The 2025 edition of 70000 Tons Of Metal, The Original, The World's Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise, will fans back to an absolute favorite port that hasn't been visited in a decade - Ocho Rios, Jamaica! Taking place January 30 – February 3, 2025. The next band confirmed are progressive power legends Symphony X.

The organizers state: “Sailors! Please welcome Symphony X onboard for #70000TONS OF METAL 2025, The Original, The World's Biggest Heavy #MetalCruise! With their virtuosic musicianship and epic storytelling, this Progressive Metal powerhouse will bring two intricate and unforgettable performances to the high Seas.”

60 Bands, 4 Days, 1 Cruise Ship, and only 3000 Tickets. This is 70000 Tons Of Metal, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise!

70000 Tons Of Metal 2025 roster: Arcturus, Benighted, Beyond Creation, Candlemass, Crownshift, Decapitated, Delain, Emperor, Ex Deo, Finntroll, Flotsam And Jetsam, HammerFall, Ihsahn, In Extremo, Kalmah, Majestica, Mork, The Kovenant, Samael, Septicflesh, Sepultura, Sonata Arctica, Stratovarius, Subway To Sally, Swallow The Sun featuring Finnish Ballet, Tankard, Symphony X, The Zenith Passage, Trollfest, Trouble, Twilight Force, Unleash The Archers.

On 70000 Tons Of Metal you get unrestricted festival access to all 120 live shows on board, 70000 Tons Of Karaoke until sunrise, Jamming In International Waters – the Official 70000 Tons Of Metal All Star Jam which writes heavy metal history every year, clinics and work-shops with the musicians, our infamous belly flop contest, shore excursions with your favorite artists, and much more.

Organizers: "Everyone on board is a VIP, we don’t have assigned seating (this is a heavy metal cruise after all), and most importantly the bars on our ship never close – you heard us, bars that never close! On this life changing adventure you will spend five days and four nights at sea mingling side-by-side with your favorite artists in this incredibly fan-friendly scenario that has no comparison. It’s like having an All-Access backstage pass!"

Visit 70000Tons.com or the official 70000 Tons Of Metal Facebook page for further details.

(Symphony X photo - Danny Sanchez)