Metallica fans bouncing in unison at the thrash heroes' recent show in Virginia, USA, caused a small earthquake recorded by local scientists. Virginia Tech Seismological Observatory measured ...

It’s one thing for the Virginia Tech Hokies to blast Metallica ‘s “Enter Sandman” as the football team’s game-day hype song when they take the field at Lane Stadium for home games.

While the minor seismic activity, quickly dubbed the "Metallica Quake" online, posed no danger, it was too minor to register on the Richter scale or be assigned a rating, the FOX Forecast Center said.

Metallica are currently just starting off their US tour, so, we'll see if they cause any more seismic chaos. May 7th – Blacksburg, VA @ Lane Stadium (w/ Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies) ...

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Furnace has produced more than 5 million Metallica vinyl pieces since 2014. The band and records maker worked together on deluxe box set editions of “Kill ‘Em All,” “Ride the Lightning,” “Master of ...

In fact, on Wednesday night (May 7) during Metallica's first-ever appearance at Lane Stadium on their M72 world tour, Hokie fans got so hyped that the Virginia Tech Seismological Observatory said ...