Hellbound Cruise 2026

Name: Hellbound Cruise 2026
Start: 2026-10-22T00:30:00+11:00
End: 2026-10-24T23:00:00+11:00
Location: Circular Quay Local

Schedule

Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 12:30 am to Sat, 24 Oct, 2026 at 11:00 pm

UTC+11:00

Location

Circular Quay Local | Sydney, NS

𝐶ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝐶𝑟𝑢𝑖𝑠𝑒 & 𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑦 𝐴𝑙𝑙 𝐿𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠
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𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘
𝐀 𝟑-𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐑𝐔𝐈𝐒𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐁𝐘𝐒𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

In 2026, prepare to GO TO HELL with Australia's first ever dedicated metal cruise 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃.
The boat will be rockin' and you'll wanna come knockin' next year, with 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 set to deliver an all-out, three-night floating heavy festival on the high seas! Promoted by 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐂𝐑𝐔𝐈𝐒𝐄 and 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐘 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒 and bringing together the loudest bands and the wildest fans, 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 will transform a luxury cruise ship into the ultimate headbanger's paradise, departing from Sydney on Thursday 22 October in 2026 and, arriving back in Sydney on Sunday 25 October. With two uninterrupted days and three nights of festival programming and cruising, it'll be all hands-on deck for this once in a lifetime experience, also armed with a stacked lineup guaranteed to make even Captain Jack Sparrow weak at the knees.
Helming proceedings in 2026, 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 will be headlined by Aussie metal royalty, 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐄, along with performances from 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐒, 𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐄, 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐋𝐘 𝐄𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐂𝐓, 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌 𝐒𝐔𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑, 𝐈𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 𝐖𝐀𝐊𝐄, 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐍, 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐌, 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐙, 𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐂𝐓, 𝐅𝐔𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐂, 𝐎𝐂𝐄𝐀𝐍 𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐄𝐏𝐄𝐑, 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐐𝐀, 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐔𝐋 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓, 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐌 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐑, 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄 and 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐖𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑.
And the festivities don't end there! With DJ sets, themed nights, artist-hosted experiences and non-stop metal-fuelled mayhem on the horizon for this once-in-a-lifetime experience, 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 will play home to 3,000 heavy music fans next October with something truly on offer for everyone on board. Combining the luxury of a cruise with riffs and moshpits galore, 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃's Carnival Splendor vessel will boast a custom-built main stage on the pool deck, an onboard fitness centre, Cloud 9 Spa and daily fitness classes - plus, your all-in-one ticket covers all entertainment, accommodation and food. Immerse yourself in gigs all day and night, party 'til all hours, or just take it all at your own pace, with multiple vantage points throughout three decks meaning you won't miss a thing. And take the headache out of sorting a designated driver - that's the captain's job!

"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." – Marius Els, Joint CEO - Choose Your Cruise
"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." – Chris O’Brien, Head Promoter - Destroy All Lines
One of Australia's most successful heavy music exports to date, 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐄 have spent the past two decades carving out a formidable reputation that doesn't merely live up to the hype; it sets the hype on fire (often literally). With seven full-length albums, three back-to-back #1 ARIA records, six albums certified Gold in Australia, multiple ARIA Award wins, millions of streams, international chart success, and thousands of live performances worldwide, the journey from teenage metal underdogs in Byron Bay to a bona fide global phenomenon is the stuff of heavy metal legend; and a 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐄 live show is a spectacle difficult to forget for those who have witnessed the fire and ferocity over the years.
Whether headlining the likes of Wacken, Good Things Festival in Australia and So What?! Festival, touring with Lamb of God, Soulfly and Killswitch Engage, or selling out some of their biggest shows to date with their 20 year anniversary Australian headline run last year, 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐄 are ravenous and riveting innovators in a live setting, not only set to make history in 2026 by headlining 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃, but also in 2025 via their entirely sold out one-off live performance this June, performing with a full symphony orchestra against the backdrop of a fellow Australian and international icon: the Sydney Opera House.
Balancing relatability with an explosive blend of melodic metalcore, lush post rock, electronic flourishes and beyond, 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐒 have faced and channelled life's angst, frustrations and despair through their music since first forming in 2012. In command of three studio albums, including their most recent outing Fatalism which debuted at #1 on the ARIA Charts, won Best Independent Heavy Album at the 2024 AIR Awards and was nominated for Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album at the 2024 ARIA Music Awards, 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐒 have also ticked off sold-out headline tours of Australia, huge runs across Europe, the UK and North America, and unforgettable festival appearances, including their debut at Knotfest Australia earlier this year, and supports with Bring Me The Horizon, While She Sleeps, Spiritbox and many more.
One of the most dynamic forces in the modern metalcore scene, 𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐄 effortlessly fuse heavy savagery with techno, drum and bass, and expansive arrangements. With multiple ARIA Award wins under their belts and six studio albums, including their #1 charting 2022 outing Obsidian, 𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐄's live show has seen them enamour both as headliners and/or supporting some of the giants of the scene, repeatedly praised for their energetic and enthralling stage presence and ever-expanding back catalogue. And repping the hard rock flag, 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐋𝐘 𝐄𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐂𝐓 ravenously returned to the airwaves and live scene since announcing their reunion back in 2017. With four studio albums, including the certified Gold Begins Here (2003), Imago (2006) and Final Conversation of Kings (2008), 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐋𝐘 𝐄𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐂𝐓 have also recently ticked off extensive tours celebrating the 20th anniversary of Begins Here, performances at Good Things Festival in 2024, and released their hotly-anticipated fourth studio album IV in 2022, debuting at #5 on the ARIA Charts.
Injecting more melodic hues into their earlier deathcore leanings, 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌 𝐒𝐔𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑 have gone on to establish themselves as one of the most innovative bands on the scene, with their 2024 self-titled album cementing their status as global heavy stars. Balancing lashings of melodic light and blistering shade, 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌 𝐒𝐔𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑 have previously toured with everyone from Bring Me The Horizon through to Sleep Token and ERRA, and are set to tick off a mammoth Australian regional headline run later this year. Also in the innovative sonic vein, 𝐈𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 𝐖𝐀𝐊𝐄 first turned heads via their 2012 debut alum Divination, and have gone on to release six full-length albums, including multiple Top 5 ARIA debuts, and have wowed audiences across the world with their insatiable breakdowns, melodic hooks and dynamic live performance. Most recently performing to home crowds at Knotfest Australia in March this year, 𝐈𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 𝐖𝐀𝐊𝐄 are currently on the road in Europe supporting German metalcore behemoths Caliban.
No strangers to cleaving riffs with powerful lyricism, Melbourne alt rock trio 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐍 are set to bring their soaring anthems and post-hardcore sorcery to 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 crowds in 2026, while Sydney melodic hardcore heroes 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐌, currently fresh off performing in Japan and North America, will ramp up the feels, hooks and turgid rhythms. And whether supporting the likes of Taylor Acorn, Scene Queen and Set It Off, or crafting vulnerable yet empowering rock and pop odes, solo powerhouse 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐙 will join the cruising fun next October, as will Taree-hailing djent-meets-nu-metal modern mavericks 𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐂𝐓, who recently garnered resounding praise for their 2025 full length Angel Killer Zero.

Repping an exhilarating mix of alternative, melodic and progressive sounds will be Melbourne five-piece 𝐅𝐔𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐂, who recently ticked off performances with Enter Shikari and BABYMETAL for some Knotfest Australia sideshows. And whether touring alongside While She Sleeps and Stick To Your Guns or headlining their own spine-tingling shows, 𝐎𝐂𝐄𝐀𝐍 𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐄𝐏𝐄𝐑 are a breathe of searingly fresh air in the heavy realms, as are Sydney's forward-thinking alt-prog faves 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐐𝐀, whose razor-sharp stage presence and cutting-edge sonic output has found them in demand opening stages for Periphery, Dayseeker and Halestorm.
Also locked in to melt faces and hearts in 2026 will be beloved Newcastle quartet 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐔𝐋 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓, who will brandish their genre-defiant rock aesthetic, catharsis and sonic innovation alongside 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐌 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐑, aka Melbourne cinema-core purveyors fluent in their unparalleled theatrical and immersive take on metalcore. And rounding out this incredible 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 lineup for 2026, Sydney deathcore mainstays 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄 will be armed with lashings of aggression alongside themes of dystopia, animal rights and beyond, while immersive metalcore chameleons 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐖𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑 will be primed to unleash their unpredictable yet irresistible heavy gloss to the 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 masses next year.
And that's still not all! Adding to the festivities in 2026 will be 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐃𝐉𝐬, along with your official 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 stage host 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐕, one of Australia's leading open-format DJs and MCs.
Whether you're a fan of deathcore breakdowns, salivate over old school thrash, or love some progressive grooves, 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 is set to be the ultimate heavy experience on the high seas like no other. Prepare to sail into the abyss in 2026!