Metallica Crash Stanley Cup Final in Support of San Jose Sharks (Video)

Metallica‘s Bay Area ties are strong, so it was hardly a surprise the thrash/metal heroes paid a visit to the Stanley Cup Final this week. After all, the San Jose Sharks are fighting for the Stanley Cup for the first time in team history.
Ahead of Game 4 on Monday night, drummer Lars Ulrich and bassist Robert Trujillo opened the locker room door for the Sharks to enter the ice…

.@Metallica waiting to open up the doors for the @SanJoseSharks #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/rdaQN3M2A4

— NHL on NBC Sports (@NHLonNBCSports) June 7, 2016

While the other half of the band – guitarist Kirk Hammett and vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield – led a shredding rendition of the national anthem.
As you’d expect, it was all pretty great:

Rock on, @Metallica. What an anthem. #StanleyCuphttps://t.co/ooYJ6EcorO

— #StanleyCup Final (@NHL) June 7, 2016

San Jose lost the game, however, to fall behind 3-1 in the best-of-seven series against the Pittsburgh Penguins.