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.

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WSET) — While Metallica rocks Lane Stadium this evening, something else may very well be shaking on Tech's campus. Dr. Martin Chapman, a seismologist at Virginia Tech, says the ...

This year, while Hokie fans pile into Lane Stadium when they start jumping, they will be wearing Hokie gear repping their favorite song. Before almost every Virginia Tech sporting event, many fans ...

On Wednesday May 8, Metallica performed their M72 World Tour at Virginia Tech. Over 65,000 fans filled Lane Stadium. “I am really grateful that Metallica came while I am going to school here,” said ...

Playing “Enter Sandman” at Virginia Tech football games in Lane Stadium is a tradition dating back to 2000 when its first video scoreboard was installed. Combined today with jumping by fans, fireworks ...

A highly anticipated Metallica concert at Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium wasn't just a performance; it was a seismic event. For Hokies, the opening chords of "Enter Sandman" have long been an ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- After decades of rocking Virginia Tech football fans through Lane Stadium's sound system, Metallica is visiting Blacksburg to shake the stadium for the first time — in person. The ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. – In the early ’90s, two Virginia Tech students connected over their love for Metallica — all thanks to a t-shirt. Now, decades later, they’re back where it all began, gearing up for ...

There are many great entrances in college football, but few are as electric or as loud as Virginia Tech running out to Metallica's "Enter Sandman" for a big game (especially at night). What started as ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - A new collection of T-shirts and hats is available for Hokie fans, as Virginia Tech says, “A collaboration with Metallica has finally happened.” The initial lineup of ...