Metallica Make History in Antarctica
US rockers Metallica, have countless awards under their belt, but some thirty-something years after forming, can now proudly add a Guiness World Records entry.
After performing concerts in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia, the final piece of the puzzle was an hour long show, appropriately dubbed "Freeze 'Em All". An hour long show played to 120 scientists and competition winners in Antarctica in December 2013, this leg of the tour wasn't your traditional loud concert Metallica are known for. In fact, not even the 300 odd penguins that were present had much to listen to.
Metallica’s lead vocalist, James Hetfield commented, “Seven continents in one year with Antarctica being THE gig of a lifetime".
The sub-zero icy climate presented a real challenge for such a live performance. Playing in a transparent dome, amplifiers were enclosed in isolation cabinets, and sound was transmitted to the audience via Sennheiser headphones. Not dissimilar to "silent discos" which are slowly gaining momentum around the world.
Metallica will enter the 2015 Guiness World Records as being the first musical act to perform a concert on every continent.
For more information on the 2015 Guinness World Records book or to pre-order click here.
Marc Rushton
StereoNET’s Founder and Publisher was born in England and raised on British Hi-Fi before moving to Australia. He developed an early love of music and playing bass guitar before discovering the studio and the other side of the mixing desk. After writing for print magazines, Marc saw the future in digital publishing and founded the first version of StereoNET in 1999.
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