They've performed at innumerable venues around the world, but Metallica are looking to take their global conquest to another level by taking their popular live performances to Antarctica.

With the veteran band yet to officially confirm they'll be performing in freezing temperatures, the supposed announcement of the concert comes via an unusual source. According to Blabbermouth, the Colombian website for Coca-Cola Zero has been running a sweepstakes contest for fans to win a trip to see the gig. The ad says entrants must be available to travel between the 2nd and 15th of December, although the actual date of the concert is not revealed.

The band's drummer Lars Ulrich had previously stated "there's another frontier heading in Metallica's direction in December. Which, if anybody (at the band's management) even knew that I just said what I just said, they would hunt me down and silence me."

While Metallica would easily be the most high-profile band to perform in the challenging conditions of Antarctica, they would not be the first musicians to play a rock concert there. A band named Nunatak peformed at the British Antarctic Survey's Rothera Research Station on Adelaide Island in 2007 as part of the global Live Earth event.

Nunatak was made up of scientists who had brought their instruments along for their extended research trip. Although broadcast on TV and online, the live gig was only attended by a 'sell-out' crowd of 17 people - everyone else stationed at Rothera. You can see a video of their performance below.

The pop-punk band Fall Out Boy were scheduled to play an Antarctic concert in 2008, in an attempt to break a world record for playing on every continent. They were forced to cancel due to bad weather conditions and the unexpected collapse of a massive ice shelf near where they were due to perform.