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James Hetfield
| Name: | James Alan Hetfield |
| Also Known As: | Papa Het |
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| Occupation: | Musician |
| Medium: | Metallica |
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James Hetfield is well known in the world of music as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the Heavy Metal band Metallica. Self-proclaiming himself as "Papa Het" to the Metallica fanbase. He started Metallica with fellow musician Lars Ulrich in 1981 in Los Angeles, California and they've been friends ever since.