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James Hetfield
12+ albums
Metal Godbest frontman evermetallicahard rockheavy metal
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James Hetfield is the rhythm guitarist and vocalist from the band Metallica. Hetfield was born on August 3, 1963, in Downey, Los Angeles County, California. Hetfield was 9 years old when he took his first piano lessons, before taking on his brother David's drums and finally picking up a guitar in his pre-teens. Inspired by bands such as Black Sabbath, The Beatles, Venom, Led Zeppelin and Thin Lizzy, Hetfield formed his first band, Obsession, in his early teens. He started the band (Metallica) in 1981 with Lars Ulrich (Drummer). James has been a major endorsee of ESP guitars since 1991, and is best known for playing custom-made ESP EX Series guitars with an EMG 81/EMG 60 set for pickups. As well as using EX Series, he uses Eclipses and Vs. He also is a user of Mesa/Boogie Amplifiers, particularly the rectifier and solo heads and cabinets. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out Of Hand
8,3852Stone Cold Crazy - Live at Wembley Stadium, London, England - April 20th, 1992
2,3183Nothing Else Matters
1,6154Nothing Else Matters (as made famous by Metallica)
7345Enter Sandman (as made famous by Metallica)
5686Fade To Black (as made famous by Metallica)
4087The Unforgiven
3518Full Show at Acoustic 4 a Cure - 15 May 2014 - Fillmore, San Francisco CA
3049Master Of Puppets (as made famous by Metallica)
29610‘Sell that to Chili Peppers’
235albums
A Tribute To Waylon Jennings - I've Always Been Crazy
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Pop Goes Classical
I've Always Been Crazy (A Tribute To Waylon Jennings)
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Pop Goes Symphonic
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Nothing Else Matters
I've Always Been Crazy: A Tribute to Waylon Jennings
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I've Always Been Crazy - A Tribute To Waylon Jennings
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Symphonic Babes
I've Always Been Crazy: Tribute to Waylon Jennings
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The Best Of
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Metallica
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Masters of Chant