American musician James Alan Hetfield was born August 3 in 1963. He is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist, as well as co-founder and primary songwriter for Metallica, a heavy metal group. The band is known for his intricate rhythm playing, but occasionally performs solos and lead guitar on stage and in the studio. After responding to an advertisement in The Recycler in Los Angeles, Lars Ulrich asked Hetfield to join forces with him in the formation of Metallica. Metallica has won nine Grammy Awards, and has released ten studio albums and three extended plays, as well as 24 singles. Hetfield was ranked No. 8 in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists and No. 24 by Hit Parader on their list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time.In Guitar World's survey, Hetfield was named the 19th best guitarist of all time, as well as being the second (along with Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett) in The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists poll of the same magazine. Rolling Stone ranked him as the 87th most influential guitar player of all time.
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