As members of the U.S. armed forces proudly held a giant American flag, Metallica performed a metal version of the national anthem that had the crowd at Game 5 of the NBA Finals going wild on Sunday night.

It doesn’t get much more American than that.

Watch James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett, members of the eight-time Grammy Award-winning band, perform the national anthem below:

The Cleveland Cavaliers traveled to Oakland, California, to take on the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Sunday with the series is tied 2-2.

The Warriors were leading the Cavs 73-67 in at the end of the third quarter.

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