His mother, Cynthia Bassett, was a light opera singer, and his father, Virgil Lee Hetfield, drove a truck. He comes from England, Germany, Ireland, and Scotland. He has one older half-brother and one younger half-sister from his mother’s first marriage.
In the beginning, Metallica tried out a few different vocal and guitar combinations. The result was a sound that was similar to that of the British metal band Diamond Head, which was another of Hetfield’s major influences.
Hetfield got married to Francesca Tomasi on August 17, 1997. They have three children together. He currently lives in Vail, Colorado. He moved there for a “multitude of reasons,”
Hetfield has used a lot of different amps over the course of Metallica’s career. For his first two albums, he used Marshall heads and cabinets, along with a few effects here and there.
James Hetfield is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter with a $300 million net worth. James Hetfield is best known for being the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter