Anticipated obituaries James Hetfield anticipated obituary ("anticipated" means that he is not dead). Tweeter ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ James Hetfield1963 - 2024James Hetfield is deadJames Hetfield, born on August 3, 1963 in Downey, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known as a member of Metallica. He died on December 23, 2024 at the age of 61.Translations :FrançaisEspañolDeutschItalianoPortuguês中文