EA Sports found a song that sounds eerily similar to Enter Sandman for Virginia Tech’s entrance

That might be TOO close actually.

After an 11-year hiatus, EA Sports is back with College Football 25 for this season. And among the features is an added emphasis on replicating the unique atmospheres, pageantry and entrances for top college football programs. But given licensing costs for music (or, really, EA’s unwillingness to pay), it wasn’t feasible for every program.

When it came to Virginia Tech, though, EA Sports appeared to get as close as legally possible to the real thing.

Back in May, it was reported that Metallica’s Enter Sandman would not be included in Virginia Tech’s iconic entrance at Lane Stadium for the game. Instead, EA Sports would settle for a generic rock anthem. That *generic* anthem turned out to be almost indistinguishable from the actual song.

Check it out:

Sure, there are no vocals, and there are slight changes to the song’s progression. But it’s so obviously trying to be a replica of Enter Sandman — almost to the point that Metallica might take issue with it.

Fans certainly appreciated that EA Sports tried to come as close as it could to Enter Sandman. That Virginia Tech entrance needed to be included in the game, and this version did it justice.

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