Pulse of Radio reports as rumored earlier this week, Metallica will play a concert in Antarctica next month, according to Blabbermouth. The one-of-a-kind show is being sponsored by Coca-Cola Zero and fans from several Latin and South American countries will get a chance to enter a contest and win the opportunity to join the band on the expedition. Metallica stated, “After over 30 years as a band, we have been unbelievably fortunate to visit just about every corner of the earth . . . except for one. That is all about to change as we are set travel to Antarctica, the only continent that Metallica has never played on until now!! We are partnering with Coca-Cola Zero for one of the most unique and special concert events in our career as we’ll be performing near the heliport of the Argentine Antarctic Base Carlini on Sunday, December 8, 2013.” (Editor’s note: Hey, that’s Corey Taylor‘s birthday!) Fans from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico will be able to enter the contest, starting on Oct 28th and ending on Nov 22nd. The winners will leave on Dec 3rd in a cruise from the port of Ushuaia, in Tierra del Fuego, on a 10-day journey to Antarctica. While on their trip, the winners will get to view the landscapes of the continent. participate in lectures to be provided by specialists, see audio-visual material on the work of the scientists and receive environmental information. The concert will take place under a dome at the Carlini Argentine Base will be heard by the fans through headphones, with no other amplifiers or sound system. The gig will also be live-streamed in the participating countries.Damn! I want to go!….My friends in Redlight King posted a 10-minute behind-the-scenes featurette on the making of the video for the band’s current Top 10 single, “Born To Rise.” The clip was filmed on the streets of Orange County and Los Angeles and features frontman Mark “Kaz” Kasprzyk riding his 1950 motorcycle with a growing pack of Harley-Davidson riders, including a group of professional stunt riders. Kaz said, “I‘m a musician, a hot-rodder and a motorcycle fanatic, so hanging out with great people and riding my motorcycle for a few days while we filmed was the most fun I’ve ever had making a video.” Check out the final video here….Slash appeared on the Larry King Show. Crazy, right? But Larry got to ask the question many of us have been told NOT to ask him, “Is there a possibility you’d all (Guns ‘N Roses) get back together again someday?” Well, here’s what he told Larry. (Thanks, Loudwire)……Birthdays being celebrated this weekend: Friday: Chad Smith of the Chili Peppers turns 52, Hinder’s Austin Winkler is 32. Saturday: Hillary Clinton will be 67, Seth McFarlane will be 40 and Pat Sajak (I played that damn Wheel of Fortune in Vegas and won NOTHING) is 67. Sunday: Scott Weiland turns 46, Kelly Osbourne will be 29 and Monty Python’s John Cleese is 74.
