The Virgina Tech Hokies have used the 1991 tune as their entrance song at football games for over 20 years Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024.

Metallica remain one of the most influential and jaw-droppingly talented bands in heavy metal, and that's quite a statement, ...

If you feel like you’re experiencing a weird sense of déjà vu, don’t worry, because we’ve definitely been here before. Well, kind of. Typically, it’s tradition for the Virginia Tech Hokies to walk out ...

Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” celebrates 700 weeks on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart, becoming the band’s longest-charting hit by far. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 12: (L-R) Robert Trujillo, ...

The most iconic metal songs of all time seemingly all have one thing in common: a generational guitar performance that ...

During today's appearance on The Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM (April 12), Metallica chatted about a variety of things, shedding light on their songwriting processes individually and as a team, ...

Congrats are in order for Metallica, as their most streamed song on Spotify, "Enter Sandman," has surpassed the one billion streams mark. That's rarified air, especially in the rock world, where the ...

Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” has now spent an incredible 750 weeks on the Official Rock & Metal Singles chart, solidifying its status as the band’s longest-running U.K. hit. HELSINKI, FINLAND - JUNE 7: ...

Fans will always find a way. In this case, Metallica lovers took it into their hands to show their love for the band during Virginia Tech’s Women’s NCAA Tournament, where “Enter Sandman” was banned ...

They are an odd couple to the uninitiated—Metallica, long a Bay Area institution, and Virginia Tech, an unassuming school in the rural South. In the minds of college football fans, however, the two ...

Metallica played their first concert at Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium on Wednesday, where the crowd’s rapturous reaction to “Enter Sandman” — which has doubled as the Hokies football team’s intro music ...