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“I think we are going to cause a pretty big earthquake” For over 20 years, ahead of every home football game, Enter Sandman by Metallica plays in Lane Stadium.
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) — The Metallica song Enter Sandman and Virginia Tech football have gone hand in hand for nearly a quarter of a century. Last week, it was announced the legendary band will ...
Prior to the band's first-ever concert at Lane Stadium, Metallica met with Hokies football coach Brent Pry, who presented them with the team's jerseys with the numbers 25 (for how long "Enter ...
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Metallica will perform a full concert at Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium in the spring of 2025, bringing one of the world's most iconic rock bands to heart of southwest Virginia.
Metallica just rocked Enter Sandman so hard for its most enthusiastic fans that their gig was seismically registered over one mile away. It's the culmination of years of longing and – perhaps ...
Metallica’s concert at Lane Stadium will come 25 years after the Hokies began using “Enter Sandman” for home games. The song from the band’s highly acclaimed self-titled fifth studio album ...
Lane Stadium has etched itself in the long history of college football stadiums with great atmospheres-like Neyland Stadium or Beaver Stadium--all due to one song. 'Enter Sandman' by Metallica.
ENTER SANDMAN: Metallica's seismic concert leaves Lane Stadium quaking The energy from the jumping crowd was powerful enough to send vibrations through the foundation and into the earth itself.
“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 helicorder.
Metallica's "Enter Sandman" is played every time Virginia Tech's football team runs out onto the field before each home game. The experience has become one of the most sublime in college football.