Players begin filing into the narrow tunnel. Anticipation is building among the thousands of excited fans packed in the stands. Cheerleaders hold up "LET'S GO" and "HOKIES" signs as the crowd chants.

Just over 24 years ago, a tradition surrounding Metallica's “Enter Sandman” was born in Blacksburg that is now widely considered the best entrance in all of collegiate football. Though it originated ...

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 ...