Artist Spotlight: 70000tons 2023

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 48: Osyron.

Canada’s progressive metal outfit Osyron set sail on the metal seas for the first time in 2023, following the release of their new album, Momentous, in November 2022. Their debut on the cruise included a performance at the intimate Star Lounge on Day 1, January 30, 2023, at 6:45 PM, and a second set on Day 3, February 1, at 6:45 PM at Studio B – Ice Rink Theater. Despite the usual scheduling conflicts, we caught their second set, witnessing the band’s live potential for the first time.

Osyron

Participating in 70000 tons of Metal often opens doors for bands, providing opportunities for collaborations or connections with other acts on board. Osyron’s significant year in 2023 included appearances at the Rock Castle festival in Krumlov, Czechia, and touring the U.S. for the first time supporting Seven Kingdoms alongside their 70000tons cruiser companions, Empress, for a North American trek. The cruise allows bands to explore new opportunities while allowing listeners to find fresh music.

Looking ahead to 2024, Osyron is in the process of working on their next album. You can anticipate hearing more from them as the year continues to play out.

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 initially moved fast and suddenly went on a halt. However, things are back on track with 61 out of 60, with potentially one more “W” band to be added making 62 out of 60 promised bands. Also, check out Metal Insider’s 70000tons essential packing guide.

2024 70000tons of Metal artists:

Aborted
Acod
Angra
April Art
Arion
Avulsed
Before the Dawn
Blind Guardian
Blood Red Throne
Carnation
Crypta
Dalriada
Décembre Noir
Disillusion
Draconian
Dynazty
Edenbridge
Einherjer
Endseeker
Epica
Equilibrium
Fleshcrawl
Fleshgod Apocalypse
Graceless
Grave Digger
Heidevolk
I Am The Night Horde
Infected Rain
Inhuman Condition
Iotunn
Kataklysm
Katatonia
Leaves’ Eyes
LEFT-ÖVR
Legion of the Damned
Lord of the Lost
Marduk
My Dying Bride
Mystic Prophecy
Nanowar of Steel
Nervosa
Nile
Noturnail
Omnium Gatherum
Rising Steel
Saor
Scar Symmetry
Serenity
Shores of Null
Skyforger
Sodom
Temperance
The Halo Effect
Threshold
Tygers of Pan Tang
Unleashed
Victory
Vision Divine
Waltari
Warkings
Wind Rose