The Columbian Coke Zero website indicated via a poster that the metal titans were set to play the Earth’s southernmost continent in a Coca-Cola funded event. This coincides with a statement from drummer Lars Ulrich in an interview last month in which he cryptically claimed that ‘there’s a very interesting thing coming our way in December’, and that Metallica were heading for ‘another frontier’.

Though nothing seems to have been confirmed, a gig in Antarctica would certainly live up to Ulrich’s claim. This gig would make Metallica one of the only bands to have played the area, and allow them the rare boast of having performed on every continent.

Who the potential crowd would consist of is unclear – though the image of a horde of penguins headbanging to ‘Master of Puppets’ would be a joy to behold. Antarctica has no permanent residents, though at any given time between 1000-4000 research scientists – often biologists, oceanographers and glaceologists – are based there. Coca-Cola, who appear to be sponsoring the event, have funded independent expeditions to the continent in the past.

Metallica’s feature film, ‘Metallica: Through the Never’ was released in the UK at the beginning of the month. A new album is expected at some point next year.

The film, which will see IMAX release on September 27th, is a blend of live concert footage with a surreal narrative, following the experience of a Trip (Dane DeHaan) a young Metallica roadie sent on an apocalyptic mission. The accompanying soundtrack will consist of 16 songs, including Metallica staples, ‘Master of Puppets’, ‘One’, ‘For Whom The Bell Tolls’, and ‘Nothing Else Matters’.

In a press release, drummer Lars Ulrich enthused,

“Let’s hear it for the old-school soundtrack! Not only are we beyond psyched about our movie coming your way shortly, but the fact that we get to share the music directly in all these formats is way fuckin’ cool.”

Ulrich recently confirmed that the band would soon be heading back into the studio to record their tenth studio album, joking that by then, they will have run out of excuses.

The track listing for ‘Metallica: Through the Never (Music from the Motion Picture)’ is as follows:

Disc one

1. “The Ecstasy of Gold”
2. “Creeping Death”
3. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
4. “Fuel”
5. “Ride the Lightning”
6. “One”
7. “The Memory Remains”
8. “Wherever I May Roam”
9. “Cyanide”
10. “…And Justice for All”

Disc two

1. “Master of Puppets”
2. “Battery”
3. “Nothing Else Matters”
4. “Enter Sandman”
5. “Hit the Lights”
6. “Orion”

Check out the trailer for ‘Metallica: Through the Never’, below.