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Liz Scarlett

“Part of the deal was we couldn’t disturb the penguins”: Lars Ulrich looks back on Metallica’s record-breaking Antarctica gig

Lars Ulrich and penguin

Lars Ulrich has reflected on the time Metallica played a record-setting show inside a research base in Antarctica, back in 2013.

The unconventional gig was hosted by Coca Cola at the Argentine Antarctic Base Carlini, and saw the San Francisco metal heavyweights perform to 120 competition winners without any amplification to avoid disturbing the local wildlife, such as penguins.

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