James Hetfield
Born | August 3, 1963 |
Hometown | Downey, California, United States of America |
Height | 6'1" (1.86m) |
Spouse | Francesca Hetfield (m 1997 - present) |
Children | Cali Hetfield , Castor Hetfield |
Parents | Cynthia Bassett M , Virgil Greeley Hetfield |
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Metallica announce global listening party for new album ’72 Seasons’
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Stranger Things: Metallica finally meet Joseph Quinn and gift him Eddie Munson guitar
Quinn played the band’s song, ‘Master of Puppets’, in the most recent season of the Netflix hit show
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How Metallica’s Master of Puppets turned rock upside down
On new year’s eve 1985, an acutely under-rehearsed Metallica appeared atop a four-band bill at the 8,500-capacity Civic Auditorium in their adopted hometown of San Francisco. Having returned just days earlier from a 12-week shift at Sweet Silence studios, in Copenhagen, at which they recorded their third album, the event was a kind of homecoming parade. With a sense of celebration in the air, onstage the band performed the record’s title track before a paying audience for the very first time.
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Metallica are 'beyond psyched' have ‘Master of Puppets’ feature in Stranger Things’
Metallica are “beyond psyched” have ‘Master of Puppets’ feature in the last episode of the 80s Netflix sci-fi show, Stranger Things.
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Metallica axe Swiss festival gig due to COVID-19 case within their camp
Metallica have been forced to pull out of Frauenfeld Rocks due to coronavirus.
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Metallica’s James Hetfield congratulates fan who gave birth at Brazil concert
Fan was wheeled to the medical tent and gave birth as the band closed the show with ‘Enter Sandman’
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James Hetfield calls fan who gave birth at Metallica concert
James Hetfield has called a fan who went into labour - and gave birth - at a recent Metallica concert. Tattoo artist Joice M. Figueiró delivered a baby boy during the heavy metal band's show at Estádio Couto Pereira, Brazil last Saturday. According to the new mother, the baby arrived with the assistance of medics as Metallica played their hit 1991 anthem Enter Sandman. On Wednesday, Figueiró took to her Instagram Stories to share a video of Hetfield calling to check on her wellbeing and congratu
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James Hetfield phones fan to congratulate her on giving birth at Metallica gig
'Enter Sandman' singer James Hetfield called a Metallica fan to congratulate her after she gave birth at one of the band's concerts over the weekend.
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James Hetfield's son: It's a little annoying being compared to dad
Metallica frontman James Hetfield's son Castor Hetfield finds it "a little annoying" when he is compared to his famous father, because he is trying to make his own way in a hard rock band.
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Metallica donates $500,000 to help feed Ukrainian refugees
Metallica has pledged $500,000 (£381,000) to helping Ukrainian refugees. The money will go to organisers at World Central Kitchen (WCK) and follows on from a previous $100,000 (£76,200) grant given by the heavy metal band via its All Within My Hands foundation. Metallica's James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo are seeking to raise a total of $1 million (£762, 000) for the organisation by the end of their Month of Giving, which has been extended to two months this year. "
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The 40 best albums to listen to before you die
Some records are so good that they can change your life. Our critics <a href="/author/helen-brown">Helen Brown</a>, <a href="/author/chris-harvey">Chris Harvey</a> and <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/author/roisin-oconnor">Roisin O’Connor</a> pick the albums you need to hear
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