Metallica and the NHL Playoffs: A Match Made in Hardcore Heaven

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Sam Laird
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Metallica and the NHL Playoffs: A Match Made in Hardcore Heaven
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Robert Bortuzzo (41) fights with Nashville Predators forward Colin Wilson (33) in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 4, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn. Credit: Mark Humphrey

Featuring two months of bone-crushing hits and a king-sized dose of drama, the NHL playoffs are one of the most hardcore events in sports. Featuring heavy guitar riffs, cascading drum breaks and dark lyrics, Metallica is one of the more hardcore bands in rock history.

Put them together and what do you get? Extremely freaking pumped for pro hockey's Stanley Cup Playoffs, that's what.

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The heart-racing video above is the 2014 playoffs promo for the Canadian Broadcasting Company's show Hockey Night in Canada. It features Metallica's "For Whom The Bell Tolls" laid over a seize-the-moment quote from Ernest Hemingway (who of course wrote a novel of the same name) along with hockey footage from the past and present.

Hockey Night in Canada has long since earned a reputation for producing kick-ass playoff promos, and this one is no exception. The Stanley Cup Playoffs started Wednesday and run through mid-June.

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