70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Crownshift

Countdown to 2026: 164 Days

SOOOOOOON, a word 70000tons of Metal cruisers know all too well, love it or hate it. 70000tons of Metal, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise, returns for its 2026 edition from January 29 – February 2, 2026, setting sail from Miami, Florida to Nassau, The Bahamas aboard Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas. For booking and full details are available on the official website. Read our essential packing guide here. Check out the testimonials from several 2025 artists at this location.

70000tons 2025 Round 13: ARTIST 7 of 61 Crownshift

Stats

2025 Voyage:

Dates: January 30 – February 3, 2025
Destination: Miami to Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Ship: Independence of the Seas

Artist Spotlight

Band: Crownshift
Number of 70000tons Appearances: 1 (2025)
Set 1: January 31, 2025 – Pool Deck – 1:00 pm
Set 2: February 2, 2025 – Royal Theater – 12:15 pm
Attended: Set 1 – Yes, Set 2 – Yes
Country: Finland
Genre: Melodic Groove/Power Metal
Latest Album: Crownshift – 2024 (Nuclear Blast)
Standout Moment(s):
It wasn’t long after Nightwish’s 2023 performance on 70000tons of Metal that Crownshift announced their formation, bringing together members of Nightwish, ex-Children of Bodom, and Finntroll. The supergroup immediately sparked excitement, but it wasn’t until 2024 that their debut album arrived. With each member committed to other projects, the prospect of a full tour seemed uncertain.

That made their live appearance at the 2025 edition of 70000tons all the more anticipated. We caught both sets, curious to see how this new fusion of Finland’s finest would translate to the stage. While their sound may not match the impact of their main projects, Crownshift delivered a fun, groove-blend of melodic metal that came to life in front of 3,000 cruisers.

Crownshift – Set 1

Crownshift – Set 2

Latest Crownshift News

Crownshift have stayed busy ever since, especially throughout the summer European festival season, appearing at events such as Masters of Rock and the mighty Wacken Open Air. While there’s no update yet on new music, the band has announced their next voyage: the first-ever Hellsinki Metal Festival Cruise, taking place November 7–9, 2025, aboard the Viking Cinderella. For tickets and more details on this metal expedition, head to this location.

What is the Artist Spotlight?

Well, it’s more than a review of their performance; as 70000tons goes, each band is a headliner, and we treat each one as such, giving them their own spread, discussing who they are and what they’ve been up to since the cruise. Each spotlight coincides with any updates from 70000tons organizers (if any), leading to days before setting sail. An extensive coverage like no other.

70000tons 2026 Lineup 41 out of 60:

Amorphis
Anthrax
Beast in Black
Bloodred Hourglass
Darkane
Dark Tranquillity
Dødheimsgard
Dragonland
Dust Bolt
Eluveitie
Ereb Altor
Firewind
Gama Bomb
Groza
Haggard
Harakiri For The Sky
Heathen
Hiraes
Hirax
Hour of Penance
Illdisposed
In Mourning
Insomnium
Kamelot
Orden Ogan
Persefone
Rhapsody of Fire
Satan
Saturnus
Seven Spires
Skeletal Remains
Skyclad
Soen
Soilwork
Suidakra
Tyr
Vader
Vio-lence
Wind Rose
Wolf
Xandria