The Official 70000TONS OF METAL 2013 Megathread - Page 70

Website · by **doomguy** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:15 pm

STACH100 wrote:
alex_canada wrote:Two great adds. So many bands I want to see, yet no 10-out-of-10 yet. I don't even know what would be...I guess Guardian. Great choices Andy, this year looks to be solid overall.

Just realized that these bands are both belonging to the rainbow brigade. Hi Stach!

edit: you beat me by 10 seconds, haha

Since we are sailing from Miami, it may be prudent to have a few bands people from Miami may have slightly heard of.
Is the majesty flying under a pink flag?

Haha!

That made me laugh. I heard a radio interview a couple years ago where the interviewee kept using "prudent" where she meant "prudish". Ever since then I've made a point of using them both in the wrong context. It amuses me now whenever I hear someone use it, I always think of that.

by **alex_canada** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:18 pm

It's not like every Delain track is absurdly light. This is off the new album as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q5XTBmi68M

by **Jebus_Cripes** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:24 pm

I'm happy about Heidevolk but I think we are reaching saturation on the folk bands.

by **ShoreSlayer** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:27 pm

alex_canada wrote:It's not like every Delain track is absurdly light. This is off the new album as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q5XTBmi68M

Sorry, I know I'm being a dick AND a hypocrite.

ShoreSlayer wrote:...but 'proper' metal can be pretty subjective. Few, if any, of us have identical tastes in metal or would reach 100% agreement as to what does and doesn't belong on the ship.

But, as a music community, shouldn't we agree that, at the very least, if the heaviest song from an album isn't as heavy as, let's say, your typical Nickelback song, then it's not metal?

This Delain stuff just makes me sleepy

by **alex_canada** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:37 pm

I don't think Nickleback uses double bass...but yeah it's hella light. We needed a chick band and it could've been worse.

by **Bentz!** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:52 pm

I wonder if we're going to get the entire Paganfest America 2013 lineup now? Only Trollfest and Helsott left to go.

by **meshuggah** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:58 pm

Well, it looks like I'll have time to eat and poop. 2 new announcements are LAME!

by **Morgir** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 8:07 pm

X-Thor wrote:
Andy wrote: and what the hell are our scouting parties in Eastern Europe and freezing cold Canada doing?

So, still in Canada? Anvil? Ex Deo?

It's most likely Unleash the Archers.

by **Morgir** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 8:07 pm

Also, fuck YES HEIDEVOLK!!!!

by **KDibildeaux** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 8:40 pm

alex_canada wrote:Forgot about Xandria...I'd love to see them and I suspect they'd be decently heavy live.

I saw Xandria once and they were kind of boring

by **KevinP** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 8:52 pm

The Weenie Cruise just got more weenielicious

TEHO, but I've been saying it for years. I just don't "get" how anyone into "metal" listens to this kinda stuff

Andy knows his customer base though. I'm sure Ville is frothing at the mouth like Laura over a random corpse painted band.

by **alex_canada** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 8:54 pm

KDibildeaux wrote:
alex_canada wrote:Forgot about Xandria...I'd love to see them and I suspect they'd be decently heavy live.

I saw Xandria once and they were kind of boring

tbh, I imagine they might not set the world on fire live, but the album was decent and the singer was hot in the cd booklet. Works for me.

by **X-Thor** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:19 pm

Jebus_Cripes wrote:I'm happy about Heidevolk but I think we are reaching saturation on the folk bands.

Are you feeling over saturated by folk metal?

by **X-Thor** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:24 pm

KevinP wrote:The Weenie Cruise just got more weenielicious

TEHO, but I've been saying it for years. I just don't "get" how anyone into "metal" listens to this kinda stuff

And yet you are trying t get on broad. Maybe you crave for some weenie?

As to your second point, I like pretty much any subgenre in metal. I'm pretty sure I would've enjoyed the BTH, and I plan to go on one someday. Like ShoreSlayer said, metal can be very loosely defined and encompasses a huge range of very different musical styles.

by **torpedo20** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:25 pm

Damn, looks like there will be lotsa 'power nap' downtime

Hell, I might actually end up sleeping on some nites like on a "normal" cruise.

Can we get some metal now please?

by **Castroh** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:29 pm

X-Thor wrote:Are you feeling over saturated by folk metal?

I know I am feeling over saturated by it, and I actually enjoy folk metal. We can really use something a little heavier at this point.

by **cowboy71** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:30 pm

KevinP wrote:TEHO, but I've been saying it for years. I just don't "get" how anyone into "metal" listens to this kinda stuff

BWHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!! What an obnoxious, elitist, wanker of a comment - even for you Kevin

You have totally out-done yourself with that one.

*golf clap*

by **Ecliptica** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:31 pm

X-Thor wrote:
Jebus_Cripes wrote:I'm happy about Heidevolk but I think we are reaching saturation on the folk bands.

Are you feeling over saturated by folk metal?

I seriously am at this point. Since Metsatoll was out of the question, this would've been my next folk metal request (Avantasia and Falconer would've been perfect, but I shan't be too greedy =P)

Basically, if I could've written up my dream line-up, this would be it.

Sorry you're all disappointed.

by **X-Thor** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:32 pm

Castroh wrote:
X-Thor wrote:Are you feeling over saturated by folk metal?

I know I am feeling over saturated by it, and I actually enjoy folk metal. We can really use something a little heavier at this point.

Yeah, I see where you're coming from.

I'm NEVER going to complain about being SATURATED by folk metal, but I'd certainly welcome thrashier, deahtier (?) or blackier announcements.

by **Castroh** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:36 pm

There is a complete lack of melodeath on the ship. Give us Insomnium or something along those lines.

by **Laura** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:37 pm

I think Delain & Heidevolk were inevitable 70K adds at some point and very much in sinc with many other bands booked for 2011-2013 (Epica, Nightwish, Lacuna for the female fronted and *many* of the biggies in Euro folk metal-lover's land - Finntroll, Tyr, Ensiferum, Arkona, Eluveitie, and Turisas among others) - all very "Euro-metal" in my view. I actually am a very big fan of both Delain and Heidevolk and personally think they are great adds. Not heartbroken about missing them on 70K this time round though because I saw Delain at Wacken and am not necessarily dying to see them again. Also, will see Heidevolk in Chicago for the first time when they hit down for the awesome upcoming Paganfest America Tour.

I totally agree with Rob that Delain is not "metal" in any traditional sense of the word. For that matter, neither is Heidevolk. For me personally, that makes zero iota of difference though, because I like a very wide variety of music. I can totally get why someone who is mainly into bands like Kreator, Testament, Iron Maiden, and Overkill (who btw, I personally appreciate, have enjoyed seeing all of them live, but am NOT a BIG fan of any of them by any means).

So, this is inevitably where that line in the sand of taste becomes very clearly defined between different fan bases on this forum & elsewhere.

Oh, and what the hell and for what it's worth....here are my favorite songs by both bands:
Heidevolk: Saksenland http://youtu.be/55ls_ydHstU
Delain: Start Swimming (beautiful acoustic version) http://youtu.be/zk3VDqex0GE

But, wait - there's more!

I did an advanced search

and discovered I'd posted about Delain 23 times and Heidevolk 41 times. (Yes, I'm a fan

)

search.php?keywords=Delain+&terms=all&author=Laura&sc=1&sf=all&sr=posts&sk=t&sd=d&st=0&ch=300&t=0&submit=Search

search.php?keywords=Heidevolk&terms=all&author=Laura&sc=1&sf=all&sr=posts&sk=t&sd=d&st=0&ch=300&t=0&submit=Search

by **alex_canada** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:38 pm

KALMAH

by **X-Thor** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:38 pm

Castroh wrote:There is a complete lack of melodeath on the ship. Give us Insomnium or something along those lines.

Melodeath is my second or third favorite subgenre (even though I really don't know that many bands). I'd think In Flames is supposed to cover there (but will fail miserably if they play anything post-2004).

by **ShoreSlayer** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:44 pm

Morgir wrote:
X-Thor wrote:
Andy wrote: and what the hell are our scouting parties in Eastern Europe and freezing cold Canada doing?

So, still in Canada? Anvil? Ex Deo?

It's most likely Unleash the Archers.

I sure hope so. This cruise needs UTA and I'd be happy for them as well

by **ShoreSlayer** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:44 pm

cowboy71 wrote:
KevinP wrote:TEHO, but I've been saying it for years. I just don't "get" how anyone into "metal" listens to this kinda stuff

BWHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!! What an obnoxious, elitist, wanker of a comment - even for you Kevin

You have totally out-done yourself with that one.

*golf clap*

How so? I (and I imagine many others) agree with this post whole-heartedly. Good thing for me though (on this count at least), I'm staying home this round.

by **X-Thor** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:46 pm

ShoreSlayer wrote:
cowboy71 wrote:
KevinP wrote:TEHO, but I've been saying it for years. I just don't "get" how anyone into "metal" listens to this kinda stuff

BWHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!! What an obnoxious, elitist, wanker of a comment - even for you Kevin

You have totally out-done yourself with that one.

*golf clap*

How so? I (and I imagine many others) agree with this post whole-heartedly

I think Kevin refers to the whole folk metal subgenre (if such a thing exists)...

by **Ecliptica** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:47 pm

X-Thor wrote:
Melodeath is my second or third favorite subgenre (even though I really don't know that many bands). I'd think In Flames is supposed to cover there (but will fail miserably if they play anything post-2004).

The problem is that they CAN'T play anything pre-2004, which makes me sad. I would love to see a 'Jester Race' or 'Whoracle' set, but I know I could do a much better job than Anders singing it right now.

I'm a big fan of Insomnium and kind of expect them to get added too. I don't know if I'll be sleeping at all. Or how I'm going to ration seeing bands only once (I almost always see either both sets or zero sets).

And I'm really starting to like Rage.

First world problems -- I have enough money to go on a boat with 40+ metal bands and there are too many I want to see. Wah wah waaaaaaaah.

by **X-Thor** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:51 pm

Ecliptica wrote:
X-Thor wrote:
Melodeath is my second or third favorite subgenre (even though I really don't know that many bands). I'd think In Flames is supposed to cover there (but will fail miserably if they play anything post-2004).

The problem is that they CAN'T play anything pre-2004, which makes me sad. I would love to see a 'Jester Race' or 'Whoracle' set, but I know I could do a much better job than Anders singing it right now.

Sigh... I know. We need another melodeath band, then!

Ecliptica wrote:I'm a big fan of Insomnium and kind of expect them to get added too. I don't know if I'll be sleeping at all. Or how I'm going to ration seeing bands only once (I almost always see either both sets or zero sets).

I'm having a hard time deciding which bands I want to see two times no matter what, which ones 2 times only if that doesn't mean totally missing out another band, which ones I'll definitely see once (but just once) and which once I'll only see if there's literally nothing else going on.

Ecliptica wrote:First world problems -- I have enough money to go on a boat with 40+ metal bands and there are too many I want to see. Wah wah waaaaaaaah.

That's like the ultimate First World Problem!

by **Castroh** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:53 pm

alex_canada wrote:KALMAH

Kalmah and/or Be'lakor would probably be the greatest adds for me at this point. Insomnium would be huge too, but I just saw them.

by **DrinkMoxie** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:55 pm

Morgir wrote:
X-Thor wrote:
Andy wrote: and what the hell are our scouting parties in Eastern Europe and freezing cold Canada doing?

So, still in Canada? Anvil? Ex Deo?

It's most likely Unleash the Archers.

I would prefer them onbroad a year I can go

by **DrinkMoxie** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:01 pm

Heidevolk are a SUPERB announcement... but, I get to see them on Paganfest, so I'm still not booking

by **alex_canada** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:08 pm

Castroh wrote:
alex_canada wrote:KALMAH

Kalmah and/or Be'lakor would probably be the greatest adds for me at this point. Insomnium would be huge too, but I just saw them.

KALMAH

by **Pamela** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:09 pm

Another wishlist band- so very glad I booked!!

by **X-Thor** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:10 pm

Pamela wrote:Another wishlist band- so very glad I booked!!

You have a great wishlist. Except for Manowar

by **Memnoch** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:04 pm

So happy for Delain, but Heidevolk is just awful.
Now bring on death metal (and no, not the weeniefied kind)!

by **Goddess of Metal** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:07 pm

Bentz! wrote:I wonder if we're going to get the entire Paganfest America 2013 lineup now? Only Trollfest and Helsott left to go.

2 members of Helsott are already going to be onbroad!

by **Tobbe** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:11 pm

I saw Delain's gig at Wacken this year. Monotonous. With female singers, bands tend to lock themselves to one sound.

Website · by **jodionline** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:58 pm

I don't know both. But I have enought time to hear a little bit from them.

by **JARI** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 12:02 am

gnoff_the_creep wrote:
JARI wrote:I saw D.A.D in radio rock cruise and it wasn´t so good or i were too drank. I don´t remember. Twisted sister well do they make more than 2 or 3 songs ?

I've seen TS quite a few times, most recently on this years Sweden Rock Festival and Dee is amazing at getting an audience going.

And if you don't know more than 2 or 3 songs from them you just haven't listened well enough, love this band, don't think they'll be on 70k but support it with all my heart if they were to be announced!

(sais the guy in the TS live at Wacken 2003 DVD)

i know more songs but those 2 ore 3 are what i can listen.

by **JARI** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 12:06 am

ShoreSlayer wrote:This is not metal. This is pop music. I just don't get it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lZGhh41W9k

more time to drink/eat/sleep

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