A Texas high school band won $15,000 worth of equipment thanks to the generosity of legendary rock band Metallica.
Boerne High School, located in Kendall County, is one of the winners of the world-famous group’s “For Whom the Band Tolls” contest that challenged schools around the U.S. to create performances that incorporate Metallica songs.
The group is doling out nearly $200,000 in equipment to prize winners across several categories. Boerne tied with a school in Malverne, New York, for “best performance by a medium-sized high school,” reports KSAT.
The teen musicians at Boerne submitted a four-minute medley of some of Metallica’s most famous songs, including the namesake of the competition — “For Whom the Bell Tolls” – “Enter Sandman,” “Fade to Black,” “Seek
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