Trivia

In 1992 Hetfield was badly burned at the infamous Guns N' Roses / Metallica Stadium Tour in Montreal, Canada, when he accidentally stepped into a pyrotechnic blast. After 17 days he was able to continue vocals with Metallica, but was forced to temporarily give up his guitar duties to a band technician until he was able to make a full recovery.

He originally wrote the 1991 hit "Nothing Else Matters" as a personal song, not intended to be played in front of anyone else, but Metallica drummer and band mate Lars Ulrich convinced him to use it for a Metallica song, which he did.

Metallica's 1991 song "The God That Failed" was based on the death of Hetfield's mother, because as a Christian Scientist she believed that her faith in God alone would be able to save her from cancer.

Metallica's hit 1991 song "Enter Sandman" was inspired by fears and nightmares Hetfield had as a child.

He has English, and some Scots-Irish, ancestry. While most of his family has lived in the United States for many generations, his maternal grandmother was English (born in London, England).

Is a skilled hunter.

His wife is from Argentina and is a former costumer for his band Metallica.

Has not had a sip of alcohol since coming out of rehab in 2002. In a sense of irony, though, Metallica sells their own beer and whiskey.

Children: (with wife Francesca) Cali Tee Hetfield, (b. June 13, 1998 at 8 lbs 4 oz & 20 inches in San Francisco, California), Castor Virgil Hetfield, (b. May 18, 2000 at 9 lbs 6 oz & 22 1/2 inches in San Francisco, California) and Marcella Francesca Hetfield (b. January 17, 2002 at 8 lbs 5 oz & 21 1/4 inches in San Francisco, California).

Suffered second-degree burns through a stage pyrotechnic accident while touring in Montreal, Canada, 8 August 1992.

His musical inspirations are Thin Lizzy, Ted Nugent, Venom, Nick Cave, Rocket from the Crypt, The Misfits, Black Sabbath, Diamond Head.

Hates the song "Escape" from Metallica's "Ride the Lightning". Megaforce Records told the band to write it in order for the album to be released. The song was performed once in 2012 and was never played again.

Vocalist and guitarist for the heavy metal band Metallica.

He releases new album Death Magnetic with his band Metallica. (September 2008)

He is on holiday for some time before starting the recordings of the new album. (March 2005)

They are in the tour "Madly In Anger With The World Tour", for United States. Before entering a concert they record a small session of rehearsal with songs that doing for their new album, that they begin to record in the studio in January of 2005. (May 2004)

Recording the next Metallica record. (February 2006)

Preparing for release of "St. Anger", first new Metallica album in five years. (April 2003)