Blind Guardian doing Nightfall in Middle Earth. That would be insane.

Heilung. I forgot to mention Heilung. They are incredible. I don't care if they're not metal. They're metal.

We did the dune buggy and snorkel/beach excursion with members of... Origin and someone else? I don't know, we didn't go for the artists, and there was very little interaction possible anyway. It was sketchy AF. I had the idea that the dune buggy part of it would be off-road, because otherwise what'...

Thanks for compiling these, Dallas. Aephanemer Apocalypse Orchestra Arkona Astral Doors Atlas Pain Avantasia Babymetal Battle Beast Beast in Black Behemoth Belzebubs Be'lakor Blind Guardian Borknagar Brothers of Metal Civil War Dalriada Dark Tranquillity Deathstars Demons & Wizards Die Apokalyptisch...

Ereb Altor are awesome. Thanks Andy! See y'all onbroad.

Ugh. Can someone wake Andy up or something?

Wow, so many American bands that we can see all the ducking time. GSO are good, but you know we don't go on 70k for the American bands.

Oh wow, another American band!

That's not how you spell Wilderun.

2015 we had a long silence because a band or two had to drop out, yes? And I think we did again when GOJIRA and SOMEONE ELSE (Nile?) had to bail. Maybe something happened with a band and Andy is trying to work it out before he comes back with announcements again? Not a good strategy, IMO, but one h...

cholernik wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 12, 2019 11:19 am

I got so excited when I saw a 70k app notifcation on my watch. fuckin pre-cruise bullshit events. god damn it.

I like the pre-cruise events, and they're not bullshit at all. Sorry you're having a bad day.

I did a bit of reading on this last night.

https://gangwaze.com/blog/best-beaches- ... ruise-port

26 days until I leave this frozen wasteland behind.

I can't wait to party with y'all. Even the haters and losers.

After careful consideration I would say 70000 Tons is the most expensive festival on land or sea , the ratio for what you receive is high cost ratio for the fans , When it is running on certain years at a more efficient level , it is a good festival but still very EXPENSIVE !!!!!!!!!! There are zer...

I don't know what's worse, the lack of announcements, or all the whining that goes along with it.

Relax, fools. The party of the year awaits - you need to get your rest. Maybe do some yoga or whatever. Chill your tiny human brains.

24 bands to announce with 35 days to go. Are we going to wait till 24 days out, and then do one band per day? This is driving me nuts.

I'm so bored.

That's the way Andy handles this. He works in mysterious ways Truer words have never been spoken. and again: that's a really stupid way to do things And the fact that they do it this way, and that it continues to work, tells me that EVERYTHING involved in having a music festival on a huge cruise sh...

I need to get excited about this again. Announcement plz?

Hype is out of control for this B. Better announce it soon.

Finntroll never tour North America anymore, so I'm gonna give this one a solid "HOLY FUCK YESSSS!"

Schenker is a headliner.

Therion, Turisas, Thyrfing, The Dread Crew of Oddwood, Teräsbetoni, Turmion Kätilöt - please.

I'm excited AF!
61 days to go and 38 bands left to announce - get on it!

LoudStonedDrunk wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 07, 2019 9:50 am

Ok dude. Then DO take it personally. I could care less how sensitive you are about it.

Or you could stop being that guy. Phoenix has proven her worth here and on the boat for years. Nobody gives a shit how edgy you are.

Id say we satisfied the women with all these corset symphonic and soft metal bands. The only girly fans I know on broad are Razor Ramon and the Statsman, and I strongly dislike glam metal, so I'm not sure what rock you're living under. Its a joke man dont take it so personally. Sexist gatekeeping i...

Boat needz moar Finns!

- Turmion Kätilöt
- Teräsbetoni
- Turisas

Giddyup!

More Wilderun love here! I also love Wilderun! Holy fuck, that new album isn't symphonic metal, it's a goddamn symphony that happens to be metal. I would LOVE for them to be onbroad. As to why they're not signed, indie bands get to keep more of their money in an industry that has thousands of greedy...

I want Civil War, but it's probably Cellar Darling. Which is fine.

cowboy71 wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 30, 2019 2:40 pm

Abinchova ruled out too. Splitting up :( Farewell gig during cruise dates. :(

Ah, that stinks. They were really fun. :(

Phoenix wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 28, 2019 2:47 pm

Fleshgod made me happy too. In February, of 2019 so they're out.

Ooooh, right. 2019 was a good year. Is a good year.

Cimmerian wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 28, 2019 2:00 pm

Kampfar is a good announcement! Fit For An Autopsy just released a new album they could be “F” or The Faceless if we’re not counting The as a T.

I'm pretty sure that historically, "The" bands are listed under "T".

They've been on my list of bands that I should really get around to listening to for awhile.

Holy shit.

On first listen, they sound awesome.

"F" bands? Lots would make me happy. Fleshgod Apocalypse, Fahrenheit, Forgotten North, Freedom Call, Feuerschwanz, Fejd... and obviously Finntroll.

I understand it is a lot of $$ to come up with in a short period of time as we have this year, but if you were planing on coming, and you waited for announcements (booking and/or bands) to start saving, you've got only yourself to blame. If it is a spontaneous decision, well then put on credit card...

If I think about the first time I went, in 2015, it was in April that Blind Guardian and Therion were announced, and those bands made me book. I was able to commit because I had time to prepare. I think it would be harder for noobs to commit for this year based on bands alone, because a) it's a lot ...

TOM CRUISE wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 25, 2019 8:46 pm

acidbasement wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 25, 2019 12:27 pm

Grandad metal.

What an un metalhead comment

Dude, I'm past 40, and they broke up when I was 8. I'm sure they're good and I might catch a set, and they're grandad metal.

My other comment, where I hoped for Kontrust next, was way more un-metalhead.

Grandad metal.

I'm hoping for Kontrust next, but that would be really surprising.

Cool!

I've got a lot of "S" bands on my wishlist. Saltatio Mortis, Stam1na, Stratovarius, SuidAkra, Skiltron, Samael...

Love me some Moonsorrow!

"V" bands that I'd like include Verikalpa, Varg, and (obviously dreaming here) Vintersorg.

Epica's star is waning, isn't it? Their North American tour with Fleshgod Apocalypse tanked pretty hard, according to my friend who knows a lot of the local promoters in various cities (lots of people lost money). I'm sure they'll probably still get 60 minutes, but I wouldn't be too surprised if the...