Parkway Drive Headlining Metal Cruise Hellbound II
This Byron Bay metalcore lads will be joined by The Amity Affliction, Alpha Wolf, I Killed the Prom Queen and more.
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Parkway Drive are returning as headliners for Hellbound II in 2027, the second edition of Choose Your Cruise and Destroy All Lines’ heavy metal cruise.
The Byron Bay legends will be joined by an absolutely stacked lineup of talent that includes metal icons The Amity Affliction, Tassie trailblazers Alpha Wolf, metalcore mainstays I Killed the Prom Queen and deathcore headliners Thy Art Is Murder.
Setting sail from 17-21 January 2027 aboard Carnival Splendor, music fans will enjoy four nights of heavy metal mayhem.
The bill also includes Banks Arcade (NZ), Closure, Dead City Ruins, Down and Out, Elm Street, Future Static, Gravemind, Heavensgate, Hei’An (SVN), 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.
“This is one of the most exciting lineups we have put together across all genres of over almost fifty themed cruises hosted by CYC,” says Choose Your Cruise CEO, Marius Els.
“Mick [Manov, CEO] and I were stoked to have the opportunity to invite Parkway Drive back on board after the blinding launch of the first Hellbound. Parkway Drive’s global achievements and successes continue to set new boundaries for this band.”
Along with some of the biggest and best Aussie metal acts performing across multiple stages, fans can expect immersive activities, themed nights and curated events, with an island stopover at the port of Tangalooma, where punters can experience things such as dolphin feeding, sand tobogganing and snorkelling shipwrecks.
Considering this year’s cruise sold out in under ten minutes, punters are advised to sign up for pre-sale access here, with pre-sale kicking off on Wednesday 4 February at 11am AEDT. General on-sale takes place on Thursday 5 February at 11am AEDt via hellboundcruise.com.au.
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The inaugural Hellbound launches from Sydney Harbour on Thursday 22 October and returns on Sunday 25 October 2006.
The ultimate headbanger’s paradise is headlined by Parkway Drive and features performances from some of the biggest names in the Oz heavy metal scene, including Polaris, Northlane, The Butterfly Effect, Make Them Suffer, In Hearts Wake, Belle Haven, Bloom and many more.
Speaking about the first Hellbound cruise, Choose Your Cruise Joint CEO Marius Els said, “We have talked about launching a metal cruise for many years, and the Choose Your Cruise team is thrilled to finally bring this vision to life. We're excited to add HELLBOUND to our lineup of successful cruise brands, and we have the perfect ship to deliver an unforgettable experience. A huge thanks to Destroy All Lines and Parkway Drive for their support in making this happen.”
Destroy All Lines Head Promoter Chris O’Brien added, “I have been in discussion with Choose Your Cruise for years discussing a way to launch a Metal Cruise in Australia and I’m absolutely thrilled we have managed to pull this off. At Destroy All Lines we are always pushing the boundary with the experiences we offer the fans and ‘HELLBOUND’ is going to be one for the ages! Marius, Mick and his team are experts in their field and we couldn’t be in safer hands having them produce this incredible Festival on the open seas for our fans.”
Hellbound II returns 17-21 January 2027. Sign up here to be kept in the loop.
