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 ...

Virginia Tech players enter Lane Stadium to Metallica's "Enter Sandman". Virginia Tech fans take photographs as they watch ...

"Exit light. Enter night. Take my hand. We're off to never-never land" is what the Virginia Tech Hokies hear before they take the field for a home game at Lane Stadium. And that tradition was embraced ...

As Metallica were in the studio writing "Enter Sandman," it turns out James Hetfield wasn't feeling the song very much and, in a new Masterclass interview, he admits that his initial impression was ...

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‘s James Hetfield shared a clip of himself singing a few lines from “Enter Sandman” on helium from one of his birthday balloons over the weekend. The legend turned 61 on Saturday (Aug. 3) ...

Kentucky Derby contender Sandman, trained by Mark Casse, has garnered attention from the band Metallica. The Casse barn staff were seen sporting Metallica shirts, a nod to the horse named after their ...

There's a Kentucky Derby contender with some famous heavy metal fans. The Arkansas Derby winner is named Sandman. The band Metallica, who sings the iconic "Enter Sandman," took notice and donated ...