Ahoy, metal mateys! It's time to drop anchor on Hellhound II ticket release dates to avoid another shiver me timbers arghhhh moment like the original for so many of you.
After the mega response to the first Hellbound cruise (which sold out in 7 minutes, selling 3,000 tickets) that sails this October, event organisers Choose Your Cruise have already booked Hellhound II.
It's the kind of line-up that sells itself, bursting with treasure featuring a slew of Australia's finest heavy exponents who'll set sail in early 2027.
Once again to be headlined by Aussie metal OGs Parkway Drive, the Byron Bay behemoths will this time be joined on the high seas (17-21 January) by metal icons The Amity Affliction, Tassie trailblazers Alpha Wolf, metalcore mainstays I Killed the Prom Queen, and deathcore headliners Thy Art Is Murder.
That's not all, with the four-day cruise (which will feature a rotation of bands playing every night across multiple stages) to also welcome aboard Banks Arcade, Closure, Dead City Ruins, Down and Out, Elm Street, Future Static, Gravemind, Heavensgate, Hei'An, Major Arcana, Mammal, Maple's Pet Dinosaur, Mirrors, No Apologies, Ocean Grove, RedHook, Rocky's Pride & Joy, Starve plus Taking Back Saturday DJs and stage host MANOV.
The nautical adventure will also feature immersive events, themed nights and curated activities built for metal fans.
"This is one of the most exciting line-ups we have put together across all genres of over almost 50 themed cruises hosted by CYC," Choose Your Cruise CEO, Marius Els says.
"Mick [Manov, CEO] and I were stoked to have the opportunity to invite Parkway Drive back onboard after the blinding launch of the first Hellbound. Parkway Drive's global achievements and successes continue to set new boundaries for this band."
Cruisers can also recover from the chaos onboard with a port call in Tangalooma, offering an island escape with experiences such as dolphin feeding, sand tobogganing and snorkelling shipwrecks.
If history repeats itself, this event will sell out in minutes.
Hellbound II travels 17-21 January, 2027, departing from and returning to Sydney aboard Carnival Splendour.
Tickets on sale from 11am AEDT on 5 February.
Hellbound 2027 Line-up
Parkway Drive
The Amity Affliction
Alpha Wolf
I Killed the Prom Queen
Thy Art Is Murder
Banks Arcade
Closure
Dead City Ruins
Down and Out
Elm Street
Future Static
Gravemind
Heavensgate
Hei'An
Major Arcana
Mammal
Maple's Pet Dinosaur
Mirrors
No Apologies
Ocean Grove
RedHook
Rocky's Pride & Joy
Starve
Taking Back Saturday DJs
MANOV (stage host)
