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 18 of 61 Hammerfall
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2025 Voyage:
Dates: January 30 – February 3, 2025 Destination: Miami to Ocho Rios, Jamaica Ship: Independence of the Seas
Artist Spotlight
Band: Hammerfall Number of 70000tons Appearances: 3 (2012, 2016, 2025) Set 1: January 30, 2025 – Royal Theater – 9:15 pm Set 2: February 2, 2025 – Pool Deck – 9:30 pm Attended: Set 1 – Yes, Set 2 – Yes Country: Sweden Genre: Power Metal Latest Album: Avenge the Fallen (2024) Standout Moment(s):
Third time’s a charm for Swedish power metal legends Hammerfall. Their third appearance, and first return in nearly a decade, landed them prime set times on both appearances, and we were lucky to capture the chaos. The crowd was packed beyond capacity, with the Pool Deck show featuring a special guest appearance from Majestica’s Tommy Johansson (ex-Sabaton). From Joacim Cans sprinting across the stage to the constant engagement of the rest of the band, Hammerfall know how to deliver and keep the energy alive. From kicking off the chaos on night one to nearly closing out the Pool Deck on the final evening, their sets were a full-blown spectacle of crowd-surfers, hammer inflatables, and unstoppable energy.
Hammerfall – Set 1
Hammerfall – Set 2
Latest Hammerfall News
Hammerfall will be on the road from now through March 2026, starting with a Latin American tour followed by a European run. The band will then return to the United States in September 2026 to perform at ProgPower. See all dates and grab your tickets here.
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 51 out of 60:
Amorphis Anthrax Arkona Beast in Black Bloodred Hourglass Cemetery Skyline 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 Ignea Illdisposed Illumishade In Mourning Insomnium Izegrim Kamelot Kanonenfieber Orden Ogan Paradise Lost Persefone Rhapsody of Fire Royal Hunt Satan Saturnus Seven Spires Skeletal Remains Skyclad Soen Soilwork Suidakra Tribulation Tyr Vader VBO Vio-lence Wind Rose Wolf Xandria
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