70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Sepultura

Countdown to 2026: 23 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 38 of 61 Sepultura

Stats

2025 Voyage:

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

Artist Spotlight

Band: Sepultura
Number of 70000tons Appearances: 3 (2018, 2025)
Set 1: January 31, 2025 – Royal Theater – 11:15 pm – Farewell At Sea
Set 2: February 2, 2025 – Pool Deck – 11:30 pm – Farewell At Sea
Attended: Set 1 – Yes, Set 2 – No (Well, yes but, was no longer working)
Country: Brazil
Genre: Groove/Thrash Metal
Latest Album: Quadra (2020)
Standout Moment(s):
Regardless of the chapter or era, Brazilian thrash and groove metal legends Sepultura are approaching the end of an era after more than 40 years. The band spent 2025 and continuing through 2026 on an extensive global farewell tour, giving fans one final chance to celebrate their legacy. One of those stops took place at sea during 70000tons, fittingly dubbed Farewell at Sea. We were physically present for both performances, though it was the first set we fully covered. Unsurprisingly, press coverage was heavy across both shows, limiting movement and access throughout much of the performance. Even so, we managed to work our way through the crowd to document Sepultura’s final moments on the metal seas. The experience was bittersweet. We were also there for the band’s first-ever appearance on the cruise just seven years prior, and the contrast between then and now was striking. The Royal Theater was completely packed, wall-to-wall with fans, barely any room to move. The same energy carried over to the Pool Deck, where it felt like everyone on the boat turned out to pay their respects. Performance-wise, the band delivered exactly what you’d hope for. Derrick Green was all smiles and energy, Andreas Kisser was relentless, and the rest of the band matched the moment. New drummer Greyson Nekrutman took on material written long before his time and played it with confidence and respect, as if he’d been part of the story all along. The energy never dipped, and it was a masterful final send-off at sea.

Sepultura – Set 1

Latest Sepultura News

Sepultura will make their rounds across stages in 2026. The group closed 2025 by announcing a European Tour, set to kick off in June. But wait, there’s more! Sepultura will head to Australia in March, followed by a brief stop in the US for the Welcome to Rockville and Sonic Temple festivals, then heading overseas for their European run. Tickets are available at this location.

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 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