70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Mork

Countdown to 2026: 42 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 30 of 61 Mork

Stats

2025 Voyage:

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

Artist Spotlight

Band: Mork
Number of 70000tons Appearances: 1 (2025)
Set 1: January 31, 2025 – Studio B – Ice Rink – 11:45 pm
Set 2: February 2, 2025 – Star Lounge – 7:45 pm
Attended: Set 1 – Yes, Set 2 – No
Country: Norway
Genre: Black Metal
Latest Album: Syv (2024)
Standout Moment(s):
While notable and memorable, black metal bands for the 2025 edition of the cruise were far and few between. Unfortunately, due to scheduling conflicts and to avoid the Star Lounge, we were only able to catch Mork’s first set on the second day in the dark-lit, high-stage theater, that is Studio B. The lights bled out blues and reds, colors fit for the Norwegian black metal outfit’s atmosphere. Ripping with musical intensity, it was a fuel-driven set that captivated those who were lucky to make it.

Mork – Set 1

Latest Mork News

There will be more Mork moving into 2026. Loads more. The group already has a handful of tour dates, as early as January, including stops in Mongolia, Taiwan, and Australia. For tickets and a complete set of tour dates, check out their website. As for new music? Looks like we will hear a follow-up to 2024’s Syv. As of yesterday (17th), the group revealed mastering is almost complete for their “next chapter.”

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 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