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 3 of 61 Benighted
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2025 Voyage:
Dates: January 30 – February 3, 2025 Destination: Miami to Ocho Rios, Jamaica Ship: Independence of the Seas
Artist Spotlight
Band: Benighted Number of 70000tons Appearances: 2 (2018, 2025) Set 1: January 30, 2025 – Star Lounge – 12:30 am Set 2: February 1, 2025 – Studio B – Ice Rink – 1:30 am Attended: Set 1 – No, Set 2 – Yes Country: France Genre: Brutal Death Metal Latest Album:Ekbom – 2024 (Season of Mist) Standout Moment(s): Studio B – Ice Rink has become the stage where anything goes; from hilarity to brutality and everything in between, often showcasing some of the most unique sets on board. Benighted’s second performance delivered exactly what fans hoped for: unrelenting brutality, pure chaos, and the madness that created 2024’s Ekbom. However, this set was a celebration of 2014’s Carnivore Sublime, These French death metal giants deserve a spot on the Pool Deck next time to let that chaos erupt under the stars.
Benighted – Set 2
Latest Benighted News
Benighted have been hitting the road in support of their latest release, Ekbom. Staying busy throughout the European summer festival season, the band has now revealed their remaining tour dates for 2025, listed below:
08/02 Râsnov, RO @ Rockstadt Extreme Fest 08/09 Jaromer, CZ @ Brutal Assault 08/14 Dinkelsbühl, DE @ Summer Breeze 08/15 Carhaix, FR @ Motocultor 09/06 Troyes, FR @ TramFest – La Chapelle Argence 09/19 Weimar, DE @ Partysan Herbstoffensive – Uhrenwerk 09/27 Burgdorf, CH @ Night Of Death 10/10 Vienna, AT @ Escape 10/11 Deutschlandsberg, AT @ DLC Metalfest Vol. 4 – Kulturforum Laßnitzhaus 11/15 St Georges De Reneins, FR @ Beaujo Fest 12/05 Antony, FR @ Espace Vasarely 12/06 Reims, FR @ CERB3RE Reims Metal FEST – La Cartonnerie
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 31 out of 60:
Amorphis Beast in Black Dark Tranquillity Dødheimsgard Eluveitie Ereb Altor Firewind Gama Bomb Groza Haggard Harakiri For The Sky Heathen Hiraes Hirax Hour of Penance Insomnium Kamelot Orden Ogan Persefone Rhapsody of Fire Satan Saturnus Seven Spires Skeletal Remains Soen Soilwork Tyr Vader Vio-lence Wind Rose Xandria
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