[Downvod]

I don’t give two shits about Demons & Wizards...can we just get some goddamn bands?!?

I agree. I never heard about them until last year in this forum, and I’ll repeat my opinion that a band with only 2 albums to their name and 5-digit monthly listeners on Spotify cannot qualify as a first announcement, let alone a “showstopper”.

I get where you are coming from. However, I recently saw them live twice and have to disagree. They not only didn’t feel out of place as a Metaldays headliner, they were the best of the 5 headliners that week. There are a lot of iced earth and blind guardian fans out there, and the legacy of this project is strong with them. You really do leave the show feeling like you saw both bands playing together, not a side project.

Also, they just recently had their albums added to Spotify and haven’t released new material in 14 years. Their fans have already listened to those albums countless times before they were added.

[acidbasement]

Demons & Wizards would be worth all the waiting. I'm not happy about missing them when they played a mere 9-hour drive from my house last week.

[Godflesh]

I am predicting a combined BG/IE/DW as the first announcement, before Tuesday.
If that’s the case, DW won’t get 75mn, either it will be 2x60, or 1x90mn as a special show.

[Cardest]

I've got nothing against Demons and Wizards, but if that is the ultimate excuse to delay announcements
and booking codes, based on just as they finish their tour, than I think it's the most pathetic excuse in 10 yrs of boat.
Living 9, 331 miles away from Miami, I sweat on announcements. If codes were sent out in July, my cabin would be hundreds of $ cheaper. Grr!
Our US/AU exchange is shithouse right now. The longer this goes on and on, the more expensive it is for us out this way.
I would love to see D & W on broad, but...this better not to be bloody reason.
I'm already at volcanic lava about to spew into the air rage levels here.


Bring 'em on broad please!

[Godflesh]

The good news if I’m right (which I am most certainly *not* - never have been -) is that it would mean less power/speed bands (since this cup is already full, to attract fans).
And since this year was 25% death, this would mean more thrash and black/blackened next year (BEHEMOTH as the third pseudo-headliner?), which would make me happy, even though I’m not going (well, I could always forego my December vacation week, if Baphomet demands it).

[Tiki108]

I’m at ProgPower right now and I want to ask D&W if they have anything in their contract about other shows being announced after the N.A. completes, but I doubt they can reveal that. As much as I love them, I’ll be kind of pissed if that’s what the holdup was.

[PotatoPotahto]

Not even a "4 months to go!" post.. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.

[meshuggah]

Starting to seriously wonder if this is going to happen at all. If they're playing with us, it's not particularly funny any more.

[Tiki108]

So, when I went to the Demons & Wizards signing I told Jon Schaffer that I knew he couldn’t say one way or another, but that I’m hoping they’ll be on 70k this year and he flat out said “no, we definitely won’t be doing it this year, but maybe someday.” I mean, he could be just saying that to cover himself, but I just don’t see him doing that either.

[Tiki108]

Starting to seriously wonder if this is going to happen at all. If they're playing with us, it's not particularly funny any more.

I think it’ll happen. Royal Caribbean still has a gap for Independence from Jan 7-11.

That said, I’m hoping people will be pissed enough about this that the late as fuck announcements won’t happen in future years. I doubt I’ll be going in 2021 cause the cruise always falls close to my birthday and I want to do 2 weeks in Australia for my birthday.

[Cardest]

Not even a "4 months to go!" post.. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.

I thought for sure there woulda been a 4 months to sailing post at least
I hate all this guessing. It sucks!

[Godflesh]

Still Among The Living:

September 8th Yippee38
September 9th acidbasement (Demons & Wizards)
September 10th Tiki108
September 23rd ShoreSlayer
December 25th drrock

Technically, there is a winner in there, SOON!

[Downvod]

Not even a "4 months to go!" post.. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.

I thought for sure there woulda been a 4 months to sailing post at least
I hate all this guessing. It sucks!

It’s actually a good sign that they didn’t post that. Those posts are mainly to distract us when they have nothing else to tell us. Hopefully they have been relatively quiet lately because they are gearing up to give us something useful.

[cegr80]

Coming back from the ever awesome ProgPower USA. Still no announcements here? Goddamn! Ihsan and Eternal Tears of Sorrow were announced for ProgPower next year

[Phoenix]

Coming back from the ever awesome ProgPower USA. Still no announcements here? Goddamn! Ihsan and Eternal Tears of Sorrow were announced for ProgPower next year

Yeah! I need to figure out how to go to Prog Power, EToS is very spicy.

[Ethrivas]

OMG EToS back in business? YES please.

[cegr80]

OMG EToS back in business? YES please.

Apparently they are. Listened to their debut album last night, need to hear the rest but it sounds promising

[cegr80]

The reaper's back and he wants MOAR!

RIP


March 2nd jaimie38 - all 60 bands
March 28th Castroh
March 31st cowboy71
April 12th jodionline
April 15th Slayergeek
April 28th Jotunheimr
April 30th downvod
May 1st Marmotte
May 4th Ethrivas
May 5th Speedy
May 10th Jeyrow
May 15th JamieS
May 15th metalforever
June 6th Malaka, aleyeahed
June 9th Azazel101
June 14th cegr80
June 25th nekrobarr
June 26th Gorgatron
June 27th Zed3
June 28th Shalini
July 1st PotatoPotahto
July 2nd Mr.Kito
July 3rd meshuggah, Cardest
July 5th toby
July 9th Ti7aNiC, JoAnnamayhem
July 10th Hoppy McGee
July 16th Sgt. B
July 20th Pellaz
July 24th Godflesh
July 26th bodomdragon
August 2nd twoandfortysix
August 5th mbob
August 7th cowboy71 rebirth
August 11th CaughtInAWeb
August 31st Amalu
September 1st AstridDragon
September 8th Yippee38



Still Among The Living:

September 9th acidbasement (Demons & Wizards)
September 10th Tiki108
September 23rd ShoreSlayer
December 25th drrock

[Tiki108]

I have a feeling I’m not winning this one lol.

[Pellaz]

Coming back from the ever awesome ProgPower USA. Still no announcements here? Goddamn! Ihsan and Eternal Tears of Sorrow were announced for ProgPower next year

Yeah! I need to figure out how to go to Prog Power, EToS is very spicy.

I'd've made them contractually required to play "Angelheart, Ravenheart".... --But that might just be me.

[Pellaz]

If there is to be a cruise with a 4-payment plan at all, we HAVE to hear something really SOOOOOON.

Will it be a huge pile of bands announced all at once, or will it be the usual dribs and drabs?

With the amount of outright disgust (especially on Facebook, yipes) at the lack of announcements this year, it really NEEDS to be the former, with some huge names to get people back into the fold.

[cowboy71]

If there is to be a cruise with a 4-payment plan at all, we HAVE to hear something really SOOOOOON.

Will it be a huge pile of bands announced all at once, or will it be the usual dribs and drabs?

With the amount of outright disgust (especially on Facebook, yipes) at the lack of announcements this year, it really NEEDS to be the former, with some huge names to get people back into the fold.

I'm only half joking when I say I'm tempted to go to Europe at the time of the cruise to catch the ELVENKING/BROTHERS OF METAL tour instead of going on 70K.

It would be a hell of a lot cheaper, and, NO ANDY.

[Danny24601]

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.

[Cardest]

All this speculation aside, it's become depressing (for me) now.
I was so pumped for this return after a 4 yr absence.
The dates are perfect for me.
But with ZERO action. Speculation.
The outrage on the farcebook forum and time running out.
It's all getting me down.
Very depressing.

[Tiki108]

I’m trying to look on the bright side which at this point is just that the longer he takes, the longer I can collect interest on the money sitting in my account. It’s only 1% APY, but that’s something, right?

[Cardest]

9,331 miles away, I sit here pondering what on the fucking fuck is going on.
Some people are calm.
Some people are shrugging their shoulders like, they knew this was gonna happen.
Some are so pissed off they have quit the boat entirely.

Survivor:
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

survivor of:
Big Day Out (Sydney)
1993,1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002,
Alternative Nation (Sydney)
1995
Livid Festival (Brisbane)
1995
Glenworth Valley (Central Coast)
1998, 1999
Big Day Out (Milton Keynes - England)
1999
Metal for the Brain (Canberra)
1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002
Sommersault Festival (Sydney)
1997
Soundwave (Sydney)
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
Hellfest (France)
2007
Fields of Rock (Holland)
2007
Loud Park (Tokyo)
2007, 2009
Super Bock, Super Rock (Lisbon)
2008 (with Ed Force One/Bruce Air 666)
Kaltenbach Open Air (Austria)
2008
Mayhem Festival (Albuquerque)
2008
UniRock (Istanbul)
2010
Rock Harz (Germany)
2010
Sonisphere (Bucharest)
2010
Getaway Festival (Gavle/Sweden)
2012
Cult Fest (Bangalore/India)
2015
Roadburn (Holland)
2016
Inferno Festival (Oslo)
2017
Dark MoFo (Hobart/Tasmania)
2018

[cegr80]

acidbasement felt the scythe rip across his stomach, as well as Demons & Wizards. Nasty

RIP


March 2nd jaimie38 - all 60 bands
March 28th Castroh
March 31st cowboy71
April 12th jodionline
April 15th Slayergeek
April 28th Jotunheimr
April 30th downvod
May 1st Marmotte
May 4th Ethrivas
May 5th Speedy
May 10th Jeyrow
May 15th JamieS
May 15th metalforever
June 6th Malaka, aleyeahed
June 9th Azazel101
June 14th cegr80
June 25th nekrobarr
June 26th Gorgatron
June 27th Zed3
June 28th Shalini
July 1st PotatoPotahto
July 2nd Mr.Kito
July 3rd meshuggah, Cardest
July 5th toby
July 9th Ti7aNiC, JoAnnamayhem
July 10th Hoppy McGee
July 16th Sgt. B
July 20th Pellaz
July 24th Godflesh
July 26th bodomdragon
August 2nd twoandfortysix
August 5th mbob
August 7th cowboy71 rebirth
August 11th CaughtInAWeb
August 31st Amalu
September 1st AstridDragon
September 8th Yippee38
September 9th acidbasement (Demons & Wizards)



Still Among The Living:

September 10th Tiki108
September 23rd ShoreSlayer
December 25th drrock

[Tiki108]

I’m going to guess that ShoreSlayer will be our winner.

[ShoreSlayer]

I’m going to guess that ShoreSlayer will be our winner.

Funny, that was my guess too!

[cegr80]

There is only death in this forum ... Tiki108 is kaput

Will the reaper reach ShoreSlayer? Only time will tell!!

RIP


March 2nd jaimie38 - all 60 bands
March 28th Castroh
March 31st cowboy71
April 12th jodionline
April 15th Slayergeek
April 28th Jotunheimr
April 30th downvod
May 1st Marmotte
May 4th Ethrivas
May 5th Speedy
May 10th Jeyrow
May 15th JamieS
May 15th metalforever
June 6th Malaka, aleyeahed
June 9th Azazel101
June 14th cegr80
June 25th nekrobarr
June 26th Gorgatron
June 27th Zed3
June 28th Shalini
July 1st PotatoPotahto
July 2nd Mr.Kito
July 3rd meshuggah, Cardest
July 5th toby
July 9th Ti7aNiC, JoAnnamayhem
July 10th Hoppy McGee
July 16th Sgt. B
July 20th Pellaz
July 24th Godflesh
July 26th bodomdragon
August 2nd twoandfortysix
August 5th mbob
August 7th cowboy71 rebirth
August 11th CaughtInAWeb
August 31st Amalu
September 1st AstridDragon
September 8th Yippee38
September 9th acidbasement (Demons & Wizards)
September 10th Tiki108



Still Among The Living:

September 23rd ShoreSlayer
December 25th drrock

[Tiki108]

Damn, watch the announcements start today. Andy would do that just to spite me!

[PotatoPotahto]

There is only death in this forum ... Tiki108 is kaput

Will the reaper reach ShoreSlayer? Only time will tell!!

RIP


March 2nd jaimie38 - all 60 bands
March 28th Castroh
March 31st cowboy71
April 12th jodionline
April 15th Slayergeek
April 28th Jotunheimr
April 30th downvod
May 1st Marmotte
May 4th Ethrivas
May 5th Speedy
May 10th Jeyrow
May 15th JamieS
May 15th metalforever
June 6th Malaka, aleyeahed
June 9th Azazel101
June 14th cegr80
June 25th nekrobarr
June 26th Gorgatron
June 27th Zed3
June 28th Shalini
July 1st PotatoPotahto
July 2nd Mr.Kito
July 3rd meshuggah, Cardest
July 5th toby
July 9th Ti7aNiC, JoAnnamayhem
July 10th Hoppy McGee
July 16th Sgt. B
July 20th Pellaz
July 24th Godflesh
July 26th bodomdragon
August 2nd twoandfortysix
August 5th mbob
August 7th cowboy71 rebirth
August 11th CaughtInAWeb
August 31st Amalu
September 1st AstridDragon
September 8th Yippee38
September 9th acidbasement (Demons & Wizards)
September 10th Tiki108



Still Among The Living:

September 23rd ShoreSlayer
December 25th drrock

That's a depressingly long list of dead people. :(

[Bolt_Thrower]

Can we get an announcement date for when we should expect the “four months to go” thread?

[Phoenix]

Can we get an announcement date for when we should expect the “four months to go” thread?

... That was four days ago? So we're not getting one.

October 7th, that's the announcement date

[Godflesh]

I believe we only had 5 bands above 1M monthly Spotify listeners: SABATON (1.6), NIGHTWISH (1.3), AMON AMARTH (1.1), ANTHRAX (1.0), APOCALYPTICA (1.0).
Even ACCEPT only has 800,000. HELLOWEEN has almost a million.
I think this year we’re going to get a millionaire again.
GOJIRA has 1M, so that would be my guess for the first announcement, since the first band is usually new to the ship.

[cowboy71]

I believe we only had 5 bands above 1M monthly Spotify listeners: SABATON (1.6), NIGHTWISH (1.3), AMON AMARTH (1.1), ANTHRAX (1.0), APOCALYPTICA (1.0).
Even ACCEPT only has 800,000. HELLOWEEN has almost a million.
I think this year we’re going to get a millionaire again.
GOJIRA has 1M, so that would be my guess for the first announcement, since the first band is usually new to the ship.

DRAGONFORCE (1.4)

[Godflesh]

Right, DRAGONFARCE too.

GHOST, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and TRIVIUM are also possibilities, since they cost the same as GOJIRA (according to https://www.celebritytalent.net/samplet ... l+&search=), and GOJIRA was booked before.

It’s shocking that BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME costs the same as LAMB OF GOD (about two GOJIRAs), even though they have almost 10 times less Spotify listeners.

[cowboy71]

Right, DRAGONFARCE too.

GHOST, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and TRIVIUM are also possibilities, since they cost the same as GOJIRA (according to https://www.celebritytalent.net/samplet ... l+&search=), and GOJIRA was booked before.

It’s shocking that BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME costs the same as LAMB OF GOD (about two GOJIRAs), even though they have almost 10 times less Spotify listeners.

AWWWWW.
$75k-$150k. Guess they're out :(
https://www.celebritytalent.net/samplet ... disturbed/

[Godflesh]

My new prediction is September 14th, because it’s two weeks later than last year (which doesn’t sound *too* bad, if you forget the fact the we sail 3 weeks earlier), and 10 days (assuming booking opens one day later) for booking seems like just barely enough.
So I expect a warning shot on Friday, and the first announcement Saturday morning.

GOJIRA is still my candidate, because Andy knows that GHOST, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE or TRIVIUM wouldn’t be popular here as a first announcement.
LAMB OF GOD is a far outside chance.

Edit: LAMB OF GOD is playing the Megacruise, so forget them.

[Cardest]

If I had a $1 for every time I clicked onto this website to check for any news, anything to see, I'd be rich by now!

I wish the cabin prices were up at least!
FFS!