, has there ever been a case of a band's performance not going ahead, and that set NOT being rescheduled? Does a partial set count? Ihsahn's 2020 pool deck set was stopped after 2 songs due to wind and not rescheduled. And we were all...

Dude, that was so sad. Never understood what happened there Fron what I heard, the original story was that Equilibrium's gear never made it on broad. But a day or so later, someone (Sgt B?) Told me that what happened is that in the initial chaos of loading, Equilibrium's gear was put in a random st...

denebola666 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 8:32 am Here my 5 cents...@statsman...you'll filter when i enter 100x Therion? So I don't...

Christofer J. has said they'd love to return...and I still owe him a "real" drink.

cowboy71 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 7:19 pm Not saying Alterium specifically are a 'rumor/prediction' just more that we could probably expect to see a band or bands from this list:

https://dragon-productions.eu/artists/

Oooh, I'll take Primordial, Cirith Ungol, Iron Savior, Witherfall and Raven for $500, Alex!

LOL, yep. Apparently the bumper on the dock collapsed so the ship hit the dock and scraped. Ooops. They had to move the ship -- Carnival Magic, I've been on her twice -- out into the ocean until another ship vacated the other dock. Can you imagine coming back from an excursion and seeing the ship GO...

Last: boat
Next ticketed: ProgPower USA

Okay. If Andy books just 30 of the following I'll definitely be onbroad next year, come high or hellwater. :lol: (Bands in bold would be "fuck everyone else" or "5" contenders. Now watch Andy book 6 of them and make my life happily miserable. :D ) 1349 Abbath Abigail Williams Aep...

The problem with having a black metal-centric or thrash-centric lineup is that it is going to alienate a lot of Andy's core customers. A black-centric lineup would likely alienate some folks, but more importantly, it wouldn't draw as many people in as most other genres. . Looking at the current wis...

In four years of attending 70000 over the years personally I felt the hygiene and sanitation on the ship was the worse in the 4 years . My room attendant was very middle of the road with his efforts . Normally other years I found the room attendants a little more attentive , partially setting up a ...

Hey @Pellaz, can you upload your video from Playmakers here, the one you posted on fb? Hmm, here's a link to the FB album: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10231921310033867&type=3 And here's a link to my own site's homepage, with links to all of the 70K cruise albums. Disclaimer, most...

I didn’t make it into any of the photos, but it was really cool meeting everyone. Hope to see you all again next year! Next time buy the VIP Forum Meet'n'Greet package. It includes "up-front" access for the group photo. :lol: :lol: You might be an averagemetaldrummer, but you are an excel...

Last gigs: BOAT
Next gig: unsure, maybe Decapitated/Septicflesh etc., or InSomnium Gatherum and Wilderun.

I'm displaying no symptoms of any kind. My allergies were acting up onbroad, but that was the mold and mildew in the bowels of Deck 2. You could smell it strongly in the halls and stairs going down on Embarkation Day. What, really? That's terrible. C'mon, Royal, you can do better. You certainly CHA...

No sea-legs here. Maybe because I've been on 20 cruises now and this one was far from the bumpiest.... :shock: Unless things have changed, the Indy will not have those annoying flower things blocking views of the pool-deck stage, but we'll see the return of the tall orange pillers.* Still, it'll be ...

slayergeek wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 7:16 pm

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 :)

It was!

One of my cruise compadres said he made it to 47 shows

It felt like first night shows were VERY crowded, but I think that was more a scheduling thing since it became more normal on subsequent days, but definitely closer to normal for attendance. Yeah, first night always seems to have the highest show attendance. I know I'm much more prone to skipping s...

I was able to get a few photos. Some kind person took some of the group for me. Sorry I hadn't gotten 'round to posting them but I had to go right to work when we got back. And yes, that's ugly old me (turned 60 on the boat and got a free steak dinner for it :lol: ) along with the AWESOME BANNER! ht...

Just entered mine. For medical reasons, not as many shows as I'd been hoping. Hope they make it into the data.

It was a really good year...not the best lineup, and not the worst. I think after last year's poor sales, Andy was invoking a "budget year" and booking a lot of bands with lower guarantees, no guarantees, or possibly pay-to-play. Since the cruise sold out (" ") this year, the pla...

Amalu wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:55 pm Just went up to the Pooldeck for Blind Guardian and it was open.
Merci Andy, I guess for reading the forum.

Oh, neet. I noticed it had been closed off early in the cruise, but didn't notice it had been reopened later.

Phoenix wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 7:40 pm 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.

Over 1,500 cabins in sold out categories now. My money is on this being a pretty crowded boat. Or maybe that's what they WANT us to think. <cue X-Files theme> Remember, their initial "welcome" email for this year said "ten consecutive sold out sailings" and we KNOW that's a lie.

If memory serves, there's an ice water dispenser in the cafe on the promenade that I used liberally in previous cruises. Bars may also have them - though keep in mind I haven't been on since 2019, the pandini may have changed that. I think the FreeStyle Coke Machines -- two by Sorrentos, two in the...

I think we're gonna break a record this time :bangers: I'll send you all RSVPs a PM with a reminder for our meet n' greet SOOOOOON We're almost there! Less than a week away ... Be sure to send Andy a PM, too. He's part of this.* :lol: And while you're at it, Razor Ramon also, for the lulz. ---- * I...

Any advice on a reliable low cost option to get from FLL to the port. Google maps and Miami-dad transit app says there’s a bus but can’t find any info as to who runs it and how much it is. I have also tried calling royal Caribbean about there’s shuttle service as instructed on the 70K site but they...