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James Alan Hetfield (born August 3, 1963) is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, co-founder, and a primary songwriter of heavy metal band Metallica.
According to Dave Mustaine, after hearing of Burton's death, he sat down and wrote the music for the song in one sitting. [44] The lyrics, however, are unrelated to Burton's death. Mustaine was Metallica's lead guitarist in the early days and was a close friend of Burton at the time. [45]
Metallica's current lineup comprises founding members and primary songwriters Hetfield and Ulrich, longtime lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo. Guitarist Dave Mustaine , who formed Megadeth after being fired from Metallica, and bassists Ron McGovney , Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted are former members of the band.
David Scott Mustaine (born September 13, 1961) is an American musician. He is best known as the co-founder, frontman, primary songwriter and sole consistent member of the thrash metal band Megadeth and for his time as the lead guitarist of Metallica. [1]
In Finland, during the second week of January 2009, Death Magnetic jumped eighteen spots back up to #1 on that country's album charts within one week. [117] Death Magnetic was certified 2× platinum (two million units sold) by the RIAA on June 28, 2010. [118] As of March 2023, the album has sold 2,100,000 copies in the United States. [119]
"Enter Sandman" was the first song Metallica had written for their 1991 eponymous album. [4] Metallica's songwriting at that time was done mainly by rhythm guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, after they gathered tapes of song ideas and concepts from the other members of the band, lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Jason Newsted.
British drummer Rick Buckler, best known for his work in the mod rock band The Jam, has died.He was 69. A representative for Buckler confirmed his death in a statement to USA TODAY on Wednesday ...
Since the release of Metallica, Ulrich adopted a less focused and simplified style of drumming, and reduced his kit from a 9-piece to a 7-piece. Between 1998 and 2002, Ulrich tried running a record label, the Music Company. The company was a joint venture with Metallica accountant Tim Duffy. It failed to catch on and folded in the spring 2002. [18]