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Metallica finally brought “Enter Sandman” to Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium — 25 years after it became a school tradition as the Hokies’ game-day hype intro.

Since 2000, the iconic metal song has blared from the loudspeakers as the Virginia Tech football team takes the field on game days, becoming a school tradition in the process. Metallica have been well aware of the song’s significance in Blacksburg, once paying tribute to legendary Va. Tech coach Frank Beamer in a video message that was played before his last game nine years ago.

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At last, Metallica themselves made their way to Blacksburg for a concert at Lane Stadium on Wednesday (May 7th) as part of their ongoing “M72 Tour.”

The special gig opened with an intro that simulated the football team’s walkout, with a recording of “Enter Sandman” sending the crowd into a frenzy, as captured in audience footage.

Former NFL player Keion Carpenter died on Thursday morning at a hospital in Miami. He was 39.

The Baltimore native, who spent six seasons with the Buffalo Bills and Atlanta Falcons, was on vacation with his family in Miami when he fell and fell into a coma while playing with his son on Wednesday, his cousin told the Baltimore Sun.

“They were running to the car when (Carpenter) slipped, fell, hit his head and slipped into a coma. It was just a freak accident,” said Jamila Smith. “He was always healthy; he went to the doctor, ate well and worked out.

Ex-nfl player Keion Carpenter -- who played for the Bills and Falcons -- died Thursday morning after a medical emergency during a workout earlier this week ... a family spokesperson confirmed.  39-year-old Carpenter -- a standout player at Virginia Tech in the late '90s -- was was on a family vacation when something went horribly wrong.  His cousin told the Baltimore Sun, "They were running to the car when (Carpenter) slipped, fell, hit his head and slipped into a coma.