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A dream of seeing the band faded to black when a driver slammed into her family’s home at 2:00 a.m. the day of the concert.

Madeline wanted nothing more than to see Metallica live, and she thought her dream was about to be realized after her family scored tickets to the band’s May 7 show at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg.

‘Metallica saved my life’: A fan’s thank-you to legendary rock band. A family credits a concert put on by the rock band Metallica for saving them when a driver slammed into their home.

Madeline wanted nothing more than to see Metallica live, and she thought her dream was about to be realized after her family scored tickets to the band’s May 7 show at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg.

GOODVIEW, Va. (WDBJ/Gray News) - A Virginia family credits a concert put on by the rock band Metallica for saving them when a driver slammed into their home, plowing straight into their living room.

Madeline wanted nothing more than to see Metallica live, and she thought her dream was about to be realized after her family scored tickets to the band’s May 7 show at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg.

Madeline wanted nothing more than to see Metallica live, and she thought her dream was about to be realized after her family scored tickets to the band’s May 7 show at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg.

Madeline wanted nothing more than to see Metallica live, and she thought her dream was about to be realized after her family scored tickets to the band’s May 7 show at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg.