James Hetfield Voice Evolution 1982-1991

[@CoolManOfficial69]

James Hetfield 1982 is hard to comprehend, it sounds so different

[@ДанилаБагров-с8г]

То того как начал пить водку

[@erdemuykan9219]

Ikr? It sounds more like Dave Mustaine

[@CoolManOfficial69]

Same, I thought it was Dave too but I guess it’s actually James, you can definitely tell he got the vocal influence from diamond head@@erdemuykan9219

[@goldenwolf8081]

He was trying to sound I think like the lead singer from diamond head at the time, but then again he was like 18 when they made that demo pretty much still a kid. I’m 20 and I can sing pretty well but trying to hit those high notes James made I can’t my voice is permanently deeper than his was in 82’ it’s weird tho imo how it’s like James finally started hitting puberty around 24/25 from his look to his voice to his attitude.

[@CoolManOfficial69]

I thought so, I prefer his master of puppets era vocals of all the albums, it’s definitely cus you can hear his younger voice and more mature voice at the same time@@goldenwolf8081

[@whitwatlington7658]

Justice voice is so badass he was a Chad in 88-89

[@CoolManOfficial69]

Metallica as a whole was super badass that era, and extremely iconic

[@ethanbarc]

No kidding

[@whateveruwant9449]

Totally agree!

[@captainflappyarms8277]

1982=weird era James 1983-1986=classic era James 1988-1991=prime era James 1996-2003=hard rock era James 2008-2024=modern era James

[@OofysAnimations]

I like weird era James

[@captainflappyarms8277]

@@OofysAnimations I think if I listened to recordings from that era more and got used to it I would like it

[@Tonicwine999]

@@OofysAnimations’weird’ isn’t so weird for me

[@LoganSewell83]

Prime Hetfield was powered by his moustache.

[@OofysAnimations]

Its amazing​@@captainflappyarms8277

[@ethanbarc]

His voice has absolutely changed throughout the years from his younger years to his older years

[@CoolManOfficial69]

It’s most notable from 86 to 88

[@Soytu19]

Ride the Lightning voice best for me, so young and angry.

[@CoolManOfficial69]

That and master of puppets 🤑🤑

[@Britishsh]

1988 is best

[@CoolManOfficial69]

I kinda like 86 better

[@Ryan_Thompson_Guitarist]

His voice on the black album is my favourite.

[@Bitterzin5851]

Wherever i may roam, his voice is dying here

[@iHeartThe90s]

An updated Guitar Hero Metallica concept. I love it. I would love to see someone make modern versions of their video game characters and play through a charted song with 2024 metallica in the background

[@kalebpost20]

He was just so much better than everyone else

[@slushy5748]

James can oil me up 😻

[@CoolManOfficial69]

Zoo wee mama

[@alpahetmk]

what the fuck

[@bismardktheshimp]

*what.*

[@sthirteen]

real

[@NonChalantMetalHead]

HELP LMAO

[@ilikevideos4868]

86 was the best

[@ozricness]

If he hadn't been needlessly screaming stuff like, Are we nuts tonight? every night for years his voice may have lasted quite a bit longer. He almost sounds like a different person now. Maybe even since the mid to late 90s. It's a shame because his voice 84-92 was absolutely fantastic, growly but able to carry melodies and pretty powerful with it.

[@CoolManOfficial69]

well, that crowd participation was what made him a great frontman

[@ozricness]

@@CoolManOfficial69 I reckon his skill and alcohol intake played a large part. Don't you think the music and the band's stage presence would have done the trick with less screaming?

[@LeroyFitch-b6y]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@KalebAukurst]

different people.

[@CoolManOfficial69]

It seems like that sometimes

[@ChainsawSlammer1.3.8]

Ajfa and black album

[@CoolManOfficial69]

Very crunchy and raw, just like the guitar tone

[@brittneysansing5442]

83-84

[@CoolManOfficial69]

I like 84-86

[@Jack_Heslin]

James' voice in Kill 'em All is the main reason I couldn't get into the album

[@CoolManOfficial69]

His balls hadn’t quite dropped yet

[@salvadormeridian]

It’s funny how we don’t mind his voice from the first 3 albums but James himself hates it. I guess it’s to do with the fact that his voice wasn’t as properly trained as what we hear in AJFA (even though he got proper training in the Black Album)

[@CoolManOfficial69]

I think everyone would hate those albums if they sung on them

[@ozricness]

​@@CoolManOfficial69Why? He isn't out of tune.

[@CoolManOfficial69]

@@ozricness I think a lot of people don’t like the sound of their voice, especially if they aren’t very confident, and there’s interviews of James saying hates it

[@ozricness]

@@CoolManOfficial69 I've seen the one where he says he doesn't like his KEA voice and, frankly, it isn't my favourite either. Some of Ride is also a bit flat. But the Master voice is absolutely iconic, I reckon this and Justice are his most revered non-Black album vocal performances. You seem not to be too fond of his 80s vocals, that's why I asked. Did you mean the music is a lot better than the vocals?

[@Simon-Sjokvist1995]

i wasnt a fan of kill em all hetfield, he pushed til voice broke/ it became more of a scream

[@unromanoarecareanaveragero8275]

Fun fact: Hetfield allegedly used autotune in S&M.

[@CoolManOfficial69]

Really? I’ll have to look into that, I don’t think metal and auto tune mix very well

[@unromanoarecareanaveragero8275]

@@CoolManOfficial69 Andriy Vasylenko made a video about James’ use of autotune.

[@Fireglo]

How can an unproven allegation be a fact?

[@CoolManOfficial69]

@@Fireglo well he isn’t saying that James usage of auto tune is a fact, he is saying that the fact is he was accused of using it

[@Fireglo]

@@CoolManOfficial69 that's a very toxic use of the word "fact".