James Hetfield BORN: 3. August 1963.
James Hetfield
BORN: 3. August 1963.
FROM: Los Angeles, California.
VITALS: 6'1" & 180 lbs (1.85 meters & 81.65 kilos); blond hair & blue eyes
MARITAL STATUS: Married (17. August 1997).
BROTHER&SISTER: younger sister (Dede), older brother (David)
PREVIOUS BANDS: Obsession, Leather Charm, Phantom Lord.
PREVIOUS JOBS: James has worked in a sticker factory, as a high school janitor, and as a mover.
EQUIPMENTS: ESP Explorer guitar with EMG pick ups and Ernie Ball strings. Mesa Boogie mk II simul- class amp. Earplugs
CAR: Chevy Blazer, Dodge Ram Pick-Up, '55 Chevy BelAir
FAVORITE DRINK: Coors light, Pacifico and Bombay Sapphire Martinis;
FAVORITE FOOD: Mexican, Meat and Potatoes, Beer
FAVORTIE FILM: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly, Easy Rider, Sling Blade, Pulp Fiction, Vanishing Point
FAVORITE TV-SHOW: Andy Griffith, Police Squad
FAVORITE BAND: Thin Lizzy, C.O.C, Kyuss
FAVORITE MUSICIANS: Phil Lynott, Glenn Danzig, Tom Waits och Alan Collins
FAVORITE ACTOR: Clint Eastwood
FAVORITE ACTRESS: Amber Lynn
FAVORITE SPORTS: Football (American) and Ice-Hockey
FAVORITE SPORTS TEAMS: LA Raiders, San Jose Sharks, D.C. United
LIKES: Hunting, fishing, contemporary fiction, anonymity
MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Ted Nugent, Diamond Head
HEROES: Older brother David, Clint Eastwood
FIRST CONCERT: Aerosmith & AC/DC, 1978, Long Beach, California
SMOKE: Smokes cigar
DESCRIBES SELF AS: Rugged, honest, stubborn
He was brought up in a strict Christian Science household; his older brother Dave Hetfield had guitars in their garage that he used to play about on. His mother tried to get him more interested in classical music, and even paid for 2 years worth of piano training... Whilst not in Metallica he enjoys hunting and beer....
Lars Ulrich
BORN: December, 26 1963.
FROM: Genmtofte, Denmark
VITALS: 5'7" & 130 lbs; blond/brown hair & blue(green?) eyes
MARITAL STATUS: Married (27. January 1997)
BROTHER&SISTER: None
PREVIOUS BANDS: None
PREVIOUS JOBS: Paper boy, gas station attendant
EQUIPMENTS: ESP Explorer guitar with EMG pick ups and Ernie Ball strings. Mesa Boogie mk II simul- class amp. Earplugs
CARS: Porsche, Chevy Blazer, Range Rover, Saab
FAVORITE DRINK: Coors light, Bombay Sapphire Martinis, dry white wine, Evian, tea
FAVORITE FOOD: Taco Bell, cheese, tuna, sushi, frozen yogurt, mayonnaise, French food
FAVORTIE FILM: The Godfather II, Dog Day Afternoon, Midnight Express, Scarface
FAVORITE TV-SHOWS: CNN and MTV
FAVORITE BOOK: The Hangman's Tale
FAVORITE BAND: AC/DC, Deep Purple, Oasis, Alice In Chains, Black Grape, Diamond head och Thin Lizzy
FAVORITE MUSICIANS: Bon Scott, Izzy Stradlin, Ritchie Blackmore
FAVORITE ACTORS: Al Pacino, James Woods, Mickey Rourke och Robert DeNiro
FAVORITE ACTRESSES: Hapatlinia Lee, Selana Steele och Tori Welles
FAVORITE SPORTS: Tennis
FAVORITE SPORTS TEAMS: San Jose Sharks, San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
LIKES: Scuba diving, skiing, movies, fashion, art, music with a capital "M"
MUSICAL INFLUENCES: AC/DC, Deep Purple, Status Quo, Black Sabbath, Diamondhead och Motorhead
HEROES: Guillermo Vilas (Argentinian tennis player), Ritchie Blackmore, Ace Frehley
FIRST CONCERT: Deep Purple, 1973, Copenhagen
SMOKE: No
DESCRIBES SELF AS: Anticipating, stubborn, spontaneous, sarcastic, talkative, silly
Kirk Lee Hammett
BORN: November 18, 1962
FROM: San Francisco, California
VITALS: 5'7" & 134 lbs (1.7 meters & 60.78 kilos); brown hair & brown eyes
MARITAL STATUS: Divorced
BROTHER&SISTER: An older brother and a younger sister
PREVIOUS BAND: Exodus
PREVIOUS JOBS: Burger King and as a dishwasher
EQUIPMENTS: Various ESP guitars, along with various vintage guitars, uses Dean Markely strings. Mesa Boogie Amp. Earplugs
CARS: Porsche, Land Cruiser, '55 Dodge Coronet, '66 Mercedes Benz, mountain bike
FAVORITE DRINK: Martinis, Guinness Stout, sky vodka and green tea
FAVORITE FOOD: Sushi, Mexican, spaghetti, Indian-food
FAVORITE FILMS: Bride of Frankenstein, Raging Bull, Tetsuo - The Iron Man, The Jerk
FAVORITE TV-SHOWS: Outer Limits, CNN
FAVORITE BOOKS: The Shining and Shock Value
FAVORITE BAND: UFO, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Alice In Chains, Mule, Neil Young, Leon Redbone, Nirvana
FAVORITE MUSICIANS: Jimmy Hendrix, Michael Schenker, Ulrich Roth and Leon Redbone
FAVORITE ACTORS: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Robert DeNiro
FAVORITE ACTRESSES: -
FAVORITE SPORT: Mountain bike
FAVORITE SPORTS TEAMS: None(Kirk once said he hated sport)
LIKES: Mountain biking, tattoos, piercing, collecting old horror-movie stuff, cigars, philosophy, H.P. Lovecraft
MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Jimi Hendrix, UFO, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Kiss and Joe Satriani
HEROES: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Jimi Hendrix
FIRST CONCERT: Day on the Green with the Eagles, Steve Miller, Heart, and Foreigner
SMOKE: Smokes cigar
PETS: 3 cats: Feck, Alley and Alex
DESCRIBES SELF AS: Smelly, ugly, happy
Jason Curtis Newsted
INSTRUMENT: Bass (equipment list)
SPECIALTY: Making sure Metallica thumps harder than ever
BORN: 4. March 1963
FROM: Battle Creek, Michigan
VITALS: 5'9" & 150 lbs; brown/red hair & blue eyes
MARITAL STATUS: Divorced
BROTHER&SISTER: Two older brothers and a sister
PREVIOUS BANDS: Flotsam and Jetsam (released two albums with Jason) and Dogz
PREVIOUS JOBS: burger flipper, a pizza maker and a truck driver
CARS: '67 Ford Mustang, '94 Land Cruiser
FAVORITE DRINK: Thick, red wine
FAVORITE FOOD: BBQ anything
FAVORTIE FILM: Scarface, Apocalypse Now, Good Fellas, The Jerk
FAVORITE TV-SHOWS: Andy Griffith, Discovery Channel, In Living Color
FAVORITE BOOKS: Small Change, Metamorphosis, The Stand
FAVORITE BAND: Metallica, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Voivod, Sacred Reic, Sepultura, Wes Montgomery
FAVORITE MUSICIANS: Bob Marley, Tom Waits, Steve Morse, Albert King
FAVORITE ACTORS: Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Gene Hackman, Robert DeNiro
FAVORITE ACTRESSES: Ursula Andress, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kim Basinger
FAVORITE SPORTS: Basket
FAVORITE SPORTS TEAMS: NBA: Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls; NFL: Detroit Lions, L.A.Raiders
LIKES: Mountain biking, shootin' hoops
MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Kiss, Rush, Black Sabbath, Ted Nugent
HEROES: Gene Simmons, Al Pachino
FIRST CONCERT: Ted Nugent, 1975, South Bend, Indiana, Notre Dame University
FIRST CONCERT WITH METALLICA: 8. November 1986, Reseda, California, Country Club
SMOKE: No
DESCRIBES SELF AS: Energetic, caring, goofy