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 ...

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“Metallica saved ‘Enter Sandman’ for the final song of the night. It did not disappoint, shaking Lane Stadium so hard it registered on the Virginia Tech Seismological Observatory’s ...

Enter night ... is what the Virginia Tech Hokies hear before they take the field for a home game at Lane Stadium. And that tradition was embraced on Wednesday night, as Metallica performed ...

"Enter Sandman" has been the home team's pump-up tune for 25 years. By Gil Kaufman It’s one thing for the Virginia Tech Hokies to blast Metallica‘s “Enter Sandman” as the football team’s ...

Metallica brought years of pent-up ... crowd’s reaction registered on the Richter scale. The Virginia Tech Hokies have used “Enter Sandman” as their entrance song since the 2000 season ...

Over 60,000 fans gathered at Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium for a night that created ground tremors. Metallica visited Blacksburg on Wednesday night for a stop on the M72 World Tour, taking the ...

For the last 25 years, Virginia Tech begins every game at Lane Stadium the same way: by blasting Metallica‘s “Enter Sandman” while the Hokies take the field. “It’s just a different type ...

Metallica took to Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium and established a trademark high-energy performance. The iconic band played their classic hit, "Enter Sandman," which garnered quite a reaction.

They are an odd couple to the uninitiated—Metallica, long a Bay Area institution, and Virginia Tech ... have played Metallica's 1991 hit "Enter Sandman" before their team takes the field ...