Starving zombies looking for brains…BRAAAIIINS!!!
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toby wrote: ↑Tue Jun 17, 2025 6:38 am

BoltThrower wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 7:31 pm Tick…tick…tick…tick…

Looking more and more like you've got this. lol

If I win, we all lose.

Tick…tick…tick…tick…

mooyagi wrote: ↑Thu Jun 05, 2025 4:34 pm Cap-Haïtien, mentioned in that article is close to Labadee, for anyone needing a geographic point of reference.

Yep. About 5 miles.

Sounds like things are getting worser and worser in Haiti. Maybe we should pick a different destination.

https://www.abcactionnews.com/haiti/the ... the-ground

I just realized I never picked the first band with my January 28 prediction. If it’s not too late, let’s make it Bolt Thrower. Why not?

"The full artist lineup for Hellbound Cruise will be revealed next Wednesday, April 30th. Who are you hoping to set sail with on the high seas?" Why would anybody do a festival with such early band announcements?! It’s far more sensible to wait until the last minute to announce half the l...

Even without the warlords and criminals, Haiti was the worst destination. The local vendors cajole and grab at you to get you to “See what I have made.” After barely a few minutes of that, we headed for the RC bar where we paid the same prices as on the boat. After barely a few minutes of that, we h...

A French scientist going to a conference in Texas last week was randomly searched, not only denied entry but arrested, accused of "terrorism", detained overnight, and they confiscated his phone and laptop due to "messages criticizing Trump's policies on his phone": https://www.l...

First announcement will be January 28.

Let’s sail to Greenland while it’s still an international destination.

Saint Vitus. That’s it. 1 band, 120 sets.

Oh, one beef against Royal Caribbean—they added an automatic tip to cruise prices this time for the cleaning staff and other staff. Wait, what? I think you need to contact them. That's what the prepaid taxes, fees, etc. are supposed to cover. They definitely didn't add it to my bill. I just went ba...

I didn’t bother with the survey. It’s obvious nobody is listening or we wouldn’t still have late band announcements and the dumbest merchandise sales imaginable. Royal Caribbean was great as always. One meal was slow but that’s because we were seated next to a band member that took forever to order ...

To me, all Caribbean countries look about the same. I’d rather not go anywhere and save all that fuel. I get that you have to have a non-American destination in order to pay the cruise workers slave wages and to fire up the casino, so let’s just go to Bahamas and park the boat.

The real sad thing is no announcement of the All Star Jam setlist. I didn't go because it's always a toss up (last year's was completely worth it to hear Hansi singing Dio) other years I go just for the fun, a lot of years I hit up the conflicting shows because they'll have chiller crowds and it's ...

Ship and deck plans have not been updated to the Freedom of the Seas yet tho. Looks like we’re still on the Independence unless this hasn’t been updated in THE SHIP section: Hosting 70000TONS OF METAL on The Independence of the Seas exemplifies our continued dedication to next-level onboard innovat...

Andy wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2025 3:04 pm The All-Star Jam on 70000TONS OF METAL will be an unforgettable highlight, co-hosted by metal icons Jörg Michael and Kristin Starkey.

Host some Skynyrd, man!

Saw UDO a few months back. Decent show. His voice has held up. Doesn’t look too healthy though but neither do I.

Suffocation is aight. One set would be enough for me, tho. I am honestly surprised with the quality of the lesser known bands announced. There's plenty of good stuff imo. Some people get obsessed with the famous bands and then miss some of these hidden gems. I think there's a good mix of famous/unk...

More likely it’s DEICIDE. Or even Depeche Mode for all we know.

One last chance for Benediction. Or Exodus with Dukes. But it looks like we’re getting yet another S band. Slayer?

Or Samsara Blues Experiment reunion.

MuzakMaker wrote: ↑Sat Jan 25, 2025 2:48 pm Destinity (once I finally started spelling it right )

Just a guess but I think it’s a combination (mash-up/portmanteau) of destiny and infinity so it rhymes with infinity. Much easier to remember, at least for me.

AverageMetalDrummer wrote: ↑Sat Jan 25, 2025 6:05 am I’m digging Fabulae Dramatis so far. Still need to check out the other two.

I agree. I’m calling it now. FABULAE DRAMATIS will be the Cripper band of 2025.

MuzakMaker wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2025 4:08 pm 2 video game metal bands on one boat? I'm not complaining but it's sure weird.

Their sets will be in the arcade. You thought the Star Lounge was small…

aleyeahed wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2025 8:59 am The EXIF data on the Metsatoll post was 9/12, they were confirmed in September, so the hunt for an M was not the holdup.

Probably no use speculating. It’s likely only one person on the planet knows and will EVER know.

Don't much care for Abymal Dawn, but at this point as long as we're cranking out bands, I'm good I wonder if the long holdup was waiting for an M band to commit. If so, we really need to rethink the whole letter hint thing. There’s very little reward for the giant risk of holding things up for that...

PARADOX. We need more thrash.

Maybe instead of adding 26 bands, we should jettison 4 bands and make the 30 remaining bands play 4 sets. Then we’d get to see all 30 them.

Do we think Andy will address this in his wrap-up speech on the pool deck? Will he make more promises of changes for future cruises? Is it possible that this has just become too much for him and he announces this is the final cruise? His wrap-up speech is where he’ll announce the final bands. :lol:

Not sure anymore if this is a good or a bad thing, but I know for a fact that today they are still asking several bands if they want to do the cruise. Good news is they're active. Bad news is that the lineup is far from closed. Whether it is 36 or 59 bands that are booked at the moment, only Andy k...

They’re going to have to do a name change next year because the brand has been tarnished beyond repair just like Time Warner Cable became Spectrum. So rather than bogus BAND announcements, it’s time for bogus BRAND announcements. Nah. They promised a festival and it is still very likely they are go...

Amalu wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2025 6:09 am

caddee313 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2025 5:24 am IS TODAY THE DAY FOR A FLURRY OF BAND ANNOUNCEMENTS???
Or will the blizzard coincide with the 1 week to go posting?

Let's wait and see. Only the Gods of Metal know.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KApie0UjEY8

They’re going to have to do a name change next year because the brand has been tarnished beyond repair just like Time Warner Cable became Spectrum. So rather than bogus BAND announcements, it’s time for bogus BRAND announcements. So next year this festival becomes 35000 Tons Of Metal (maybe more may...

This year's cruise will be number 5 for my wife and I, but I am afraid it will also be our last one. We are pretty tired of the broken promises, the absolutely horrible communication, and the lack of improvement. As every survivor knows, the atmosphere is simply unmatched. But, this is not enough t...

BiffMeatslab wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:48 pm Thank god, I can finally sleep at night now.

Me too. That wore me out.

You will not believe this. Never in the history or ever in the future of 70000 Tons will…there…ever…be…a…26-PACK of ANNOUNCEMENTS!!! Are you ready? ARE YOU READY?!! CAN YOU DIG IT!!!! We’ve got ACID WITCH ANATHEMA BATHORY BEYOND THE EMBRACE BLACK SPIRAL CARPTHIAN FOREST CIRITH UNGOL DECEASED FALLUJA...

“I have a dream that one day…little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.” ~ MLK One of those little black boys has grown up to be none other than Katon De Pena. He will join hands with fellow members Jose Gonzalez, Emil...

Now that Trump is pardoning all the Jan 6, 2021 “mostly peaceful protesters”, Jon Schaffer is back in good graces. So welcome onbroad ICED EARTH! They will be performing all their patriotic Revolutionary material and make 70000 Tons great again. They will be part of a very special excursion package ...

On that theory, the M band is Manowar and 70K's lawyers are stuck in a heated debate about noise limits in International waters and struggling to purchase that much baby oil after recent news events making it awkward to buy even one bottle, let alone dozens. Or the M band is MERCYFUL FATE and we’re...