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70,000 Tons Of Metal Declares Sell Out, Sets Sail Tomorrow; Diamond Head Named To Lineup

Band Photo: Cradle Of Filth (?)

The 2016 installment of 70,000 Tons of Metal will set sail tomorrow. Promoters UMC have declared the event a sell out and announced that the final act added to the bill is legendary UK act Diamond Head.

Metal Underground.com will be on board for the cruise and will provide coverage in the form of daily show reports, photo galleries and a four part video series featuring performance clips and other antics from each day.

70,000 Tons of Metal 2016 will sails from February 4th-8th from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and return to Jamaica with a stop at Falmouth.

The festival will board a new vessel, the second in as many years: The Independence of the Seas (via Royal Caribbean). The ship will accommodate four stages: The Alhambra Theater is a five-story concert hall in which they spare no expense to remove part of the (very comfortable) seating so you have a real Mosh Pit on the High Seas; The more intimate Egyptian themed Pyramid Lounge offers the local club atmosphere; The third indoor stage is in Studio B, the ice skating rink featuring a maritime version of the Arena experience and last but not least their jewel: The Pool Deck stage - The World’s Biggest Open Air Stage Structure to ever sail the Open Seas, surrounded by multiple bars and pools, plenty of room to sunbathe on several decks and even hot tubs incorporated into the Pool Deck stage to soak in while you watch the shows!

The All-Star Jam band, which returned this past January will also be back, led by Annihilator's Jeff Waters and members from the various acts aboard performing cover tunes live.

In addition, the ship will broadcast the upcoming Super Bowl between the Carolina Panthers v. Denver Broncos live on Sunday, February 7, 2016.

If you missed out on this year, be sure to check out information on the event over at 70000tons.com.

Diamond Head joins the following previously named acts (with one still to be revealed):

Abinchova
Ancient Rites
Arkona
At the Gates
Aura Noir
Belphegor
Bloodbath
Carach Angren
Children of Bodom
Cradle Of Filth
Dead Cross
Delain
Dia De Los Muertos
Distillator

DragonForce
Eluveitie
Epica
Fallujah
Firewind
Fleshgod Apocalypse
Gamma Ray
Ghoul
HammerFall
Holy Moses
Iced Earth
Incantation
Insomnium
Jag Panzer
Katatonia
Koyi K Utho
Krisiun
Lacuna Coil
Manilla Road
Moonspell
My Dying Bride
Nervosa
No Raza
Novembers Doom
Painful
Paradise Lost
Raven
Rhapsody Of Fire
Rotting Christ
Samael
Skálmöld
Sodom
Starkill
Squealer
Stratovarius
Subway To Sally
Susperia
Thyrfing
Tsjuder
Turisas
Twilight Force
Tyr
Vader
Vallenfyre
Visions Of Atlantis