James Hetfield

 James Alan Hetfield (born August 3 1963) is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist of Metallica, a rhythm guitarist, cofounder and primary songwriter for Metallica's heavy metal band. His precise rhythm playing is his forte. But, he also sings on his own and also leads guitar live , or in the studio. After responding to an ad in The Recycler in Los Angeles, Lars Ulrich asked Hetfield to co-found Metallica. Metallica has been awarded nine Grammy Awards and released ten studio albums including three live albums, four extended plays and 24 singles.In 2009, Hetfield was ranked at the No. Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists places Hetfield at No. 8. Hit Parader ranked 24 on their 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists List. In Guitar World's poll, Hetfield has two older half-brothers that are part of the first marriage of his mother and one younger sister. His parents divorced in 1976 when Hetfield was 13. They were extremely rigid Christian Scientists,