Hrmm, I am legit pretty surprised. I was feeling pretty confidant that it was D&W's exclusion clause that was driving the delay. Now, at this point, this is weird as heck. No point in getting upset as it will be what it will be, but this is very weird. More time for me to find a cabin crew, I guess.

The more time that goes by, the more I think the first announcement is going to be Demons & Wizards. It would explain this incredible delay, and this delay does seem to need some explaining. So less than 2 weeks to go!

From our previous top 10, we got one Virgin (NeO) and two veterans (Eluveitie and Ensiferum). If you could have 1 newbie (Be'lakor, Gojira, and Powerwolf) and 2 veterans from this year who would you choose? For me? Would have to be Be'lakor, Amorphis, and Insomnium With apologies to Powerwolf and S...

Maybe there's time to get a few more wish list bands in. Not all 60 bands are confirmed behind closed doors. Another, Frozen Crown https://nine-lives-entertainment.com/upload/artists/140/5bab991f366de.png Growing on me more and more by the day. LOVE those kids! REALLY hope they are on broad. Totall...

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Thu Aug 08, 2019 4:19 pm

Now, WHEN we get an announcement, do we get one? Or a bundle to start us off?

It's gonna be a floodgate once things get started, I'd guess 10-ish bands in 48 hours.

At The Gates - reliable source that I cannot name. I saw their Wacken set is advertised as a "Slaughter of the Set", what are the chances we might get one too? At The Gates is doing a huge tour with Amon Amarth, Arch Enemy and Grand Magus through north America late fall. If ATG is on I wouldn't be ...

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Wed Aug 07, 2019 3:04 pm

cowboy71 wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 07, 2019 2:49 pm

I noticed we don't have a combined 'catch all' post. Feel free to add!

I'll start!

EPICA - 70k-sized hole in their USA tour-dates

At The Gates - reliable source that I cannot name.

I saw their Wacken set is advertised as a "Slaughter of the Set", what are the chances we might get one too?

Epica just announced a short run of NA dates with a suspicious gap between January 5th and January 12th........

I give them 90%+ chance of being on 70k next year.

Time for some reckless speculation. From observing past lineups, we know that Andy always starts announcements with a headline-tier act who has never played 70k before. As time goes by, the list of acts who fit that description shrinks, and in the last few years there has only been one act per year ...

On the bright side, once announcements start there can't be a big announcement gap! As there simply isn't time for one.....

Pure Speculation Time! They tend to open each round of announcements with a headline band (75 min) who has never done 70k before, and the list of band who fit that bill is getting smaller each year. Dimmu Borg, Demons and Wizards, and Powerwolf seem good possibilities for this, or maybe Gojira (4 re...

Krzysztof Drabikowski has released a new track under the Batushka name. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJlcndLGc4Q Man, I heard this and the "Krysiuk Batushka" song and you can easily tell who is the mastermind behind that band Now that we have two Batushkas does that double their odds of being on...

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Tue Mar 05, 2019 3:09 pm

DEFINITELY OUT - Touring, not touring, breaking up, etc :)
Batushka - in-fighting between band members

They might be a dramafest, but they've still got a bunch of dates booked in 2019 so I wouldn't count them out over it.

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Tue Mar 05, 2019 3:09 pm

Crimfall - calling it quits

Oof, I had not heard they were breaking up until I saw this. Shame, cause I fucking loved Amain and the reasoning behind the breakup (finances) is just too real. A really cool, unique folk metal band that deserved a better shot than they ever got.

If wishlist bands were fishes could we walk on the sea? Aether Realm Amon Amarth Amorphis Ayreon Behemoth Blind Guardian Crimfall Dark Tranquility Draconian Epica The Eternal Freedom Call Frozen Crown Galderia Hamferd Hammerfall Iced Earth Ihsahn Insonmium Katatonia Khemmis Lor Manegarm Moonsorrow M...

Just noticed Katatonia is in the request list, last I heard they were on an indefinite Hiatus. It's on your wishlist too, doesn't mean bands haven't reunited for a boat show before Hah, fair enough. I guess we're all just trying to will Katatonia back into existence. Aren't they doing a handful of ...

I have a completely baseless suspicion that Dimmu will get booked this year. Every year has at least one headliner who has never played before, and the list of bands in the scene who are big enough to headline without being too big to play the boat and have never played before is looking mighty thin...

I really don't care about 2019 predictions. Great! Also, welcome to the forum The idea that this guy signed up for the forum 6 minutes before posting that, and hasn't posted or logged in since, has me rather amused. He really needed us to know that he doesn't care. Now, his task complete, he sails ...

I'd give 70% odds we'll have at least one, given how many possibilities we have. My money would be on Annihilator and/or Ensiferum. Ensif was on 3 years "in a row" from 2011-2015, but they've been off for 3 years and have put out 2 new records since, so its really about time for them to re...

I'm so impressed Sabaton played completely different sets, it must have been so weird for them not to open with Ghost Division. Kamelot could learn a thing or six........ It was pretty awesome, actually. Because they opened with Lion From the North. They played that in Van last night, it was incred...

I'm so impressed Sabaton played completely different sets, it must have been so weird for them not to open with Ghost Division. Kamelot could learn a thing or six........

I wasn't there 2018, but I've been creeping the setlists because I enjoy suffering and have noticed that a bunch of my favorite bands played largely or completely different setlists for their two sets,in terms of songs and structure. In 2017, most of the bands I cared about played identical or mostl...

I may have claimed that I was taking 3-4 years off for school, but I cracked about 15 minutes after the 2018 cruise docked and am planning to return in 2019. The 2018 lineup was so stacked for me, here's hoping 2019 is as good! Aether Realm Amon Amarth Amorphis Ancient Bards Astronoid Ayreon Barren ...

You guys think the Super Bowl being in Miami in 2020 will effect the cruise any. It might. I would expect airline tickets and hotel prices to skyrocket around Super Bowl time. Would be good to not have the cruise that weekend. Agreed that it would be good to move the dates off Super Bowl weekend. T...

Call me crazy, but I'll miss the chapel. One of the few quiet places to catch your breath on board. Ah well, more staterooms = more metalheads=more new friends, sounds good to me. I'm guessing they are just removing the religious context from the space by calling it an "Escape Room" rathe...

Call me crazy, but I'll miss the chapel. One of the few quiet places to catch your breath on board. Ah well, more staterooms = more metalheads = more new friends, sounds good to me.

This makes me sad I missed this year, Ruin of Empires was such a good record. I'm glad to hear Aeternam crushed live, though. Crushed is an understatement. The sound, the setlists, the attitude, the skills, and finishing the last set while the sun was rising next to us.... everything was too fuckin...

This makes me sad I missed this year, Ruin of Empires was such a good record. I'm glad to hear Aeternam crushed live, though.

[/quote] I went to one show ,I counted on this.[/quote] Me too, actually. When they didn't tease anything different for the Pool Deck setlist at their first set, I took a gamble and missed it. Just checked setlist.fm and now I know I made the right call getting good spots for Haggard and Amorphis[/q...

If you're going that route - and I don't necessarily disagree - shouldn't we take out Ghost Ship Octavius as well? Most if not all of them are vets of well-established bands (such as Nevermore)[/quote] As far as I am aware, Nevermore is not nearly as big or influential as Candlemass, and Avatarium i...

Definitely Avatarium for me, with an honorable mention to Ghost Ship.

Draconian first set (out of order) Heavy Lies the Crown Bloodflower Stellar Tombs Pale Tortured Blue Deadlight Dishearten Draconian Second Set (In Order) The Drowning Age A Scenery of Loss Daylight Misery Heaven Laid in Tears The Cry of Silence It may be of interest to note that my 2nd set Amorphis ...

Iconix wrote:
Scar Symmetry (ice rink - I think I missed at least the first song so this one isn't complete):
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Frequencyshifter
Reborn
Retaliator
Rise of the Reptilian Regime
Neuromancers
The Iconoclast
The Anomaly
The Illusionist

They opened with Cryonic Harvest

Looks like I have a decent number of back-to-back sets I want to see. What's the best way to handle that if I'm more interested in the second band? Should I leave a bit early to be there on time or should I expect delays and wait for the first band to finish? I'd leave early if you are more interes...

No major conflicts for me, fucking awesome :)

its kinda hilarious that we were all back and forth about Arch Enemy vs. Kamelot, then they both turned out to both be headliners over Testament. Skipper works in mysterious ways. 2.5 hours of Kamelot!!!!!!!!!

I'm doing this for the first time, and any wisdom here would be appreciated :)

Kamelot effectively confirmed that Alissa and Elize would make guest appearances and also indicated that there were "surprises" coming. I bet that means some deeper cuts. I was already planning to go to both, but now I'm going to make a point point ​of it. I really hope so, but it may jus...

Kamelot effectively confirmed that Alissa and Elize would make guest appearances and also indicated that there were "surprises" coming. I bet that means some deeper cuts. I was already planning to go to both, but now I'm going to make a point point ​of it. I really hope so, but it may jus...

Kamelot effectively confirmed that Alissa and Elize would make guest appearances and also indicated that there were "surprises" coming. I bet that means some deeper cuts. I was already planning to go to both, but now I'm going to make a point point ​of it. I really hope so, but it may jus...