On a sunny afternoon, adrift in the Caribbean, on the 2017 70000 Tons of Metal Cruise, I had the honor of chatting with Kamelot’s quiet composer… keyboardist Oliver Palotai. As one of the premier progressive/power metal bands in the world, Kamelot has been entertaining fans around the globe for over two decades. They have been…
As press on this year’s 70000 Tons of Metal cruise, we had the unique opportunity to attend a press conference with all of the members of Arch Enemy in that late afternoon of Day 2. The band had recently wrapped up touring 2014’s War Eternal album, and had emerged from the studio to perform on…
Day 4… the final day…. As I woke up at 7:30 am after about 3 hours of sleep, I was already feeling melancholy as I knew that tomorrow, the cruise would be over and real life would return. But, we still had an entire day of music and fun coming, so I did my best…
Morning on Day 3 came early…. Unfortunately, earlier than I’d planned. I’d set an alarm for 7:30 but was wide awake at 6:30. Oh well… I got four hours of sleep… that was one more hour than the first night. I didn’t waste time trying to fall back to sleep like I had the day…
Dammit!!!……….. It’s 6:30am and I’m wide awake… Just a little over 3 hours since I went to bed. The excitement of the cruise is still getting the better of me and I can’t sleep despite extreme exhaustion. After about an hour of unsuccessfully trying to fall back to sleep, I gave it up, got…
I had been a long year. When I first signed up for my virgin 70000 Tons of Metal cruise in 2016, I had no idea what an incredible and addicting experience the cruise was going to be. I came home last year on an incredible high, remembering the great music, the great experiences, and the…