70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Onslaught

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 31 of 61 Onslaught

Stats

2025 Voyage:

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

Artist Spotlight

Band: Onslaught
Number of 70000tons Appearances: 3 (2013, 2019, 2025)
Set 1: January 30, 2025 – Studio B – Ice Rink – 5:15 pm (Power From Hell set)
Set 2: February 1, 2025 – Royal Theater – 1:30 am (The Force set)
Attended: Set 1 – Yes, Set 2 – No
Country: UK
Genre: Thrash Metal
Latest Album: Origins of Aggression (2025)
Standout Moment(s):
UK thrash legends Onslaught may have made their third appearance on the cruise, but it was the first for their then-vocalist, David Garnett. Garnett joined Onslaught in 2020 after frontman Sy Keeler stepped down. While the band was celebrating two classic albums, the 40th anniversary of their 1985 debut Power From Hell, and 39 years of their sophomore record The Force, Garnett held everything together with an immense amount of energy. The show also marked the return of guitarist Nige Rockett to the stage.

Due to typical scheduling conflicts, we sadly missed their second set, but we made it to their first, an honor in itself, as they opened the Studio B Ice Rink Theater for the cruise kickoff when the boat left the Miami shores. While it was a different experience seeing Garnett behind the microphone, the overall energy and intensity remained. With punk-infused tension mixed with good old thrash, it was a great way to launch four days of nonstop metal.

Onslaught – Set 1

Latest Onslaught News

Quite a bit has changed for Onslaught since their performance on the cruise. By May, the band released their new album Origins of Aggression, which became the second and final record with vocalist David Garnett. In August, they announced the return of their legendary vocalist, Sy Keeler, leading into their first Australian tour that November. It’s been a year of major shifts, and thankfully, the transition between Garnett’s departure and Sy’s return appeared amicable. There’s no sign of slowing down, as the group will kick off a European tour as early as January. Dates and tickets are available at 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 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