Metallica made history a decade ago today when they became the first band to play Antarctica.
When the metal gods strapped it on in a see-through dome on the frozen terrain, it was their seventh continent they’d rocked in 2013, a feat not only no other band had mastered, but had anyone even dared try?
There were so many logistical issues with the quartet playing the Carlini Argentine Base in Antarctica, most importantly the fact that amplifiers, especially the Marshall stacks the thrash kings utilize are in conflict with the guidelines of the international Antarctic-Environmental Protocol.
Drummer Lars Ulrich said his son had attended a silent disco at Treasure Island outside of Oakland and claimed it was fantastic.
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