[cowboy71]

Here is my attempt!

METAL CHURCH - my guess for the M, considering they incorrectly leaked they were on in 2016
CANDLEMASS - unless the Metal Hammer leak was completely wrong
OVERKILL - we always get numerous US bands in the final days, and they are touring
GRAND MAGUS - told a cruiser they were booked.
VICTORIUS - 70k sized hole in their tourdates
STRIKER - 70k sized hole in tourdates, which when pointed out to them they quickly retreated
ANCIENT BARDS - just wishful thinking as I want a couple more from my wishlist
EVERTALE - just wishful thinking as I want a couple more from my wishlist
BATTLELORE - just wishful thinking as I want a couple more from my wishlist

And one from this tour:
EXTINCTION AD - tour with havok starting immediately after cruise
HAVOK - Contacted by UMC for 2016, starting tour just after cruise

[Phoenix]

Hmm...

MYRATH - for the M, I'm guessing something smaller
CANDLEMASS - were leaked, let's see if that holds true
OVERKILL - cruiser said they were on and I believe it
GRAND MAGUS - similar to Overkill
SCYTHIA - because I heard things, and they're a smaller band that fits Cripper needs
STRIKER - Tour gap and new album at the end of February
GOROD - Lesser known band off my wishlist
WHISPERED - lesser known band off my wishlist
NE OBLIVISCARIS - Look, I can dream.
AMON AMARTH - I think Andy's gonna pull a Wintersun out of his ass. Alternatively, I think that perhaps he might get WINTERSUN again

Edit: Missed that Exmortus is out, replaced them with Striker

[Gratch]

I'm just really hoping for Candlemass. Anything else I like (or have even heard of) is gravy.

[Downvod]

I would love to see Exmortus... but they have a CA date scheduled for 2/4

[alex_canada]

Wasn't Striker strongly suspected when they had a 70k gap and took the dates down when someone pointed it out? Could just be bands staying hopeful like NeO did. Gotta suck for them.

[cowboy71]

Wasn't Striker strongly suspected when they had a 70k gap and took the dates down when someone pointed it out? Could just be bands staying hopeful like NeO did. Gotta suck for them.

Ah yes good call !!!

[Phoenix]

I would love to see Exmortus... but they have a CA date scheduled for 2/4

Whoops, missed that one. I'm usually better at keeping track of those.

[Godflesh]

I only have 5 guesses at this point (just added Striker):

MORBID ANGEL: they have just signed up with UDR (Annihilator's label), have a new album coming this year, need some practice shows, and are playing with Overkill and Candlemass in August in Germany. AND, they've just announced a US tour with Suffocation and Revocation. AND, they would certainly "crank things up" a notch... or ten. AND, "We're about to crank it up some MORE"... BID ANGEL :-)
OVERKILL: they're a given IMO given their new album release on 2/10, immediately followed by their North American tour with Nile
CANDLEMASS: announced semi-officially
GRAND MAGUS: announced unofficially
STRIKER: New album in February, playing in Florida 2 days before the cruise, resumes tour 2 days later

[bodomdragon]

Here's my prediction:

Machinae Supremacy
Candlemass
Overkill
Persefone
Grand Magus
Striker
Borealis
Blackguard
Vanden Plas
Amon Amarth

[drrock]

Candlemass and Metal Church would complete my best line-up ever!

[sara]

Havok isn't happening, or at least the band said so on FB yesterday, in reply to a fan who asked. They said "not this year." Maybe that means something for 2018???

I sadly don't have any predictions, other than the obvious Candlemass. Too many bands have tours starting after the cruise. I could easily just pick my faves and be pretty wrong.

[General Zod]

Although I love wasting time while at work as much as the next guy, guessing the next 10 bands (other than those that have been leaked) seems about as likely as winning the lottery. In fact, it may actually be less likely. Consider the last five:

Axxis
Edenbridge
Ghost Ship Octavius
Trollfest
Trauma

If we asked everyone on the planet to guess five bands, not a single one would have come up with those. Hell, I've been religiously following metal review sites, forum and blogs for the last 20 years, and had only heard of three of them.

[acidbasement]

Striker put their tour schedule back on Facebook. Still has the 70K-sized hole.

[MettalMiranda]

I am hoping for Onslaught honestly , they are one band i just have to see .

[DrinkMoxie]

A little bit of conjecture, and a little bit of wishful thinking... Here's my 10 (but, to be clear, my docket is already full and I don't NEED any bands I like in the last 10)

Myrath
Candlemass
Onslaught
Borknagar
Carnal Forge
Skyfire
Metaspherical
Heidevolk
Daylight Dies
Mental Home

Oh, and Whispered, since there could be an extra band

[Masterbas]

Here's my prediction:

Machinae Supremacy
Candlemass
Overkill
Persefone
Grand Magus
Striker
Borealis
Blackguard
Vanden Plas
Amon Amarth

Blackguard is on hiatus, from the mouth of Paul Ablaze himself. Too bad :(

[Castroh]

I'll guess:

Amon Amarth
Overkill
Grand Magus
Striker
Helstar
Whispered
Monolithic
Candlemass
Begrime Exemious
Cripper - Only because Britta wrote the following on the Cripper Award Thread just over a year ago,
"Maybe there is another surprise waiting, but that would be too much to talk about right now and I better keep my mouth shut about it."

[captaingabbeh]

6 somewhat-realistic guesses:

Striker
Candlemass
Grand Magus
Myrath
Overkill
Ensiferum

4 wishful-thinking guesses:
Zeal & Ardor
Meshuggah
The Agonist
Scythia

[UltimoAviso]

i had a chat with striker over the summer about it after i booked them on a gig, they are going to be on the cruise but they were quite drunk so im not sure if its just to attend or to actually play.

[cowboy71]

If the "A" is Ancient Bards I will flail like Kermit the Frog on acid.

[Razor Ramon]

BATTLELORE - just wishful thinking as I want a couple more from my wishlist

I fucking wish.

[crazemidgt]

i had a chat with striker over the summer about it after i booked them on a gig, they are going to be on the cruise but they were quite drunk so im not sure if its just to attend or to actually play.

Theres a tour gap in the schedule around 70k. On the comments they said they had one more tour date to announce soon.


That being said my final 10 guess is this:
Next clue being an A so my guess for that is: Amon Amarth / Allagaeon

We have a lot of Melodeath on the boat already. I would suspect more black, folk, thrash or power metal.
Striker (as mentioned above)
Borknagar
Exmortus
Myrath
Korpiklaani
Metal Church
Dimmu Borgir
Overkill (gotta add to the bay area thrash we already got)
Nevermore (reunion)

One extra band I would hope for and a Cripper nominee: Visigoth

[Sgt. B]

If the "A" is Ancient Bards I will flail like Kermit the Frog on acid.

If so, PLEASE let it be filmed and posted it for all to see.

[Masterbas]

i had a chat with striker over the summer about it after i booked them on a gig, they are going to be on the cruise but they were quite drunk so im not sure if its just to attend or to actually play.

Theres a tour gap in the schedule around 70k. On the comments they said they had one more tour date to announce soon.


That being said my final 10 guess is this:
Next clue being an A so my guess for that is: Amon Amarth / Allagaeon

We have a lot of Melodeath on the boat already. I would suspect more black, folk, thrash or power metal.
Striker (as mentioned above)
Borknagar
Exmortus
Myrath
Korpiklaani
Metal Church
Dimmu Borgir
Overkill (gotta add to the bay area thrash we already got)
Nevermore (reunion)

One extra band I would hope for and a Cripper nominee: Visigoth

Exmortus just posted this morning a gig at long beach on the 4th of february... :(

[crazemidgt]

i had a chat with striker over the summer about it after i booked them on a gig, they are going to be on the cruise but they were quite drunk so im not sure if its just to attend or to actually play.

Theres a tour gap in the schedule around 70k. On the comments they said they had one more tour date to announce soon.


That being said my final 10 guess is this:
Next clue being an A so my guess for that is: Amon Amarth / Allagaeon

We have a lot of Melodeath on the boat already. I would suspect more black, folk, thrash or power metal.
Striker (as mentioned above)
Borknagar
Exmortus
Myrath
Korpiklaani
Metal Church
Dimmu Borgir
Overkill (gotta add to the bay area thrash we already got)
Nevermore (reunion)

One extra band I would hope for and a Cripper nominee: Visigoth

Exmortus just posted this morning a gig at long beach on the 4th of february... :(

I posted this before I saw that announcement. It makes me a sad panda :(

[Masterbas]

I posted this before I saw that announcement. It makes me a sad panda :(

You and me both brother...

[UltimoAviso]

i had a chat with striker over the summer about it after i booked them on a gig, they are going to be on the cruise but they were quite drunk so im not sure if its just to attend or to actually play.

Theres a tour gap in the schedule around 70k. On the comments they said they had one more tour date to announce soon.


That being said my final 10 guess is this:
Next clue being an A so my guess for that is: Amon Amarth / Allagaeon

We have a lot of Melodeath on the boat already. I would suspect more black, folk, thrash or power metal.
Striker (as mentioned above)
Borknagar
Exmortus
Myrath
Korpiklaani
Metal Church
Dimmu Borgir
Overkill (gotta add to the bay area thrash we already got)
Nevermore (reunion)

One extra band I would hope for and a Cripper nominee: Visigoth

I love visigoth. We've hung out a few times this past year after a couple of festivals. I know their manager is at least aware of 70k (he liked the axxis announcement of facebook) but they have a lot going on currently. I will totally tell them that they are requested though! :)

[Azazel101]

atrophy
Candlemass
And overkill playing the new album in its entirety for one set

[cowboy71]

Although I love wasting time while at work as much as the next guy, guessing the next 10 bands (other than those that have been leaked) seems about as likely as winning the lottery. In fact, it may actually be less likely. Consider the last five:

Axxis
Edenbridge
Ghost Ship Octavius
Trollfest
Trauma

If we asked everyone on the planet to guess five bands, not a single one would have come up with those. Hell, I've been religiously following metal review sites, forum and blogs for the last 20 years, and had only heard of three of them.

From the combined wishlists, all those bands actually had multiple requests except for Trauma - that is just from probably 100 or so forumites:

Axxis - 3 requests
Edenbridge - 2 requests
Ghost Ship Octavius - 4 requests
Trollfest - 7 requests
Trauma - 0 reqeusts

So yeah - as I've discovered time and again, no matter how much you think you know metal there is still stuff out there to discover.

[biertroll]

Elder
Candlemass
Asphyx
Cripper
Korpiklaani
Iron Reagan
Striker
Overkill
Morbid Angel
Amon Amarth (Beach Party Announcement)

[Hoppy McGee]

Elder
Grand Magus
Crimson Shadows
A couple South American bands that no one has heard of
Tankard
Cripper
Æther Realm
Accu§er
Amon Amarth as the final announcement (I think Andy has a big surprise like this up his sleeve.....even better would be a Hypocrisy announcement during the beach party!)

I have a feeling Candlemass may not be happening. They were leaked early along with Psycroptic during the big announcement break. When announcements started back up we got Psycroptic and then Avatarium right off the bat. Maybe someone from Candlemass had to pull out, and Leif agreed to come with Avatarium instead?

[cowboy71]

I see a few of you had ANGRA and/or MANEGARM in your sigs, but no-one correctly had either in their guesses here for the final 10

Will be interesting to see if ANY of us get ANY right!

Three guesses for 'E's (not counting Exmortus as they are ruled out)

EVERTALE
ENSIFERUM
ELDER

[mbob]

Evertale would be cool. Elder is not my thing. But if Ensiferum gets announced this will be me...

Three guesses for 'E's (not counting Exmortus as they are ruled out)

EVERTALE
ENSIFERUM
ELDER

[Godflesh]

For the 'E' band, I am guessing Ex Deo, simply because that's the only band with Edenbridge (which we already have) to have a new album out in February, according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_in_h ... s_expected

[Godflesh]

Amon Amarth as the final announcement (I think Andy has a big surprise like this up his sleeve.....even better would be a Hypocrisy announcement during the beach party!)

I'm afraid you're setting yourself up for a big disappointment...

I have a feeling Candlemass may not be happening. They were leaked early along with Psycroptic during the big announcement break. When announcements started back up we got Psycroptic and then Avatarium right off the bat. Maybe someone from Candlemass had to pull out, and Leif agreed to come with Avatarium instead?

I bet that's exactly what happened. It might even explain some of the delay after stopping the announcements at 39.

[Godflesh]

Iron Reagan

That would cool, I've seen their name pop up in my research, so I think they're a possibility.

[Hoppy McGee]

Amon Amarth as the final announcement (I think Andy has a big surprise like this up his sleeve.....even better would be a Hypocrisy announcement during the beach party!)

I'm afraid you're setting yourself up for a big disappointment...

I'm so used to disappointment at this stage in my life that I have no problem dreaming big!

[Memnoch]

I have a feeling Candlemass may not be happening. They were leaked early along with Psycroptic during the big announcement break. When announcements started back up we got Psycroptic and then Avatarium right off the bat. Maybe someone from Candlemass had to pull out, and Leif agreed to come with Avatarium instead?

Due to his health condition, Edling is unable to perform with AVATARIUM at the band's gigs.

So no Leif onbroad I'm afraid. Seems Misery Loves Co.'s (live) bass player has been filling his shoes before, so I do think Candlemass will be playing the cruise.

[AceHugger]

I have a feeling Candlemass may not be happening. They were leaked early along with Psycroptic during the big announcement break. When announcements started back up we got Psycroptic and then Avatarium right off the bat. Maybe someone from Candlemass had to pull out, and Leif agreed to come with Avatarium instead?

I'm thinking this as well. It was so clearly (& pretty offically) leaked way back in September or October's Metal Hammer that there's no logical reason to hold it back, - unless it somehow fell through.

That would suck though.

[Memnoch]

there's no logical reason to hold it back

Aww, so cute when people try to apply logic to anything UMC.