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Metallica Concert Causes Small Earthquake from ‘Enter Sandman’ Reaction
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Sun May 11, 2025
Area: Roanoke, Lynchburg
At Metallica’s first concert at Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium on May 8th, the band caused such a stir that they caused seismic activity.
The metal outfit, consisting of long-time members James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and bassist Robert Trujillo (who joined in 2003), played for over 60,000 people at Lane Stadium.
‘Enter Sandman’ is not just the perfect anthem for metalheads; it’s also been adopted by the Hokies to soundtrack their football games, played in the very same arena. Working the crowd, the band not only finished their highly anticipated set with this tune but also walked out to the song booming on the loudspeakers. James Hetfield riled up the commotion with a chant of “Hokies! Let’s Go!”
Though the Black Album classic is often played at the stadium, this intro caused a tremendous reaction. Despite being registered on the seismograph one mile away, the minor seismic activity, quickly dubbed the “Metallica Quake” online, posed no danger to concert-goers.
According to Hokies Daily, even the fans’ reaction to the recorded version of the track has shaken the seismograph. Examples include big matchups versus Miami in 2011 and Ohio State in 2021.
Seismological Observatory’s director, Martin Chapman, spoke to Fox Weather in America to confirm that motions were detected during the time of the concert.
Prior to the band’s first concert at Lane Stadium, Metallica met with Hokies football coach Brent Pry, who presented them with the team’s jerseys, which bear the numbers 25 (for how long “Enter Sandman” has been the intro music) and 72, to mark their current M72 tour.
Taylor Swift’s Eras tour also stirred such a movement that it shifted the Earth’s tectonic plates. Earthquakes caused by her shows were called ‘Swift Quakes’, which occurred during some concerts as a result of mass dancing. Some quakes reached the equivalent of a 2.3 magnitude earthquake’.
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