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 ...

"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 ...

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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,” ...

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 “Enter Sandman” has now spent an incredible 750 weeks on the Official Rock & Metal Singles chart, solidifying its status as the band’s longest-running U.K. hit. HELSINKI, FINLAND - JUNE 7: ...

A leading contender for the 2025 Kentucky Derby is off to never never land thanks to some support from the iconic heavy metal band tied to his name. Sandman, a gray colt bred in Kentucky and trained ...

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 ...