The Voice Of The Master: James Heatfield

The Life Of: James Heatfield

James Hetfiel is the rythm guitar and voice of the thrash metal band Metallica, he was born in August 3rd of 1963, son of Virgil and Cynthia Heatfield he was raised in the city of Downey in California, beacuse of his parent, his early days were full of religious activities (his parents were part of a cult called "Cristian Science") because of the belivings of this cult, the were proibited to get medical attention like operations or blood transference like the Rastafaris.

Because of this his mother Cynthia died of cancer when he was 16 years old (this inspired some vocals from song of metallica like "Dyers Eve" and "The God That Failed").

He started Metallica with the Danish drummer Lars Ulrich and from the rest his how many people says "The rest is history".They launched hits after hits in a world controled by glam rock and cheap pop.

Year 1991 he was part of the collapse of thrash metal as the voice of the generation, 5 excelent albums, one dream career and much more with the album "Metallica" (known as the black album).

Aside from that now and in the few past year he's been touring around the world with Metallica, they even toured in the artic!. He is now writing with Metallica their next album, he is married to an Argentinan woman called Francesca Tomasini and has three children.

Metallica has to the date more than 6 Grammy awards including hit singles, albums and many more.

He has the number 87 in the "Rolling Stones top 100 metal guitarist of all time".

Simón France II°B