Jamie VanValkenburg had to end class five minutes early on Tuesday. It was the day after Metallica announced that Oakton High School, where he is director of bands, had won the small high school category in the metal giants' first-ever “For Whom the Bell Tolls” competition, which challenged marching bands to "craft the most exciting,
The vote is on until the end of December for fan-favorite marching band renditions of some of Metallica’s hardest-hitting classics in a contest called “For Whom The Band Tolls.” The