Without Hetfield there is no Metallica. He has ALL the talent, generates the most energy and wrote/writes all of their songs. Without a wah pedal there is no Kirk, due to the fact that he bacame lazy and dependent on it just like a heroin addict. ... read more
Hetfield, as well as Metallica's lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, voiced characters in a number of episodes of the Adult Swim cartoon Metalocalypse. Hetfield, along with Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, voiced a pair of teenage dragons in an episode of Disney's Dave the Barbarian, entitled"Here There Be Dragons". read more
Kirk Hammett is a great guitar player, but far from the greatest. James Hetfield is a good guitar player, with an outstanding feel for aggressive rhythm guitar. He’s an OK singer with limited range. Lar Ulrich is competent (I’m not a drummer, so I’ll leave it at that), but nowhere near the level of skill of some of the percussionists today. read more