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Metallica's Antarctic concert needed headphones

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Because standard world tours are for absolute amateurs, this metal band decided to freeze their instruments off. They performed live to a crowd of scientists, transmitting the sound directly into headphones to avoid causing a massive avalanche.

Metallica's Antarctic concert needed headphones
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