We’re counting down to the 2024 edition of 70000 tons of Metal! This is by far one of our personal favorite metal cruises where every artist is a headliner. Metalheads from around the globe share an insane experience of four days with very little to no sleep of nonstop metal shows. From big pool deck experiences to the intimate Star Lounge, there’s something for all metalheads regardless of subgenre, and we love it all. 2023 marked a significant return for the cruise after all cruises generally faced a halt due to the pandemic. The event’s future was uncertain, but it returned, giving sixty unique artists a go. This year we saw a number of acts having their first experience on the boat to artists having some notable silver-to-gold member status returns. We managed to capture all sixty bands, and as we countdown to the 2024 edition, we will share artist spotlights from the 2023 expedition leading up to the 2024 voyage. Artist Number 28: Hideous Divinity.
The 2023 edition marked the first time Italian death metallers Hideous Divinity set sail on the metal seas. Their initial performance took place in the intimate Star Lounge on Day 1, January 30, 2023, at 9:45 PM. Their second set was scheduled for 10:45 AM at Studio B-Ice Rink Theater on Day 4, February 2, 2023. It was a close call, but we made it to their second set.
Having seen the group perform a few times before, we assumed their set would be similar. However, we were proven wrong. This is not a criticism of their previous performances, which we have always enjoyed, and believe this group is destined for great things in the realm of death metal. Our attention was captivated by vocalist Enrico “H.” Di Lorenzo, who exhibited an unstoppable amount of energy. From diving into the crowd to delivering ferocity on stage, it was evident that they had elevated their live presence. This inevitably piqued our curiosity to see what they will come up with moving forward. The audience turnout appeared relatively full, especially for that early hour on the final day, which is always a positive sight.
Hideous Divinity have since wrapped up 2023, and looking ahead to 2024. The band has already secured a few shows for the upcoming year while dropping hints about a new record. There is a possibility of a follow-up to 2019’s Simulacrum. Additionally, 2024 marks the tenth anniversary of their sophomore offering, Cobra Verde. It remains to be seen whether there will be something special to commemorate the record or if they will forge ahead with album number five.
Hideous Divinity
70000 tons of Metal will return on January 29th, setting sail from Miami, FL to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, and back on February 2nd with another batch promising sixty bands to perform twice throughout the waves of adventure. The announcements have been moving fast this year as tickets have already gone on sale, and, well no updates since our last post but, in case you missed it, 36 bands out of 60 have been revealed thus far:
2024 70000tons of Metal artists:
Aborted
Angra
Blind Guardian
Blood Red Throne
Crypta
Dalriada
Depressive Age
Draconian
Dynazty
Epica
Equilibrium
Fleshgod Apocalypse
Grave Digger
Heidevolk
Infected Rain
Iotunn
Kataklysm
Legion of the Damned
Lord of the Lost
Marduk
My Dying Bride
Mystic Prophecy
Nanowar of Steel
Nervosa
Nile
Omnium Gatherum
Saor
Scar Symmetry
Serenity
Sodom
The Halo Effect
Tygers of Pan Tang
Unleashed
Victory
Warkings
Wind Rose
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