It is what it is. I also agree on leaving it that way, even though I would consider adding Without Waves in the tie. Each band gets half a jacket :P Why would we add Without Waves if they got one less vote? :D Unless someone strongly disagrees later on I will declare Spoil Engine and Dark Matter "o...

That was interesting, just a few hours ago there was a triple draw with Spoil Engine, Dark Matter and Without Waves, and two last-minute votes ruled the last one out of the draw. I say we leave it as it is and have two winners for the current edition. I’m sure it is more than well deserved for both ...

I saw like 2 or 3 songs from Dark Matter, I was thinking I was going to like them because I like DSBM, but nope, not really. But they still got my vote. The other bands are just bleh. I saw a few of them on that channel that was playing music videos and just, yuck. Quite similarly, i was at their l...

I went for Spoil Engine. Everything from their show was fantastic. The music, the attitude... great job!!

Here it goes! You have a week to vote :)

Final version of my rank, this is where you will most likely find me: 5 - Soen 4 - Aeternam 4 - Axxis 4 - Devin Townsend 4 - Epica 4 - Finntroll 4 - Kissin' Dynamite 4 - Moonsorrow 4 - Omnium Gatherum 4 - Orphaned Land 4 - Wilderun 4 - Wintersun 3 - Aether Realm 3 - Bloodbound 3 - Ghost Ship Octaviu...

YES!!!! Well done!!!

This brings us to 60 bands... The madman actually did it. :shock: Yup, he did it :shock: After canceling my cabin I don't regret it anymore. With only 4 bands out of 60 that I'm interested to see in the end, this years wasn't meant for me. Maybe next year. :lol: Have fun :3drunks: I don't know whic...

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.

Final list of candidates:

Dark Matter
FirstBourne
Spoil Engine
Without Waves
Zero Theorem

It's been a while, I'm gonna start from scratch... I'll try to make it as realistic as possible considering the number of concerts a man can phisically and reasonably attend to. 5 - Soen 4 - Aeternam 4 - Axxis 4 - Devin Townsend 4 - Epica 4 - Finntroll 4 - Kissin' Dynamite 4 - Moonsorrow 4 - Omnium ...

toby wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 02, 2020 8:28 am

Without Waves might be the only eligible one?

Yup. I have the feeling that the next three bands will all be candidates too. We'll see.

This is probably what really happened:

https://captiongenerator.com/1614442/70000-Tons-of-Soon

Pellaz wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 18, 2019 2:24 pm

but this year in particular has been a shit-show, and the slow sales are indicative of that.

And yet, unfortunately, it is very close to selling out. Damn, we don't learn...

For 2020 ------------70000 Tons there is zero refund available because it is after December 7, so going to the other festivals at this time is not a viable option , people are allowed to present different points of view freely, they are aware of the other festivals as options, but does not help wit...

...hmmmm...i looked on facebook at their tour schedule. IDK, i would not completely rule them out at this point. they might decide that a few days in the caribbean is more fun. :) I would be very much okay with that if it were to come to pass :) The guitar player is also in Omnium Gatherum. Guess t...

Here is my guess, lets see how bad it is: Edenbridge (When I talked to them they said they were hopefully going, TBD. I saw that some German pub posted them as going so...) Insomnium (They are touring with Omnium and basically have a gap in their schedule for this anyway) Wishful thinking - but the...

Godflesh wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 17, 2019 12:54 am

Statistically, almost nobody will see this thread

I just did, and it looks like you did the job for me

The amount of bitching here is too damn high More than justified, if you ask me. Concur. This year has been a shit-show, plain and simple. I hesitated to compare 70K with the Fyre Festival a while back because, at that time, 70K hadn't opened bookings and didn't have any of our money. Well, now the...

cegr80 wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 16, 2019 12:56 am

The amount of bitching here is too damn high

More than justified, if you ask me.

cowboy71 wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 16, 2019 4:24 am

Total Cabins, by my count: 1961
Total Cabins, according to cruisedeckplans website: 1918
Total Cabins in sold out categories: 1741 (includes 2N)
**Previously sold out. Only 1 or 2 left.

If I'm reading this correctly, the ship is VERY close to selling out again, isn't it?

So a month to go. 2020 - still 18 private cabin categories available. 9 single male categories still left to chose from, and 5 single female. How does that compare to the previous years? 2019 - sold out months in advance 2018 - sold out months in advance 2017 - had 6 categories left a month out (4 ...

I'll do my best to be there, for sure! Is the place 100% decided yet? I won't have any cash for stickers btw.

acidbasement wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 02, 2019 3:20 pm

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.

One band per day??? Expect at least 10 bands in the last 3-4 days.

cowboy71 wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 28, 2019 1:43 am

Gratch wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 28, 2019 12:22 am

I’m really hoping Andy hasn’t had a recurrence of whatever health issue sidelined him for a few months.

The phrase that will forever be uttered whenever there is any gap in announcements.

And that is totally his fault for being unable to delegate.

Yesterday I got to talk for a while to Cristina Scabbia from Lacuna Coil after her gig in Barcelona. She told me that they are taking a small break at the beginning of 2020 and that it is completely ruled out that they will be onbroad.

By the way, she's absolutely awesome, nice and down-to-earth.

Some quite interesting stuff lately... 5 - Kissin' Dynamite 4 - Omnium Gatherum 4 - Axxis 4 - Soen 4 - Moonsorrow 4 - Devin Townsend 4 - Wintersun 3 - Orphaned Land 3 - Finntroll 3 - Epica 2 - Bloodbound 2 - Stam1na 2 - Ihsahn 2 - The Agonist 2 - Aether Realm 1 - Archon Angel 1 - Emperor 1 - Haggard...

Yeeeeeeeeesssssssssss. Most of my 4's and 5 come from the last 10 announcements. Fucking brilliant weeks. So hyped! 5 - Kissin' Dynamite 4 - Omnium Gatherum 4 - Axxis 4 - Soen 4 - Moonsorrow 4 - Devin Townsend 4 - Wintersun 3 - Epica 2 - Ihsahn 2 - The Agonist 2 - Aether Realm 1 - Archon Angel 1 - E...

Jesus fucking Christ, this was even more unexpected than Kissin' Dynamite, Soen and Axxis... combined!! Thank you so fucking much!!! Bodom you are on a streak. So glad you have some common bands with my wishlist. Indeed. The first announcements were very disappointing but the last ten or so have to...

Jesus fucking Christ, this was even more unexpected than Kissin' Dynamite, Soen and Axxis... combined!! Thank you so fucking much!!!

Things are certainly getting better!! 5 - Kissin' Dynamite 4 - Axxis 4 - Soen 4 - Moonsorrow 4 - Devin Townsend 4 - Wintersun 3 - Epica 2 - Ihsahn 2 - The Agonist 2 - Aether Realm 1 - Archon Angel 1 - Emperor 1 - Haggard 1 - Einherjer 1 - Candlemass 1 - Flotsam & Jetsam 1 - At the Gates 1 - Michael ...

Jotunheimr wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 11, 2019 12:16 am

? - Kissin' Dynamite - bodomdragon, recommend an album!

Their latest album, Ecstasy, is a very good representation of what they can do, plus they play a lot of that stuff live. If you "kind of" like them in studio, definitely give them a shot live, things just get way better.

Wow, things are getting better and better!!! Axxis was a very unexpected surprise, they were absolutely fantastic last year but there was so little crowd I did not expect them back. So, so happy for this one. Bodom is 100% stoked again. Thanks.

Your updated preferences. Michael Schenker's not doing so good for being a headliner...

A friend of mine talked to one of the Rotting Christ members after a show and was told that they're not doing the cruise on 2020.

FUCK YES!!!! SOEN!!! This was completely unexpected! THANK YOU!!!! I loved seeing your reactions to Soen and KD. Some of these bands have me scratching my head saying “who?” but I’m really happy for you man and I guess I have some homework to do! Nice to see that some Cripper bands already have fan...

OMFG, Soen!!! I was about to change my '5' but I'll leave it as it is for the moment... 5 - Kissin' Dynamite 4 - Soen 4 - Moonsorrow 4 - Devin Townsend 4 - Wintersun 3 - Epica 2 - Aether Realm 1 - Archon Angel 1 - Emperor 1 - Haggard 1 - Einherjer 1 - Candlemass 1 - Flotsam & Jetsam 1 - At the Gates...

Metal archives has nothing. https://www.metal-archives.com/search?searchString=SOEN&type=band_name Anyone know anything about this band? Metal Archives probably has nothing because this band probably doesn't qualify as metal to them. Metal Archives have serious issues with Progressive Metal. Many g...

Percentages are good, but it should include numbers as well. I don't like to use absolute numbers on these charts because in this case there is a very strong relationship between the announcement date and the number of votes. The first announced bands have 3x more votes than the latest ones. Thus i...

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. Proving worth by being a consumer? Kissin' Dynamite are FUCKING AMAZING. And so...