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 35 of 61 Reaping Asmodeia
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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: Reaping Asmodeia Number of 70000tons Appearances: 1 (2025) Set 1: January 30, 2025 – Star Lounge – 10:15 pm Set 2: February 1, 2025 – Studio B – Ice Rink – 5:00 pm Attended: Set 1 – No, Set 2 – Yes Country: Minneapolis, MN Genre: Deathcore Latest Album: Darkened Infinity (2021) Standout Moment(s): Deathcore heavyweights Reaping Asmodeia not only made it to the metal seas for their first-ever appearance, they also landed the coveted opening slot at the Ice Rink Theater on Day 3. Following a full day of rest, excursions, or recovery for many cruisers, this marked the band’s second performance on the boat, and they made sure no one eased back into the chaos. Bathed in blood-red lighting inside the darkened Ice Rink Theater, with its elevated stage and wraparound seating, Reaping Asmodeia hit hard and immediately. Whether attendees returned sunburned from beach excursions, already buzzing from cocktails, freshly energized from the fun activities, or well-rested after catching up on sleep, the band snapped everyone back to attention. It was a full-force wake-up call that set the tone for another night of relentless, nonstop metal madness.
Reaping Asmodeia – Set 2
Latest Reaping Asmodeia News
Reaping Asmodeia reflected on the close of 2025 on Friday (2), concluding the year with the release of their vinyl EP, Metempsychosis. The band assured fans that plenty more shows, tours, and new music are on the way for 2026. The group issued the following statement:
“2025 marked a reformation. Recently releasing our vinyl EP “Metempsychosis” was a pinnacle extension of breathing new life into what ourselves, and all of you know as Reaping Asmodeia. The ride continues, and 2026 will be no different than previous…more aggression, more shows/tours, but first…more music. The coming months will make it so.”
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 52 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 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
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