[Speedy]

Andy was too busy hanging 70k banners all over Metaldays to make any announcements last week

[bodomdragon]

What surprises me the most is not the silence now - we've seen muuuch worse, at this point many of us are used to and can live with it - but the fact that the public sales are being delayed for so long. Nothing I really care about, I already have my ticket, but unlike the announcements, this is actually very strange. I guess many people are having trouble dealing with the wait...

[DrKatieKaboom]

What surprises me the most is not the silence now - we've seen muuuch worse, at this point many of us are used to and can live with it - but the fact that the public sales are being delayed for so long. Nothing I really care about, I already have my ticket, but unlike the announcements, this is actually very strange. I guess many people are having trouble dealing with the wait...

This this this. Plenty of bands I'm excited to see already, I just want to buy my ticket! I can finally go and I'd be really disappointed if they sell out before I even get a chance. Which I know is unlikely, but I'm antsy nonetheless.

[Lala]

but the fact that the public sales are being delayed for so long.

Noone ever will understand what goes on in Andy's Mind......

[kramww]

[quote="cowboy71"]

2014 Unearth were announced only 10 days before sailing, and they were technically one of the headliners as they got one 75 minute set (and one 60 minute set). Pure speculation on my behalf but I reckon them getting a headline set might have been a 'hook' to get them to do the cruise at short notice.


Since there have been a few posts over time regarding the 75 minute Unearth set, I want to chime in on that subject.

I always believed that the scheduled 75 minute set was a printed mistake in the program. I saw both sets and they did not play anywhere near 75 minutes. I don't think that they even played a full hour each time, therefore shouldn't be considered "headliner" status that year. I know that not many saw or cared about them, but just wanted to explain that.

[Phoenix]

Hell we're nearly halfway through and Crippers always show up last minute. I'm probably good on announcements until mid September.

Though I wish Andy had wrapped up the round before silencing, instead of leaving us with the most cryptic clue yet and going dark. Particularly since the band I think the clue points to (The Scorpions) holds zero interest for me.

[Andy]

You have exactly 6 MONTHS to write your last will and TESTAMENT before getting into the pit onbroad 70000TONS OF METAL, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise!

Don't forget to include the letter "U"...

[Pellaz]

The Stestament.

[mbob]

Unisonic please!!!!

[DragonLordJones]

fuck yeah - Thank You Skipper

now we need UNLEASHED

[macamatic]

So the "S" was a complete red herring. Not a thrash guy, but I prefer Testament to any of the Big 4. I'll definitely catch a set if I can.

U: Unleashed? Maybe Unearth again?

[Memnoch]

Meh-tament.

[Sgt. B]

Testament - Fuck yeah!

For U, I would not mind any of the following:

Uada
Ufomammut
Ulcerate
Ulveheim
Unleashed

[slayergeek]

fuck yeah - Thank You Skipper

now we need UNLEASHED

YES! This!

[bodomdragon]

The Stestament.

LOL! So we were all wrong. But then again, the clue doesn't make any sense as far as I can see... Disappointing. Anyway, another band I'll gladly catch a set or two, yay!!

Unisonic would drive me crazy now!

[General Zod]

UADA

Please, please, please.

[Sherlock]

Testament, nice add... U = Unleash the Archers would be good ....

[Metaladdict187]

Well done Skipper!!!!!

I am Bracing for silence any second now. At least we wont suffer the torture of 2014.

[UltimoAviso]

Unleash the archers?

[Warphine]

Testament rules! Very excited for this one even though I've seen them a bunch of times.



Now time for Unleashed!!

Keep up the heavy stuff, Skipper!

[jodionline]

Hopefully the next will be not Undertow, because I think I need another kind of holiday next winter.

[meshuggah]

My guess is UNEARTH, although UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS would be a welcome addition for me.

[DrinkMoxie]

"Testament, great band!" -Christopher Walken

[Warphine]

My guess is UNEARTH, although UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS would be a welcome addition for me.

Uncle Acid would be super cool and unexpected. Thankfully I'm going to see them again in a few months.

[torpedo20]

Fuck, yeah! And I'm wearing their tee today to boot!

Well done skipper, beers are on me!

[macamatic]

The Stestament.

LOL! So we were all wrong. But then again, the clue doesn't make any sense as far as I can see... Disappointing. Anyway, another band I'll gladly catch a set or two, yay!!

Unisonic would drive me crazy now!

It makes sense if you get away from the mindset that S and T are both clues. Essentially what he said was "the next band will be an S or a T." It was a T, but he worded it in such a way that he had us chasing our tails trying to figure out how to fit both.

See you guys in nine days! (This is the story of a girl...)

[Memnoch]

Universal Mind Project or Unleash the Archers would be cool. Especially UMP.

[Downvod]

Could he be messing with us again? Maybe the next band name just 'includes' the letter U?

[Jotunheimr]

I'm looking forward to seeing Alex Skolnick participate in the all star jam.

[Mark]

Unisonic would be a fantastic addition.
With Michael and Kai onbroad there also wouldn't be any good reason to not have Avantasia as well.
And with Tobi onbroad we really just should add Edguy as well.

[cowboy71]

Two of the three most requested U bands (Unisonic and Unleash The Archers) are on my wishlist so here's hoping!

[Metaladdict187]

Includes a U

Dimmu Borgir??

Amun Amarth??

[deathmetalpat]

Great Add ! But the clues WTH!This has become a house of lies
Wait I can fix this, Uli Jon Roth with The Scorpions !

[EvilDan]

Fuck. Now I want to go, just to watch Testament and Death Angel watching Uli Jon Roth.

[deathmetalpat]

"Don't forget to include the letter U " refers to the beginning of public booking ,not any band. As in "You" are going to be on the ship.

[biertroll]

Usurper!!!!

[Andy]

In exactly 6 MONTHS you will be onbroad 70000TONS OF METAL 2017, sailing with 60 Metal Bands and 2999 other Metalheads from around the World on a 154,000ton Cruise Ship to our Caribbean dream destination Labadee!

GOLD and SILVER Survivors, don't miss out on your chance to book early! You can use your SURVIVOR NUMBER for early booking until Public Sales start.

The Public Sales Date will be announced soon!

[mbob]

Please hurry up and announce the rest of my wishlist!

In exactly 6 MONTHS you will be onbroad 70000TONS OF METAL 2017, sailing with 60 Metal Bands and 2999 other Metalheads from around the World on a 154,000ton Cruise Ship to our Caribbean dream destination Labadee!

GOLD and SILVER Survivors, don't miss out on your chance to book early! You can use your SURVIVOR NUMBER for early booking until Public Sales start.

The Public Sales Date will be announced soon!

[cowboy71]

Please hurry up and announce the rest of my wishlist!

I'd be happy for him to announce the rest of your wishlist too

[stoverkill]

I should stress for the newbies around here too - expect a looooooong period of silence at some point.

Every single year there has been one or more exceedingly long periods between announcements. I'm talking anywhere from 1 to 6 months.

It would not be surprising if we didn't get another band announced until November.

24 hours later............ TestAmenT!!!!!!!

Keep it up Dallas!!!