Cardest wrote:How about a list of bands that have NEVER been on the boat, so far!
I don't mean, the bands that are mega-stars and would never do a cruise like this.
I mean, the bands that
realistically would come on board.

Borknagar perhaps?
Saw them at Inferno last year!
That would be an awesome addition!
Who else has never been on 'broad' so far?
EXACTLY! I'm all for new blood. Bands I never heard of or knew existed. Or bands I've heard of but have no way of ever seeing perform live. It's always a learning curve when the band lists come out each year and a scramble to learn. That's what I love about the cruise. If said band was to show in my town that I never heard of, chances are low that I'd go see them, but on the boat it's easy, it's buffet style.
I'll give 2 examples to explain myself.
Gyze from last year, never heard of em, positive word of mouth on the boat about their 1st set inspired me to check their 2nd set out in the Pyramid lounge, terrible venue btw, but was the best new band experience I had this year. Helped that I accidently got to hang outside chatting with their lead the next morning. Discovered that the girl on the drums is his brother, haha!
Therion. Saw them by accident 4 years back, never experienced them before, totally taken and love them. Follow them regularly, but when I saw they had a spot this year, I was kinda disappointed. Seen em, know their stuff, so I didn't want to spend a moment on them when I'd be missing something else new that I'd be missing.