Metallica brought years of pent-up excitement to Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium on Wednesday night, energizing the crowd with a live performance of the Virginia Tech Hokies’ iconic entrance song during a stop on their M72 World Tour.

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 a fan's choice between three songs -- "Enter Sandman,

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 on Wednesday night, as Metallica performed "Enter Sandman,