James Alan Hetfield.
James Alan Hetfield was born on August 3, 1963 is
the main songwriter, co-founder lead vocalist and rhythm
guitarist and lyricist for an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles
California. He is best known for his rhythm playing but he has also performed
occasional lead guitar duties both in studio and live. Hetfield is known as one
of the best guitarist of all time. He was ranked 8th in Joel McIver’s book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists.
Hetfield is from Downey, California. He is of German, English,
Irish, Scottish descent. He has two older Half-brothers from his mother’s first
marriage and young sister. He attended Downey High school his freshman and
sophomore years. He graduated from Orange County’s Brea Olinda High School in
1981.
His father, Virgil, was a truck driver, his mother, Cynthia, was
a light opera singer. The two divorced in 1976 when Hetfield was 13. Virgil and
Cynthia were very strict Christian Scientists, and in accordance with their
beliefs, Hetfield's parents strongly disapproved of medicine or any other
medical treatment and remained loyal to their faith even as Cynthia was dying
from cancer. This upbringing became the inspiration for many of Hetfield's
lyrics later in his career with Metallica including the song, The
God That Failed from their seminal 1991 album, Metallica.
Hetfield was nine years old when he first began piano lessons,
after which he took on his brother David's drums and finally, at the age of
fourteen, he began to play guitar with Robert Okner. He
also was in a few bands as a teenager – one being Leather Charm and another,
Obsession.
Cynthia Hetfield died of cancer in 1979 when James was 16 years
old. After the death of his mother, Hetfield went to live with his older
half-brother David. Virgil died in late 1996, during Metallica's Load
tour.
James has had a lot of influences and identifies Aerosmith as having been his main
musical influence as a child and many more like; Led Zepplin, Black Sabbath,
AC/DC, Motorhead, Thin Lizzy, Ted Nugent, Deep Purple and The Beatles as
important influences. He also was in a few bands as a teenager – one being
Leather Charm and another, Obsession.
James Alan Hetfield was born on August 3, 1963 is
the main songwriter, co-founder lead vocalist and rhythm
guitarist and lyricist for an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles
California. He is best known for his rhythm playing but he has also performed
occasional lead guitar duties both in studio and live. Hetfield is known as one
of the best guitarist of all time. He was ranked 8th in Joel McIver’s book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists.
Hetfield is from Downey, California. He is of German, English,
Irish, Scottish descent. He has two older Half-brothers from his mother’s first
marriage and young sister. He attended Downey High school his freshman and
sophomore years. He graduated from Orange County’s Brea Olinda High School in
1981.
His father, Virgil, was a truck driver, his mother, Cynthia, was
a light opera singer. The two divorced in 1976 when Hetfield was 13. Virgil and
Cynthia were very strict Christian Scientists, and in accordance with their
beliefs, Hetfield's parents strongly disapproved of medicine or any other
medical treatment and remained loyal to their faith even as Cynthia was dying
from cancer. This upbringing became the inspiration for many of Hetfield's
lyrics later in his career with Metallica including the song, The
God That Failed from their seminal 1991 album, Metallica.
Hetfield was nine years old when he first began piano lessons,
after which he took on his brother David's drums and finally, at the age of
fourteen, he began to play guitar with Robert Okner. He
also was in a few bands as a teenager – one being Leather Charm and another,
Obsession.
Cynthia Hetfield died of cancer in 1979 when James was 16 years
old. After the death of his mother, Hetfield went to live with his older
half-brother David. Virgil died in late 1996, during Metallica's Load
tour.
James has had a lot of influences and identifies Aerosmith as having been his main
musical influence as a child and many more like; Led Zepplin, Black Sabbath,
AC/DC, Motorhead, Thin Lizzy, Ted Nugent, Deep Purple and The Beatles as
important influences. He also was in a few bands as a teenager – one being
Leather Charm and another, Obsession.
Lars Ulrich.
Lars Ulrich was born on 26th December 1963 and he is a Danish American drummer and is one of the
founding members of an American heavy metal band Metallica. He was born in
Gentofte, Denmark to an upper-middle-class family. A tennis player in his youth
(he is the son of former tennis pro Torben Ulrich), Ulrich moved to Los Angeles,
California at age sixteen in the summer of 1980 to pursue his training; though
rather than playing tennis, he began playing the drums. After publishing an
advertisement in a local Los Angeles newspaper called The Recycler, Ulrich met
James Hetfield and formed Metallica
Lars Ulrich was born on December 26, 1963, in Gentofte, Denmark.
Saxophonist Dexter Gordon was Ulrich's godfather. In February 1973, Lars' father
Torben obtained five passes for five of his friends to a Deep Purple concert
that was being held in the same Copenhagen stadium as one of his tournaments.
When it was discovered that one of the friends could not go, their ticket was
handed over to the nine-year-old Ulrich. The young Ulrich found himself
mesmerized by the performance, buying the band's Fireball album the next day.
The concert and the album had a considerable impact on Ulrich, inspiring his
entrance into the world of rock and roll and later on, heavy metal. As a result
of his newfound interest in music, he received his first drum kit from his
grandmother at the age of twelve, a Ludwig. Ulrich originally intended to play
tennis, and he moved to America in
1980.[2]
In
1981, Ulrich discovered British heavy metal band Diamond Head. He was excited
about the band's style of music after purchasing its debut album Lightning to
the Nations (1980). He travelled from San Francisco to London to see the band
perform live at the Woolwich Odeon. However, Ulrich had not planned the trip out
properly and was left without anywhere to go after the performance. He managed
to meet the band backstage and explain the lengths he had taken to see them. The
band warmed to him and lead guitarist Brian Tatler let him stay with him in his
home town of Stourbridge, where Ulrich spent the next few weeks sleeping on
Tatler's floor in his house. Ulrich remains a fan of Diamond Head and mixed its
album The Best of Diamond Head.[3] Upon returning to America, Ulrich placed an
ad in a local newspaper looking for musicians to start a band with him. James
Hetfield replied to the ad and Metallica was formed.
Lars Ulrich was born on 26th December 1963 and he is a Danish American drummer and is one of the
founding members of an American heavy metal band Metallica. He was born in
Gentofte, Denmark to an upper-middle-class family. A tennis player in his youth
(he is the son of former tennis pro Torben Ulrich), Ulrich moved to Los Angeles,
California at age sixteen in the summer of 1980 to pursue his training; though
rather than playing tennis, he began playing the drums. After publishing an
advertisement in a local Los Angeles newspaper called The Recycler, Ulrich met
James Hetfield and formed Metallica
Lars Ulrich was born on December 26, 1963, in Gentofte, Denmark.
Saxophonist Dexter Gordon was Ulrich's godfather. In February 1973, Lars' father
Torben obtained five passes for five of his friends to a Deep Purple concert
that was being held in the same Copenhagen stadium as one of his tournaments.
When it was discovered that one of the friends could not go, their ticket was
handed over to the nine-year-old Ulrich. The young Ulrich found himself
mesmerized by the performance, buying the band's Fireball album the next day.
The concert and the album had a considerable impact on Ulrich, inspiring his
entrance into the world of rock and roll and later on, heavy metal. As a result
of his newfound interest in music, he received his first drum kit from his
grandmother at the age of twelve, a Ludwig. Ulrich originally intended to play
tennis, and he moved to America in
1980.[2]
In
1981, Ulrich discovered British heavy metal band Diamond Head. He was excited
about the band's style of music after purchasing its debut album Lightning to
the Nations (1980). He travelled from San Francisco to London to see the band
perform live at the Woolwich Odeon. However, Ulrich had not planned the trip out
properly and was left without anywhere to go after the performance. He managed
to meet the band backstage and explain the lengths he had taken to see them. The
band warmed to him and lead guitarist Brian Tatler let him stay with him in his
home town of Stourbridge, where Ulrich spent the next few weeks sleeping on
Tatler's floor in his house. Ulrich remains a fan of Diamond Head and mixed its
album The Best of Diamond Head.[3] Upon returning to America, Ulrich placed an
ad in a local newspaper looking for musicians to start a band with him. James
Hetfield replied to the ad and Metallica was formed.
Kirk
Lee Hammett.
Kirk Lee Hammett (born November 18, 1962) is the lead guitarist
and a songwriter in the heavy metal band Metallica and has been a member of the
band since 1983. Before joining Metallica he formed and named the band Exodus.
In 2003, Hammett was ranked 11th on Rolling Stone's list of The 100 Greatest
Guitarists of All Time. In 2009, Hammett was ranked number 5 in Joel McIver's
book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists.
Hammett was born on November 18, 1962 in San Francisco to a
Filipina mother Teofila "Chefela" Oyao from Cebu and an Irish Merchant Marine
father. He attended De Anza High School in Richmond, California. While attending
De Anza High School he met Les Claypool of Primus and they remain close
friends.
After purchasing a 1978 Fender Stratocaster copy, Hammett
attempted to customize his sound with various guitar parts, eventually buying a
1974 Gibson Flying V. Hammett also took a job at Burger King as a youth before
quitting once he saved enough money to purchase a Marshall
amplifier.
Lee Hammett.
Kirk Lee Hammett (born November 18, 1962) is the lead guitarist
and a songwriter in the heavy metal band Metallica and has been a member of the
band since 1983. Before joining Metallica he formed and named the band Exodus.
In 2003, Hammett was ranked 11th on Rolling Stone's list of The 100 Greatest
Guitarists of All Time. In 2009, Hammett was ranked number 5 in Joel McIver's
book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists.
Hammett was born on November 18, 1962 in San Francisco to a
Filipina mother Teofila "Chefela" Oyao from Cebu and an Irish Merchant Marine
father. He attended De Anza High School in Richmond, California. While attending
De Anza High School he met Les Claypool of Primus and they remain close
friends.
After purchasing a 1978 Fender Stratocaster copy, Hammett
attempted to customize his sound with various guitar parts, eventually buying a
1974 Gibson Flying V. Hammett also took a job at Burger King as a youth before
quitting once he saved enough money to purchase a Marshall
amplifier.
Robert Agustín Miguel Santiago Samuel Trujillo Veracruz.
Robert Trujillo was born October 23, 1964 is an American bassist
known for his role as the current bassist of American heavy metal band
Metallica. He also was a member of crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies,
funk metal supergroup Infectious Grooves, heavy metal band Black Label Society
(formed by Zakk Wylde), and he has worked with Jerry Cantrell from the rock
band Alice in Chains, and Ozzy Osbourne.
Trujillo was born in 1964, Santa Monica, California. He is of
Mexican descent. Trujillo stated that “Jaco was my hero growing up," and that
"Hearing him was like hearing Eddie Van Halen doing ‘Eruption’ for the first
time: You thought, ‘What instrument is that?’ I loved jazz fusion and branched
out from there. But Jaco had an edge that far exceeded his jazz persona. He was
funk, he was rock, he was soul. And his whole attitude was punk."
Robert grew up in Culver City, California. His childhood was all about the music at
home. Trujillo’s mother was a huge fan of Motown, people like Marvin Gaye, James
Brown, and Sly And The Family Stone. He began playing in a lot of backyard party
bands, which meant he played music by Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Rush, and
Led Zeppelin. He went to jazz school when he was 19 with the intention of
becoming a studio musician but was still passionate about rock and
metal.
Robert Trujillo was born October 23, 1964 is an American bassist
known for his role as the current bassist of American heavy metal band
Metallica. He also was a member of crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies,
funk metal supergroup Infectious Grooves, heavy metal band Black Label Society
(formed by Zakk Wylde), and he has worked with Jerry Cantrell from the rock
band Alice in Chains, and Ozzy Osbourne.
Trujillo was born in 1964, Santa Monica, California. He is of
Mexican descent. Trujillo stated that “Jaco was my hero growing up," and that
"Hearing him was like hearing Eddie Van Halen doing ‘Eruption’ for the first
time: You thought, ‘What instrument is that?’ I loved jazz fusion and branched
out from there. But Jaco had an edge that far exceeded his jazz persona. He was
funk, he was rock, he was soul. And his whole attitude was punk."
Robert grew up in Culver City, California. His childhood was all about the music at
home. Trujillo’s mother was a huge fan of Motown, people like Marvin Gaye, James
Brown, and Sly And The Family Stone. He began playing in a lot of backyard party
bands, which meant he played music by Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Rush, and
Led Zeppelin. He went to jazz school when he was 19 with the intention of
becoming a studio musician but was still passionate about rock and
metal.