“It probably goes against your UVA principles to be there,” he said. Actually, no. Big fan of Metallica, and I would love to see them in concert, and I assumed that environment down there in Lane ...

New Head Football Coach for Virginia Tech James Franklin said he can't wait to run out to his first ever Enter Sandman. So back in 2000, Virginia Tech had just installed a new Jumbotron and needed ...

Traditions are what makes college football different than the NFL. From Auburn rolling Toomer's Corner after winning a game to Clemson touching Howard's rock and running down the hill in Death Valley, ...

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 of feeling,” ...

It was a special moment for Virginia Tech fans, as the football team has been entering the field with "Enter Sandman" playing for 25 years. It was the first time rock band Metallica had ever played ...

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.

The energy builds from the first guitar notes emanating across Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium, a low and ominous riff building to a thumping heavy-metal peak. As it does, the Hokies barrel out of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Metallica - Credit: Jeremychanphotography/Getty Images Metallica played their first concert at Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium on ...

Metallica put on an earth-shaking show at Virginia Tech this week. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers took the stage Wednesday night, May 7 at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, where upwards of 60,000 fans ...