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.

First bands for Monsters of Rock Cruise 2025 announced. Can pretty much rule all these out. Particularly bummed about Burning Witches :(

Lynch Mob
The Cruel Intentions
Massive Wagons
Burning Witches
Cold Sweat
Aldo Nova
The Answer
Mean Man (Chris Holmes)
Tyketto
Shiraz Lane
Slaughter
Michael Monroe

Dallas, please add ... to my wishlist. I've just discovered them, but they deserve to be mentioned. Suotana; like Kalmah with a bit more blackish vocals I would say; https://suotana.bandcamp.com and thank you for keeping the stats! :cheers: A reasonably popular request - that is now 'vote' #7 for t...

BIG UPDATE Last year we ended up with 14 bands from the top 100, and 8 bands with zero requests. And over 10,000 requests from 233 different people. So far we have 8,180 requests from 177 different people, and 2,500 different acts. Note that ORANGE are bands that have NOT been on previously, and RED...

It's Easter weekend? I guess Easter isn't as big a deal in the USA as in Australia? https://www.news.com.au/travel/destinations/north-america/baffling-easter-sign-for-australians-in-us/news-story/832e40d4dedc19397a97d1823234b9ed It's an EXTRA long weekend for us - Good Friday is always a public hol...

Last gig: Wolfheart and Fleshgod Apocalypse last night. Had only previously caught 1 Fleshgod set, on the pooldeck of 70k this year. Seeing them in an indoor, intimate venue was a whole new experience. Their sound was IMMENSE! Next gig: Another member of the boatfam, Scar Symmetry, in a couple of we...

We are up to over 175 people having requests submitted. A nice chunk and definitely a 'statistically significant' proportion of the total cruisers :) I'll collate everything over the Easter long weekend and submit to the skipper shortly after I think. Because I'm guessing/hoping we get more news ......

Half a dozen requests for CEMETERY SKYLINE already. Not bad for a band with zero music out :D I feel like they could record a jam session in a garage with a single mic in a coffee can and it would still make a good album, lol. There’s almost zero chance that they’ll put out something that completel...

Half a dozen requests for CEMETERY SKYLINE already. Not bad for a band with zero music out

...and 2,443 different acts. 2400 of those are single requests just from me You are probably not far wrong :lol: :lol: :lol: Seriously though - there are almost 1,400 with a single request. Pretty incredible! Even more incredible is that skipper will STILL manage to book at least 10 bands that NO O...

Time for the latest update! Last year we ended up with 14 bands from the top 100, and 8 bands with zero requests. And over 10,000 requests from 233 different people. So far we have 7,829 requests from 171 different people, and 2,443 different acts. Note that ORANGE are bands that have NOT been on pr...

Ogre wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:33 pm Hey cowboy, decided a comedy goregrind night is in order, so please add Gutalax, Raised by Owls, and Cartilage to my list. Cheers.

Done :)

Listening to the new Furor Gallico album, out today.

Would love to see these guys on 70k

I definately have to add another band to my wishlist: Cemetery Skyline . (https://www.facebook.com/cemeteryskylineofficial) And if you ask who and what, yes it's a new band and they'll play their first gig this summer at Finland's John Smith rock festival, BUT it's a gothic rock/metal band consisti...

cegr80 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:53 am

DrinkMoxie wrote: ↑Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:18 am apparently Fall Of Serenity are back! So, please add:

Fall Of Serenity
Lord Humongous

TWO bands? Statman's gonna be angry, son

I'll just wait a week. There will be more.

*sighs*

There is always more.

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Hi @statsman, do you accept the wishlist from a "non-digital" fellow cruiser Anke (4x Survivor)? I'm not faking it - Therion is not on the list :-) Thx! Saltatio Mortis Sabaton Dragonforce Shitestorm Ensiferum Paradise Lost Soulfly / Roots Lacrimosa Delain In Extremo Feuerschwanz Powerwol...

A good update for Be'Lakor - back into outright first! Last year we ended up with 14 bands from the top 100, and 8 bands with zero requests. And over 10,000 requests from 233 different people. So far we have 7,433 requests from 156 different people, and 2,391 different acts. Note that ORANGE are ban...

SIGNIFICANT milestone reached - 150 requests! Last year we ended up with 14 bands from the top 100, and 8 bands with zero requests. And over 10,000 requests from 233 different people. So far we have 7,267 requests from 150 different people, and 2,367 different acts. Note that ORANGE are bands that h...

Here’s the next batch for my wishlist, Statsman: Darkest Hour Dream Evil Furor Gallico Hypocrisy (completely forgot them) Infinity’s Ashes Reliqa (based on my tastes, I shouldn’t enjoy this band, but something just clicks for me) Throne of Thorns Trobar De Morte Vanir Thanks! Definitely would love ...

Wolf Grand Magus Bullet Lonewolf Lord Vicar Sorcerer Ram And now for the big ask, RUNNING WILD. Andy, I know that you’ve been trying to get them. Let’s do this, they’re perfect for Jamaica. RUNNING WILD are without a doubt the one singular band that if added to the lineup I'd be 100% content.

mar.morannon wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 3:42 pm I know I promised you one band at a time by smoke signal, but I had a second and condensed it for you digitally as a backup:

LOL you are too cute - thanks Mar

And a heap more requests processed. Last year we ended up with 14 bands from the top 100, and 8 bands with zero requests. And over 10,000 requests from 233 different people. Lets see how we go this year :) Already we have reached about 60% of last sailing's total requests, and over 50% of the reques...

Just a couple of general comments, I have never been inside the 7000 tons of metal, but by all accounts, it is a trip of a lifetime for a Metal fan! I am a Canadian who listens to Melodic Power Symphonic Industrial Metal. Most if not all the bands I listen to are European. I don't like Death Metal ...

toby wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 5:40 pm Stats, please add Death Dealer Union to my wishlist. I can't believe I forgot them. As far as Lena bands go, I rather them than Infected Rain.

DONE :)

Some interesting movers and shakers starting to appear when compared to the wishlists for 2024. Be'Lakor currently bumping Amon Amarth from 1st place! AA have been the most requested band LITERALLY every year previous :P Ad Infinitum a BIG mover - already at the same requests they got for 2024 Withi...

Requests flooding in now :) Last year we ended up with 14 bands from the top 100, and 8 bands with zero requests. And over 10,000 requests from 233 different people. Lets see how we go this year :) Already we have reached about 60% of last sailing's total requests, and over 50% of the requestors! So...

DrinkMoxie wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:40 am Mnemic just announced they are reuniting and doing shows after almost 20 years, so that could be a special set onbroad!

please add:
Mnemic
Silva
Darkest Hour
Get The Shot
Solemn Vision
Souldrainer
Stortregn
Upon Stone

to my wishlist

Will do :)

Ogre wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2024 9:26 pm Hell, I didn’t even see this thread, I posted on Andy’s. So, hello, cowboy.

Grave (come on, Ola, get it together; 70k would be the perfect triumphant return)
Counting Hours
Asphyx
October Tide
Darkened
Agalloch

All good - I'm keeping an eye on both threads :)

Godflesh wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2024 2:40 am

cowboy71 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2024 4:36 pm 14 Death Angel

Wrong color.

Thanks! Good pickup - I think i was getting them mixed up with "Dark Angel"

Requests flooding in now :) Last year we ended up with 14 bands from the top 100, and 8 bands with zero requests. And over 10,000 requests from 233 different people. Lets see how we go this year :) So far we have 5,445 requests from 103 different people, and 1,996 different acts. Note that ORANGE ar...

Requests flooding in now :) Last year we ended up with 14 bands from the top 100, and 8 bands with zero requests. And over 10,000 requests from 233 different people. Lets see how we go this year :) So far we have 4,354 requests from 82 different people, and 1,757 different acts. Note that ORANGE are...

Good point about the 'pool stage not ready' reschedule :D Seems that A LOT of performances have been rescheduled down through the years!!! 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 res...

It's been ages, but didn't Triosphere have a reschedule in 2018 after an illness or something? I definitely remember on one of the late teens cruises there were signs by all of the elevators about a reschedule but those were also the cruises where I either drank heavily or never slept so I'm not co...

Apart from the 'fuck the storm' reschedules though that is the only case I know of off the top of my head, where 'other stuff happened' and a band got their set rescheduled. A friend just told me about this one. It was easier to reschedule since there were 40 bands back then. He also told me about ...

There's always the silver lining, tho. Equilibrium's pool deck set became one of the best ones this year. I wonder if there's a record of a band cancelling a set and then getting it rescheduled. STATSMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!!!!!! 2015 for one! Alestorm were scheduled to play a poolstage set ...

Alterium have just announced they've joined the Dragon Productions roster. A LOT of artists on this roster have played 70k - Angra this year (and Thyrfing are on their roster too). Not saying Alterium specifically are a 'rumor/prediction' just more that we could probably expect to see a band or band...

*inserts own commentary*

"And here we see fans charging into the theatre for the Equilibrium set....THAT NEVER HAPPENED"

Last year we ended up with 14 bands from the top 100, and 8 bands with zero requests. And over 10,000 requests from 233 different people. Lets see how we go this year :) So far we have 3,849 requests from 67 different people, and 1,669 different acts. Note that ORANGE are bands that have NOT been on...

Spotted myself a couple of times in that one :)