HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMES HETFIELD

James Hetfield is an American singer and musician who is best known as lead vocalist (and primary songwriter) for the heavy metal band, Metallica. Some of this group’s most memorable songs include “Enter Sandman”, “Master of Puppets”, “One”, and today’s song choice (that can be listened to by clicking on the provided link).

Led by Hetfield, Metallica has received multiple accolades honoring their contributions to heavy metal, and in 2009, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

On this very day, August 3rd 1963, James Alan Hetfield was born in Downey, California. In celebration of his birthday, exactly 61 years ago today, I’ve chosen a powerful ballad that reached one billion views on YouTube (in August 2021). From their self-titled album, here’s Metallica, featuring today’s birthday boy, JAMES HETFIELD, with “NOTHING ELSE MATTERS”….