Expain, who are a fairly big local-Vancouver thrash band, just posted they have a "dream show announcement coming soon". Maybe Andy tapped someone local to fill the E-shaped void in his heart?

Metaltrout wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 14, 2019 7:13 pm

I say add Mgla, My Dying Bride, Obsequiae and Draconian sail with 40 bands and be done with it.

Any one of those four would be enough for me to call it hella fine cruise. Well, at least Draconian (WITH HEIKE THIS TIME <3) or MDB, though both Mgla and Obsequiae would be highly appreciated.

I don't have the time to toss one of these together at the moment, but these are some really nice looking lists. Wildly unrealistic, but nice looking nonetheless. Seems very unlikely that there's a 75'er yet to come though. It would be completely unprecedented and remarkably illogical (even by Andy ...

EDENBRIDGE and HAVOK listed in a 70K advert in a french magazine so that's a pretty solid rumor :P I remember in 2017 a magazine ad leaked two bands in the midst of a drought, but one of them (Candlemass) was never announced. So I wouldn't be surprised if one of these two bands have dropped, which ...

EDENBRIDGE and HAVOK listed in a 70K advert in a french magazine so that's a pretty solid rumor :P I remember in 2017 a magazine ad leaked two bands in the midst of a drought, but one of them (Candlemass) was never announced. So I wouldn't be surprised if one of these two bands have dropped, which ...

I actually thought I would be wrong when I said earlier in the week that we wouldn't get any announcements this week. Really cannot BELIEVE that we have in fact gone another full week with radio silence. Do u have some rumors or stats about what will be announced or anything that gonna happen? .. T...

Yeah, this week was the week I was really feeling it coming, and I am a bit surprised that we've heard nothing yet. It's frustrating cause I just wanna keep this hype train going, and its confusing cause each day it gets harder to sell those last few cabins. But we do have the first ever headline to...

Everyone “Well the one good thing about Andy starting so late this year is no chance of long announcement droughts “ Andy “Hold my Beer!” :belly: We were referring to the multi-month announcement droughts. 3 weeks is child’s play! Still could happen! No announcements until boat, bands perform in ma...

Can we assume that Goatwhore and Paladin would be playing the cruise since they are playing the Sunday before in Miami? I would be more likely to assume that they are not playing, as they are playing an event which is informally associated with 70K. It would be kinda weird for them to play an infor...

Can we assume that Goatwhore and Paladin would be playing the cruise since they are playing the Sunday before in Miami? I would be more likely to assume that they are not playing, as they are playing an event which is informally associated with 70K. It would be kinda weird for them to play an infor...

cholernik wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 09, 2019 7:34 am

well at least I don't have to read "A Cabin With a View" anymore

This also brought me great joy. I have a cheap interior, damn it! There's no view of anything, and that's the way I like it.

I'm sympathetic to Brian here. The late launch was challenging, but had a legitimate explanation and was addressed, and all other issues this year have been well within the norm for 70k. I've been to a lot of festivals and while 70k is far from the best-run, it isn't the worst, and my tolerance for ...

5 - Aether Realm - 2 4 - Omnium Gatherum - 2 4 - Epica - 2 4 - Soen - 2 4 - Orphaned Land - 2 4 - Moonsorrow - 2 4 - Ihsahn - 2 3 - Wintersun - 2 3 - At the Gates - 2 3 - Devin Townsend - 2 3 - Cruachan - 3 2 - Emperor - 2 2 - Finntroll - 2 2 - Candlemass - 2 2 - Stam1na - 1 2 - Bloodbound - 1 2 - T...

Aeternam has responded to a comment on FB indicating that if they were invited they would be here. While I know Andy tries to keep the 2 year repeats to a 3-4 band minimum, they were really well received last time so I hope they come back again! They are highly ranked on the wishlist as well.

Dang, I fly in too late. But Paladin is sweet, and Goatwhore is a real headliner! Nice work!

My sources are saying Exumer for ‘E’. Any guesses when he’ll start announcing multiple Cripper bands per day? Alas, not my thing. Though I suppose we are due for more thrash anyhow. I think last year they dropped the first Cripper pack less than 3 weeks out, then the second two packs the week of sa...

Aether Realm just posted on Facebook suggesting that they might play the entirety of "The Sun, The Moon, The Star" on board. It's their 20 min masterpiece, and just about doubled my level of hype for their sets. If you haven't heard it before, you really should check it out. https://www.youtube.com...

Aether Realm just posted on Facebook suggesting that they might play the entirety of "The Sun, The Moon, The Star" on board. It's their 20 min masterpiece, and just about doubled my level of hype for their sets. If you haven't heard it before, you really should check it out. https://www.youtube.com/...

He was reportedly sick and that's why this whole process started late anyways. "Droughts" are normal and honestly,5 days? That's downright tame. downright lame. Honestly, with a band to be announced at the beach, and with a couple of 3 in 1 jobbies, a steady amount leading up to the boat and a spat...

Converse data point: I have around 3-5 friends who are still on the fence about going. While they probably aren't going this year, they could be swayed by booking a few of the right bands (yes, that means power metal). Most people couldn't swing 70k last minute, but if you have the right mix of sche...

Pellaz wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:34 am

Eternal Tears of Sorrow assuming that the cruise doesn't count as a U.S. debut....

Ihsahn was advertised by PP as a US exclusive, so it would seem that it does not count as a US show to them?

A friend of mine pointed out that Ex Deo just made an FB post which reads in part "let the blood spill in the oceans of war" and includes the hashtag #soon. While it's probably them just hyping new music, it is something of a coincidence with the letter of the next clue, and Kataklysm has played boa...

Lots of good A's. My favourite 2017 repeat would be Amorphis, but I have a suspicion it might be Allegaeon, which would be cool (I missed them in '17). For something brand new, I'd love to see Ancient Bards or Aephernamer. If we're excusing 2017 repeats because they didn't have their proper lead sin...

5 - Aether Realm - 2 4 - Omnium Gatherum - 2 4 - Epica - 2 4 - Orphaned Land - 2 4 - Moonsorrow - 2 4 - Soen - 2 4 - Ihsahn - 2 3 - At the Gates - 2 3 - Wintersun - 2 3 - Devin Townsend - 2 3 - Candlemass - 2 3 - Cruachan - 3 2 - Emperor - 2 2 - Finntroll - 2 2 - Stam1na - 1 2 - Bloodbound - 1 2 - T...

I like Orphaned Land but I find them to be such a let down as well when they tour. They never seem to bring out their female vocalist with them, like Shlomit. Why? I saw them on the cruise before and in Sonisphere in Romania and Sydney and never once with their female vocalist(s). Tour budget? I du...

Orphaned Land got 60 minutes in 2012 and 2014, no? Carach Angren will get 45 again, I guess. Yeah OL are kinda hard to predict here. They've released a successful new record and toured a lot since 2017 though, and I think their profile has been raised by that. On the other hand, their last major NA...

0 - Orphaned Land - Sounds like something I'd like. I tried really hard to like them. Have you tried a couple different of their records? They've changed a lot over the years. Their earliest stuff was kinda Peaceville death-doom, with a pivot towards mid-period Opeth style progressive, conceptual m...

0 - Orphaned Land - Sounds like something I'd like. I tried really hard to like them. Have you tried a couple different of their records? They've changed a lot over the years. Their earliest stuff was kinda Peaceville death-doom, with a pivot towards mid-period Opeth style progressive, conceptual m...

Given how heavy this year has been on folk and melodeath, is this where we finally get Chthonic?

Sabaton Jr. would also be very acceptable.

Let us be united in metal as we sail toward the ORPHANED LAND onbroad Round X of The Original, The World's Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise! With 3,000 Sailors from over 70 countries across the Globe, 70000TONS OF METAL is truly the United Nations of Heavy Metal at Sea. "C"an you imagine a better way to ...

Was that the fastest 1-2 punch of bands we've had so far this year? The only thing you can predict about announcements is that you can't predict the announcements. But it is nice to see some real power metal on board finally! I already got my favourite O, but am still hoping for Orphaned Land or Oct...

Who knows, MSF might even get 90 minutes considering how big their logo is on the artist page. LMAO, I thought the exact same thing. It is quite obscene It’s interesting that he often books headliners that are ranked pretty low on the wishlist. Do you think he’s trying to sell to a different target...

0 - Aborted - 1 2 - Aether Realm - 5 1 - The Agonist - 3 ? - Archon Angel - ? 2 - At the Gates - 3 1 - Axxis - 2 2 - Candlemass - 3 3 - Cruachan - 3 2 - Devin Townsend - 3 1 - Einherjer - 2 2 - Emperor - 3 2 - Epica - 4 1 - Finntroll - 2 0 - Flotsam - 1 0 - Grave Digger - 1 1 - Haggard - 2 2 - Ihsah...

Are Omnium Gatherum really out? They share a guitarist with Insomnium, who has booked a fest in Finland, but Insomnium just went to three guitarists in the understanding that they'd generally only use two at a time. This was intended to allow Ville Friman to pursue his work at university while rema...

OMNIUM GATHERUM will spread their Burning Cold in the sunny Caribbean this January on board Round X of 70000TONS OF METAL, The World's Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise. Will you be among the 3,000 Sailors who will embark on the voyage of a lifetime? If you don't have your "S"pot secured, what are you wai...

Because I'm bored, I asked an AI what band was coming up next. It said: " The next band announced for 70,000 tons of metal will be "Halo Effect" from Germany. The band consists of seven members, including vocalist Jens-Peter Breuning, guitarist Andreas "Dagur" Auer and drummer Andreas Schmitz. "Halo...

Do you guys think Opeth has a chance of ever playing the cruise? I'd doubt it, just on a personality level. Mikael isn't really into metal anymore, and I'm sure the idea of being on a 4 day cruise surrounded by drunk metal heads who won't stop asking why he doesn't growl anymore is not his idea of ...

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...