It seems that big things are brewing in the Metallica universe.

While the heavy metal legends are currently prepping for an intimate August 28th gig at the 250-people capacity Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, Long Island, to celebrate the launch of the band’s “Maximum Metallica” SiriusXM channel, rumors have them eyeing much larger concert confines for next year.

According to Vital Vegas , Metallica are ready to join the likes of U2, Dead & Company, and Eagles by staging a residency at the Las Vegas Sphere. While the website doesn’t have much hard evidence to back up the claims, they have correctly predicted other Sphere residencies, including the upcoming (and controversial ) screenings of The Wizard of Oz .

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich addressed the rumors during a surp

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