Given the question: Read the bio below and try to give details on james hetfield 's: - instrument - years active - caption - birth name - label - genre - notable instruments - birth date - image size - background - image - birth place - associated acts - occupation Bio: james alan hetfield -lrb- born august 3 , 1963 -rrb- is the co-founder , lead vocalist , rhythm guitarist , main songwriter , and lyricist for the american heavy metal band metallica . hetfield is mainly known for his intricate rhythm playing , but has also performed occasional lead guitar duties both in the studio and live . hetfield co-founded metallica in october 1981 after answering a classified advertisement by drummer lars ulrich in the los angeles newspaper '' the recycler '' . metallica has won nine grammy awards and released nine studio albums , three live albums , four extended plays and 24 singles . in 2009 , hetfield was ranked number 8 in joel mciver 's book '' the 100 greatest metal guitarists '' , and ranked 24th by '' hit parader '' on their list of the 100 greatest metal vocalists of all time . in guitar world 's poll , hetfield was placed as the 19th greatest guitarist of all time , as well as being placed 2nd -lrb- along with kirk hammett -rrb- in '' the 100 greatest metal guitarists '' poll of the same magazine , only behind tony iommi . rolling stone placed hetfield as the 87th greatest guitarist of all time .
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- instrument is guitar , vocals- years active is 1978 -- present- caption is james usa at the mgm resorts festival grounds on may 9 hetfield , 2015 in las vegas , nevada . of metallica performs during rock in rio- birth name is james alan hetfield- label is warner bros. , elektra , megaforce- genre is heavy speed metal metal , thrash metal , hard rock ,- notable instruments is gibson les paul custom '' iron cross '' explorer esp truckster ken lawrence custom models gibson- birth date is 3 august 1963- image size is 333- background is solo_singer- image is james hetfield 2015 rock in rio las vegas.jpg- birth place is downey , california , united states- associated acts is metallica , spastik children , leather charm- occupation is musician , songwriter , producer