There are your standard heavy metal festivals – and there is 70000TONS OF METAL. Just imagine: You’ve just returned from a beautiful island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean after spending hours enjoying the sun and white sand on a wonderful Caribbean beach. Feeling the warm wind blowing in your face, you are now sitting in a hot tub on a giant cruise ship, up close to a large stage, headbanging to your favourite band. You are watching from one of six whirlpools with a direct view of the stage on the pool deck, which is the biggest open air stage structure to sail the seas. It’s loud. It’s full of metalheads from all over the world. Sounds perfect? Well, it is ...... It’s been more than a week now since most fans have returned home from a more than successful 70000TONS OF METAL 2018 - round 8, more than a few of them still suffering from a serious case of PCD (post cruise depression) following four incredible days on board the Independence Of The Seas. More than 3,000 metalheads boarded the ship together with 61 bands, each of which was going to perform at least two shows (124 shows on 4 stages in total) during this unique event at sea. Some fans spent the shore day in Turks and Caicos with their favourite band during one of the various artist-led shore excursions. Picture yourself swimming with Meshuggah in the awe inspiring presence of majestic stingrays, or snorkeling with Aborted and Exhumed by your side to make you feel safe. Wolves on a safari? Sure, go on a coast-to-coast island tour with Wolfchant! On top came the one of a kind All-Star performance “Jamming With Waters in International Waters” featuring members e.g. from Kreator, Sabaton, Cannibal Corpse, Destruction, Sonata Arctica, Meshuggah, Enslaved, Primal Fear, Dark Tranquility, Voivod, Seven Spires and many more, playing all time heavy metal and hard rock classics together on stage for the first time ever. And there was another premiere, a record rather, that no one expected to be broken after last year’s peak of 74 different nationalities represented on board: 2018 beat 2017 by one more nation and proved once again that 70000TONS OF METAL is the most global cruise, uniting 75 nations on board this year. Germany, USA and Canada were among the top five of the most represented nations aboard. The youngest sailor was only 1 year old, the oldest turned 79 on the ship. Coming up: Round 9
So watch out, Sailors: After the cruise is before the cruise. Fans can already look forward to round 9 of 70000TONS OF METAL, THE original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise sailing from Miami/Ft. Lauderdale to Labadee, Haiti and back, January 31 – February 4, 2019.
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Rotting Christ and Carach Angren have updated their extensive European co-headlining tour, "Rituals Amongst The Rotten" in January and February 2018. The Greek veterans and Dutch masters of horror metal will be joined by French blackened death outfit Svart Crown. See below for an updated list of all confirmed shows with added pre-sales links. Rotting Christ & Carach Angren + Svart Crown 26 Jan 18 Essen (DE) Turock http://bit.ly/2zSr7bf 27 Jan 18 Utrecht (NL) De Helling http://bit.ly/2AJ0ZQ1 28 Jan 18 Hamburg (DE) Kultur Palast http://bit.ly/2nlvANQ 29 Jan 18 København (DK) Pumpehuset http://bit.ly/2niKeVN 30 Jan 18 Berlin (DE) Musik & Frieden http://bit.ly/2zQqhM1 31 Jan 18 Katowice (PL) Mega Club http://bit.ly/2j4efnT 01 Feb 18 Praha (CZ) Futurum http://bit.ly/2kdWje1 02 Feb 18 Glauchau (DE) Alte Spinnerei http://bit.ly/2niOYe4 03 Feb 18 Mannheim (DE) MS Connection Complex http://bit.ly/2AJFLRV 04 Feb 18 Paris (FR) Petit Bain http://bit.ly/2nfvw1X 05 Feb 18 Nantes (FR) Ferrailleur http://bit.ly/2kbXR8m 06 Feb 18 Lyon (FR) CCO http://bit.ly/2zBoOVQ 07 Feb 18 Barcelona (ES) Razzmatazz 3 http://bit.ly/2jAceiH 08 Feb 18 Oviedo (ES) Sir Laurens http://bit.ly/2jAceiH 09 Feb 18 Porto (PT) Hard Club (tba) 10 Feb 18 Lisboa (PT) RCA Club (tba) 11 Feb 18 Madrid (ES) Caracol http://bit.ly/2jAceiH 12 Feb 18 Marseille (FR) Jas Rod http://bit.ly/2zBoOVQ 13 Feb 18 Brescia (IT) Circolo Colony http://bit.ly/2BzmGiK 14 Feb 18 München (DE) Backstage http://bit.ly/2jyLdfG 15 Feb 18 Wien (AT) Szene http://bit.ly/2Bp3djE 16 Feb 18 Wil (CH) Gare de Lion http://bit.ly/2ir4UJP 17 Feb 18 Arnhem (NL) Willemeen http://bit.ly/2BzshVZ 18 Feb 18 Vosselaar (BE) Biebob http://bit.ly/2AszbyY Alpha Omega Management has a huge pleasure to announce that its 8-member Symphonic metallers Aevum are to join the oriental metal pioneers, Orphaned Land, on their “Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs” tour in Europe, kicking off on February 24th running through Holland, Germany, UK, France and Spain! See the shows below. February 24th - Arnhem (NL) - Willem 1 February 25th - Essen (DE) - Turock February 26th - London (UK) - Underworld February 27th - Paris (FR) - Petit Bain February 28th - Nantes (FR) - Ferrailleur March 2nd - Madrid (ES) - Copernico March 3rd - Barcelona (ES) - Bovedo March 4th - Montpellier (FR) - Secret Place March 6th - Koln (DE) - Jungle March 7th - Berlin (DE) - Bi Nuua Other upcoming Aevum shows: 2-12-17 @ Female Metal Fest - Geneve (CH) 17-2-18 @ CG - Busto Arsizio (IT) https://www.aevumband.com – https://www.dischronia.com – https://www.facebook.com/AevumOpera https://www.facebook.com/OfficialAlphaOmegaManagement http://www.maplemetalrecords.com Rotting Christ and Carach Angren are announcing their extensive European co-headlining tour in January and February 2018. The Greek veterans and Dutch masters of horror metal will be joined by French blackened death outfit Svart Crown. ROTTING CHRIST & CARACH ANGREN + SVART CROWN 26 Jan 18 Essen (DE) Turock 27 Jan 18 Utrecht (NL) De Helling 28 Jan 18 Hamburg (DE) Kultur Palast 29 Jan 18 Copenhagen (DK) Pumpehuset 30 Jan 18 Berlin (DE) Musik & Frieden 31 Jan 18 Katowice (PL) Mega Club 01 Feb 18 Praha (CZ) Futurum 02 Feb 18 Glauchau (DE) Alte Spinnerei 03 Feb 18 Mannheim (DE) MS Connection Complex 04 Feb 18 Paris (FR) Petit Bain 05 Feb 18 Nantes (FR) Ferrailleur 06 Feb 18 Lyon (FR) CCO 07 Feb 18 Barcelona (ES) Razzmatazz 3 08 Feb 18 Gijon (ES) Acapulco 09 Feb 18 Lisbon (PT) RCA Club 10 Feb 18 Porto (PT) Hard Club 11 Feb 18 Madrid (ES) Caracol 12 Feb 18 Marseille (FR) Jas Rod 13 Feb 18 Brescia (IT) Circolo Colony 14 Feb 18 München (DE) Backstage 15 Feb 18 Wien (AT) Szene 16 Feb 18 Wil (CH) Gare de Lion 17 Feb 18 Veghel (NL) Veghel Black Fest 18 Feb 18 Vosselaar (BE) Biebob 36 Crazyfists have announced an extensive UK and European tour for January / February 2018, starting in Glasgow and finishing in Berlin. Having just released their deeply personal album ‘Lanterns’ on September 29th via Spinefarm Records, this tour marks the first opportunity for fans to experience new tracks such as ‘Death Eater’ and ‘Better To Burn’ live. 36 Crazyfists frontman, Brock, says, “We couldn't be more excited to come back to the U.K. And Europe in support of our new album ‘Lanterns’ and jam for all of our people across the pond!!” The tour dates are as follows… 1/18/2018 GLASGOW, SCOTLAND @ CATHOUSE 1/19/2018 MANCHESTER, UK @ ACADEMY 3 1/20/2018 BIRMINGHAM, UK @ ACADEMY 2 1/21/2108 LONDON, UK @ ISLINGTON ACADEMY 1/23/2018 PARIS, FRANCE @LA MAROQUINERIE 1/24/2018 AMSTELVEEN, HOLLAND @ P60 1/25/2018 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM @ AB CLUB 1/26/2018 COLOGNE, GERMANY @ JUNGLE 1/27/2018 EINDHOVEN, HOLLAND @ DYNAMO 1/28/2018 KARLSRUHE, GERMANY @ DIE STADTMITTE 1/29/2018 ZURICH, SWITZERLAND @ WERK 21 1/31/2018 BARCELONA, SPAIN @ SALA RAZZMATAZZ 2 2/1/2018 MADRID, SPAIN @ SALA CARACOL 2/2/2018 BILBAO, SPAIN @ SALA ROCKET 2/4/2018 MILAN, ITALY @ LEGEND 2/5/2018 BOLOGNA, ITALY @ LOCOMOTIV 2/6/2018 MUNICH, GERMANY @ BACKSTAGE HALLE 2/7/2018 VIENNA, AUSTRIA @ CHELSEA 2/8/2018 BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA @ RANDAL 2/9/2018 WARSAW, POLAND @ HYDROZAGADKA 2/10/2018 PRAGUE, CZECH REP. @ ROCK CAGE 2/11/2018 BERLIN, GERMANY @ MUSIK AND FRIEDEN Tickets will be available from Friday 20th October at 10am (GMT) via all the usual outlets. Music often functions as that proverbial light at the end of the tunnel and provides shelter during any storm and calm in the middle of tumult. 36 Crazyfists understand this phenomenon first-hand. In fact, the Anchorage quartet—Brock Lindow [vocals], Steve Holt [guitar], Mick Whitney [bass], and Kyle Baltus [drums]—find catharsis within chaos on their aptly titled seventh full-length, ‘Lanterns’. ‘Lanterns’ is available to listen to and purchase here: https://SpinefarmRecords.lnk.to/GOFsU 36 Crazyfists have revealed an official video for album track ‘Better to Burn’, check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLcXswSjv1c https://www.facebook.com/36crazyfists/ https://webgram.co/36crazyfistsofficial https://twitter.com/36CF SEPTICFLESH have announced a big European tour in support of their latest masterpiece, 'Codex Omega'. The Greek masters of symphonic death metal will be joined by label mates and American black metal trailblazers INQUISITION. The demons of winter will first be summoned in the Bavarian city of Munich on January 4th and will continue to raise hell in 10 more countries until a final black ceremony at the MS Connexion Complex in Mannheim, Germany on the 27th of January. On further news, SEPTICFLESH will perform in Lebanon for the first time in their career. The Greeks have accepted an invitation to play the Minus 5 in Beirut on December 2nd. SEPTICFLESH European Tour +INQUISITION 04 Jan 18 München (DE) Backstage 05 Jan 18 Leipzig (DE) Hellraiser 06 Jan 18 Praha (CZ) Klub Nová Chmelnice 07 Jan 18 Budapest (HU) Barbara Negra 08 Jan 18 Wien (AT) Viper Room 09 Jan 18 Ljubljana (SI) Orto Bar 10 Jan 18 Bologna (IT) Alchemie Club 11 Jan 18 Brescia (IT) Circolo Colony 14 Jan 18 Lyon (FR) Cco Jean Pierre Lachaize 16 Jan 18 Madrid (ES) Sala Caracol 17 Jan 18 Barcelona (ES) Razzmatazz 18 Jan 18 Toulouse (FR) Le Metronum 20 Jan 18 Paris (FR) La Machine du Moulin Rouge 22 Jan 18 London (UK) The Underworld 23 Jan 18 Vosselaar (BE) Biebob 24 Jan 18 Nijmegen (NL) Doornroosje 25 Jan 18 Hamburg (DE) Markthalle 26 Jan 18 Matrix (DE) Bochum 27 Jan 18 Mannheim (DE) MS Connexion Complex SEPTICFLESH Festival Shows 02 Dec 17 Beirut (LB) Minus 5 12 Jan 18 Zürich (CH) Meh Suff! Winter-Fest 2018 13 Jan 18 Denain (FR) In Theatrum Denonium Festival 19 Jan 18 Angers Le Chabada (FR) Angers Mini Fest 'Codex Omega' has already been named "album of the month" by Spark Magazine (CZ), Scream Magazine (NO), Ultraje (PT), and Ghostcult Magazine (UK) among other high praise. SEPTICFLESH are the indisputable masters of symphonic death metal and 'Codex Omega' is the perfect proof for this bold statement. www.facebook.com/septicfleshband www.septicflesh.com Iconic German thrashers Rage are teaming up with their comrades Firewind for a Teutonic Tour for the ages. In January 2018 the band will co-headline two UK shows playing London's famous Underworld venue on January 21st and The Corporation in Sheffield the following night, January 22nd. Support comes from British metallers Crimes Of Passion UK. Tickets for both dates are on-sale now. Secure yours here: Jan 21st – London, Underworld https://www.theunderworldcamden.co.uk/events/2018-01-21-c-dot-o-p-uk-the-underworld Jan 22nd – Sheffield, Corporation http://www.corporation.org.uk/gig/2177/Rage+with+Firewind+at+Corporation+on+22+January+2018 RSVP to the London show on Facebook here: http://po.st/UnderRAGE Rage released their new, 23rd studio album titled 'Seasons Of The Black' last month. 'Seasons Of The Black' was recorded in February/March 2017 at Megafon Studios (Burscheid, Germany) and at Soundchaser Studios (Zandhoven, Belgium). Its production was handled by Rage, whilst the renowned Dan Swanö (Marduk, Opeth, Katatonia) took care of mix and mastering at Unisound Studios (Grefrath, Germany). Order the album here: NB Store: http://nblast.de/RageNB Recordstore.co.uk: http://nblast.de/RageRS www.rage-official.com www.facebook.com/rageofficialband www.nuclearblast.de/rage Having just closed a spectacular Bloodstock festival headlining the Sophie stage Sunday night, Finnish epic metallers Wintersun have just announced they will embark on a full UK tour with Arch Enemy and Tribulation in early 2018. Tickets for all dates are on sale now and available here: www.myticket.co.uk Full routing is as follows: 09.02. UK Glasgow - ABC 10.02. UK Nottingham - Rock City 11.02. UK London - Koko 13.02. UK Manchester - Ritz 14.02. UK Bristol - Academy Wintersun released their brand-new record 'The Forest Seasons' last month which charted at #1 in their native Finland and charted highly worldwide: 'The Forest Seasons' - Chart Entries #1 Finland #7 Sweden (Hard Rock) #10 Sweden (Physical) #14 Germany #16 Switzerland #16 UK (Indie) #18 UK (Rock) #20 Austria #119 France #124 Belgium (Flanders) #170 Belgium (Wallonia) #8 USA (Hard Music) #19 USA (Rock) #50 USA (Top Current Albums) www.wintersun.fi www.facebook.com/wintersun www.nuclearblast.de/wintersun Sólstafir are announcing the second leg of their 2017 European tour in support of their latest full-length 'Beyrdreyminn'. The enigmatic Icelandic rockers will be joined by Myrkur at most shows. SÓLSTAFIR tour + MYRKUR 17 Nov 17 London (UK) Heaven 18 Nov 17 Leeuwarden (NL) Neushoorn 19 Nov 17 Lille (FR) Maison Folie Beaulieu 20 Nov 17 Paris (FR) Alhambra 21 Nov 17 Rennes (FR) Antipode MJC 23 Nov 17 Bilbao (ES) Santana27 24 Nov 17 Madrid (ES) Caracol 25 Nov 17 Barcelona (ES) Razzmatazz2 26 Nov 17 Marseille (FR) Jas Rod (without Myrkur) 27 Nov 17 Milano (IT) Circolo Magnolia 29 Nov 17 München (DE) Theaterfabrik 30 Nov 17 Salzburg (AT) Rockhouse 01 Dec 17 Bologna (IT) Locomotiv 07 Dec 17 Budapest (HU) A38 08 Dec 17 Wien (AT) Arena 11 Dec 17 Praha (CZ) Roxy 12 Dec 17 Berlin (DE) Heimathafen 13 Dec 17 Köln (DE) Kantine 14 Dec 17 Osnabrück (DE) Rosenhof (without Myrkur) 15 Dec 17 Rotterdam (NL) maasSilo 16 Dec 17 Bruxelles (BE) VK 18 Dec 17 København (DK) Pumpehuset 20 Dec 17 Stockholm (SE) Debaser Strand Sólstafir's new album, 'Berdreyminn' entered the digital and charts after its release on May 26th. Below is a list of physical entries in the first week. Finland #20 National album charts France #121 National charts France #2 Metal charts Germany #30 National album charts Sweden #8 Vinyl charts Sweden #18 Hardrock charts Switzerland #42 National charts UK #39 - Top 100 independent album chart UK #24 - Top 40 rock/metal album chart www.solstafir.net www.facebook.com/solstafirice Mexican metal hardcore group, Thell Barrio, embark on their “I Want You In The Pit”, (Eye for an Eye) European summer tour from 6th July to 9th August. This is a massive 28 concert trek, covering over 10 European countries which gives a great opportunity for fans of the unique Latin influenced band to see their heroes in the flesh. Thell Barrio, was formed in late 2005 with the basic idea to make the voices of those who have always been oppressed by every kind and form of power and have their chance to say what they felt. They also grew-up in the neighbourhoods of Mexico, where all kinds of problems are experienced. So with an idea and a firm conviction that “once starting there was no turning back”, the band was originally formed. Thell Barrio play what they call Latin Core, a hybrid of their diverse influences. It’s an exciting mix of metal, hardcore, hip hop and Latin rhythms. Don’t miss it! Thell Barrio are: Gallero – Vocals | El Patron – Guitar | El Charro – Guitar | Marlon – Drums | El Chicano – Bass | Solin – Percussions Band links: Official Website | Facebook | Youtube Tour dates: 06.07 – Novi Sad, BE | Exit Festival 2017 07.07 – Postojna, SL | Trnje Fest 2017 08.07 – Carpi, IT | TSC Skatepark Carpi 09.07 – Ajdovščina, SL | Klub Baza Ajdovščina 11.07 – Banska Brystica, SK | Tartaros Rock Rock 12.07 – Danube, HU | Rockmaraton Fesztivál 13.07 – Chodov, CZ | Oáza 14.07 – Leipzig, DE | Tractor 16.07 – Freiburg, DE | White Rabbit Club 18.07 – Břeclav, CZ | Market Music Bar 19.07 – Bratislava, SK | British Rock Stars 20.07 – Velke Míeziříč, CZ | FAJTFEST 21.07 – Pobershau, DE | Rock Auf Dem Berg 22.07 – Ostrava, CZ | Barrák Music Club 23.07 – Prague, CZ | Musicclub Modrá Vopice 25.07 – Milan, IT | Blue Rose Club 26.07 – Montpellier, FR | Secret Place (Home Of Underground Rock) 27.07 – Barcelona, ES | TBA 28.07 – Bienne, CH | Eldorado Bar 29.07 – Namur, BE | Belvedere 30.07 – Rotterdam, NL | De Baroeg 31.07 – Volmerage Mines, FR | No Man’s Land 01.08 – Strasbourg, FR | Mudd Club 02.08 – Dresden, DE | Konk KLUB 03.08 – Jirkov, CZ | Rock Klub U Kanára 04.08 – Budapest, HU | Dürer Kert 05.08 – Castle old beauty, CZ | Skull Fest Open Air 06.08 – Marburg, DE | Szenario |
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