SAN ANTONIO — The Sonia Sotomayor High School marching band in San Antonio proved they are the “Master of Puppets” by winning first place in a marching band competition created by the metal band Metallica.

What You Need To Know

  • The Sonia Sotomayor High School marching band in San Antonio won first place in Metallica's "For Whom The Band Tolls" marching band competition

  • Seven Lakes High School in Katy placed second and Richland High School in North Richland Hills placed in third

  • It was Metallica’s second annual marching band competition, where bands compete by performing and marching to Metallica songs

  • The nine winning high schools from across the U.S. took home a combined $115,000 in band equipment

The group won the top award for large high schools, winning $20,000 in prize money.

It was Metallica’s second annual "For Whom The Band Tolls" marching band competition, where bands at both the collegiate and high school levels compete for various levels of prize money by performing and marching to Metallica songs. The nine winning high schools from across the U.S. took home a combined $115,000 in band equipment.

Entrants were able to pick their arrangements from a variety of Metallica songs like “Enter Sandman,” “For Whom The Bell Tolls,” “Master of Puppets,” and more.

Sonia Sotomayor High School marching band won with its renditions of “Enter Sandman,” “Sorcerers Apprentice,” “Nothing Else Matters” and “Master of Puppets.”

Watch Sonia Sotomayor High School’s first place performance here.

But SSHS wasn’t the only Texas school to place in the competition. Seven Lakes High School in Katy won the second place prize for large high schools, earning $10,000 in prize money.

Representing North Texas, Richland High School in North Richland Hills (11 miles south of Fort Worth) won the third place prize for large high schools, earning $5,000 in prize money.

Last year, Boerne High School tied to win the top prize for medium high schools.

Watch all of the winning performances here.