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They've gone from being remarkably generic to one of the most unique bands on the melodeath scene. I've listened to about half a dozen of Soilwork's songs on Youtube this morning, and "remarkably generic" was the overwhelming feeling I came away with. I think they were all older stuff though, will ...

Had a feeling there was one more in the works. Soilwork’s not my thing, but I’m sure folks will be thrilled.

P.S. “E” is still capitalized in Embarkation. :)

And BAM, the last band steals the 5 from Aether Realm. Hah, same here. In my 5 cruises, they're the band I'm most excited to see. Aborted - 0 Aeternam - 2 Æther Realm - 2 The Agonist - 0 Archon Angel - 0 Atheist - 0 At the Gates - 2 Axxis - 0 Bloodbound - 1 Brujeria - 0 Candlemass - 2 Carach Angren...

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!! Thank you Skip!

Cannot fucking wait to see these guys.

bodomdragon wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 03, 2020 8:27 am

Interesting to see that "Wild" has been capitalized for some reason... anyone can think of a heavily requested band that starts by "Wild..." ?

Or maybe this is just wishful thinking, you know.

Quit messing with me.

It is ridiculous at this point. We've had a run of 17 North American bands, with 2 of them being a 'W' announcement. Wilderun just released a great new album, is heavily requested, and best buds with Aether Realm. it seemed like a slam dunk! Don't forget that they really want to do it as well. I've...

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cowboy71 wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 01, 2020 1:31 pm

OH LOOK *GASP*

Another US band.

This is just getting ridiculous now.

You’re expecting something different at this point?

MOAR PIZZA!!

Hey Skip, Pallbearer is US-based. Just sayin..

Blood Incantation and Bell Witch are both US-based.

Make it so...

Hell yeah, thrilled with Aeternam.

This is a SUPER awesome announcement. For those not in the know, 2 years ago Sean (the singer) was dying of liver failure and a benefit show was held in the Bay Area with all the Bay Area metal elite coming out to support Sean. Most people at the show were not super hopeful. Sean was there, but cou...

Allegaeon or Aeternam would be excellent choices for "A".

seems to be a good year to have received the flu shot , even though it is only effective sometimes ! better than nothing , need to have it in your system for at least 2 weeks for it to work effectively . Yeah, we all got flu shots back in November. This is something else, unfortunately. Needless to...

5 - 2 setter, I don't give a fuck who it conflicts with, everyone else can fuck off (only for 1 band) 4 - 2 setter, no matter what (unless conflicts with other 4's happen) - similar to '2' 3 - 1 set for sure, second one more than likely but depends on overlappings - similar to '1/2' 2 - 1 set for su...

Since we had VAN CUNTO, we can have ZEAL & ARDOR Not sure I see the connection there, but ok... No connection between the bands, but if Andy accepts VAN CANTO, ZEAL shouldn’t be an issue in terms of vocal weirdness. Ah got it. Z&A puts on an incredible live show, would love to see them again. In ot...

And @Downvod I dont mind GSO, but at this stage I'm just REALLY itching for one more band from my signature! I've only got one so far and I would REALLY love to get at least 3! One more ? Greedy bastard. ;) This'll be my fifth 70K, and I've had a grand total of one of my wishlist bands in that enti...

And @Downvod I dont mind GSO, but at this stage I'm just REALLY itching for one more band from my signature! I've only got one so far and I would REALLY love to get at least 3! One more ? Greedy bastard. ;) This'll be my fifth 70K, and I've had a grand total of one of my wishlist bands in that enti...

I'm guessing Revocation (meh), but Replicaire would be a nice surprise (and they're US based).

At least the thrash folks should be happy now.

I’m still holding out hope for Sigh, but who am I kidding...I’m never gonna get a wishlist band. :(

Either Sentient Horror or Skeletonwitch would be great, consideing we’re apparently restricted to US bands now.

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cowboy71 wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 24, 2019 1:13 pm

Six out of Seven from the USA so far. This is exceeding my low expectations.

And not in a good way

I’ll honestly be shocked if we get any at this point who aren’t from the US.

Damn, was really hoping for Wilderun. :(

Danny24601 wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 23, 2019 6:22 pm

If we're looking for American bands who would go over well with cruisers, fingers crossed for Wilderun. And they're pals with aether realm so this would be a good year for it.

So much this.

Pellaz wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 23, 2019 5:41 pm

"H" could be for Havok?

Oh yeah, forgot about that.

Love me some November’s Doom. Really great dudes too, nicest band I’ve met on the boat so far.

Hakari for the Sky, Hoth, or Hyperion would be cool for H, but I won’t hold my breath for any of them.

Meh. Just glad to see signs of life.

Lots of good "I" options. Insomnium? Incantation? Idle Hands? Igorrr?

That gives me hope for more Tampa-Death-Metal acts! :mrgreen: Brutality Massacre Morbid Angel/Vltimas Obituary... Obituary isnt able to play this round unfortunately [/quote] At this point, I wonder if he'd be willing to bend the "no repeats from previous year" rule just to get bands on the boat.

Here's my working theory right now. We all know that there have always been a handful of last-minute adds. We've heard it from enough bands to know that's standard procedure. I'm guessing that Andy probably has about 10 more bands right now that are "confirmed", but is scrambling like hell to someho...

The three songs that jump to mind are:

- “Under Bergen’s Rot” from Finntroll
- “King of Cups” from Aether Realm
- “Sound of Dying Demons” from Candlemass

No idea if these are “possible” or “impossible”, just that I’d really like to see them played live.

cegr80 wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 02, 2019 9:20 am

Wilderun - Veil Of Imagination. FUCKING MASTERPIECE

This has been in constant rotation since it came out.

“Fucking masterpiece” is probably an understatement. This album is incredible.

Bad Religion's "Christmas Songs" album is one of my favorites this time of year. No-frills punk versions of a bunch of traditional Christmas songs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1KCjHbKM_s Of course, I also love "Red Water (Christmas Mourning)" from Type O https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzaflC73...

As a crabby old vet, even I am getting nervous. Radio silence so close to the event? Yeah, the complete radio silence has me more than a little nervous, tbh. There's a part of me that wouldn't be surprised one bit to see some sort of "Due to circumstances beyond our control/Andy's health/etc., we r...

Someone in the FB group linked to an ad in a French magazine that had logos for Edenbridge and Havok, so those are likely next two up.

Of course, we saw that same thing with Candlemass a couple years ago (they were in a magazine ad, but were never announced), so YMMV.

But 2021 will be the 10th anniversary. That has to be **special**, right? :lol: One of the big reasons we came back for "one last ride" this year is because we expected the 10th anniversary to be something amazing. While I'm happy with the lineup so far, the way it's all happened (or hasn't, more a...

Amalu wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 10, 2019 5:20 am

Godflesh wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 09, 2019 4:23 pm

2020 28 days to go *AND COUNTING* 24 bands
We are now in record-beating territory for lack of announcements, once again.

One band per day for 24 days then. Sounds like a plan.

Nah, we always get a few "three-fer" announcements of bands no one has ever heard of before.

Godflesh wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 07, 2019 8:31 am

Gratch wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 07, 2019 7:55 am

What are the odds that we even see a “ONE MONTH” post today?

20% (2012, 2018)

Huh, I could have sworn I saw one every year.

Never mind then...I retract my concern.

What are the odds that we even see a “ONE MONTH” post today?

If we don’t, I’m gonna be more than a little concerned. Not gonna lie.

part of the reason I can afford to go is my wife and I are flying for free, thanks to credit card points from an airline. Living in the states helps a bit also. The only reason we've been able to go 5 times is because I travel enough for work that I have a ton of airline miles and Marriott points s...