James Hetfield

James Alan Hetfield is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, co-founder, and a primary songwriter of heavy metal band Metallica. He is mainly known for his intricate rhythm playing, but occasionally performs lead guitar duties and solos both live and in studio. Hetfield co-founded Metallica in October 1981 after answering an advertisement by drummer Lars Ulrich in the Los Angeles newspaper The Recycler. Metallica has won nine Grammy Awards and released 11 studio albums, three live albums, four extended plays, and 24 singles. Hetfield is often regarded as one of the greatest heavy metal rhythm guitar players of all time.

3 August 1963

Born on the same birth date (3 August 1963): David Knox (rugby union) • Ed Roland • Frano Botica • Isaiah Washington • Lisa Ann Walter • Tasmin Archer

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Born in the same month (August 1963): Charles Ingram • Ed Roland • Frano Botica • Glória Pires • Henrik Fisker • Hiromi Makihara • Jackie Walorski • John Carroll Lynch • José Cóceres • Keith Ellison • Kōji Kitao • Laura Bennett • Marcus Roberts • Mohammed VI of Morocco • Nick Gillespie • Park Chan-wook • Phil Mills • Reb Beach • Regina Jacobs • Rituparno Ghosh • Terry Catledge • Uğur Tütüneker