70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Total Death

Countdown to 2026: 14 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 56 of 61 Total Death

Stats

2025 Voyage:

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

Artist Spotlight

Band: Total Death
Number of 70000tons Appearances: 2 (2017, 2025)
Set 1: January 30, 2025 – Studio B – Ice Rink – 5:15 am
Set 2: February 2, 2025 – Star Lounge – 9:45 pm
Attended: Set 1 – Yes, Set 2 – No
Country: Ecuador
Genre: Doom/Death Metal
Latest Album: Mar de aguas amargas (2020)
Standout Moment(s):
Hailing from Ecuador, doom/death metal veterans returned to the metal seas for their second appearance, eight years after first boarding the ship in 2017. Unfortunately, scheduling can sometimes feel as punishing as the band names themselves. We caught their first set at the brutal hour of 5:00 AM inside the Studio B ice rink theater, feeling close to “total death” ourselves. Despite the grueling time slot, a dedicated group of troopers held their ground at the barricade, while others tried to sneak in brief naps along the seated areas. Once the band launched into their set, however, whatever energy remained snapped into focus. Bleary eyes opened as wide as they could while the group delivered their somber, crushing take on death/doom.

Total Death – Set 1

Latest Total Death News

Total Death have not announced any confirmed touring plans for 2026 at this time. Updates have been limited, so the best place to watch for future announcements is the band’s social media.

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 53 out of 60:

Ad Infinitum
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
Jag Panzer
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