James'

Instrument: Vocals, guitar

Specialty: Angst-ridden, soul rending, growling vocals

Birthday: August3, 1963

From: Los Angeles, California

Vitals: 6"1 & 180Ibs (1.85 meters & 81.65 kilos); blond hair & blue eyes

Martial Status: Married

Drives: Chevy Blazer, Dodge Ram

Eats: Coors light

Food: Mexican, meat n potatoes, beer

Sport Teams: Oakland Raiders, San Jose Sharks, San Jose Clash

Before Metallica: Played in Obsession, Leather Charm

Pre-Metallica career: Worked in sticker printing factory

Likes: Hunting, fishing, anonymity, snowboarding, street hcokey, water skiing, cigars

Describes self as: Rugged, honest, stubborn

  Lars'

Instrument: Drums

Specialty: Pounding, driving rhythms

Birthday: December 26, 1963

From: Gentofte, Denmark

Vitals: 5'7 & 130 Ibs (1.7 meters & 58.97 kilos); blond/brown hair & green eyes

Marital status: Married

Drives: Porsche, Chevy Blazer, Range rover, Saab

Drinks: Dry white wine, Evian, tea

Eats: French food, tuna, sushi, frozen yogurt

Sports teams: San Jose Sharks, San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Before Metallica: none

Pre-Metallica career: Paper boy, gas station attendant

Likes: Running, scuba diving, skiing, movies, fashing art

Describes self as: Anticipating, stubborn, spotaneous, sarcastic, talkative, silly, squeaky

Kirk's   Instrument: Guitar

Specialty: Full blown lead guitar vocals

Birthday: November 18, 1962

From: San Francisco, California

Vitals: 5'8" & 134 (1.7 meters & 60.78 kilos); brown hair & brown eyes

Martial Status: Happily Divorced

Drives: Land Cruiser, mountain bike, '55DDodge Coronet, '66Mercedes Benz

Drinks: Martinis, sky Vodka, green tea

Eats: Sushi, Mexican food, pasta, Indian food

Sports teams: None ("I hate sports")

Before Metallica: Played in Exodus, drank alot

Likes: Mountain biking, tattoos,piercing, collecting old horror movie stuff, cigars, philosophy, H.P. Lovecraft

Describes self as: Smelly, ugly, happy, obsessive, progressive, curious

Jason's

Instrument: Bass

Specialty: Making sure Metallica thumps harder than ever

Birthday: March 4, 1963

From: Battle Creek, Michigan

Vitals: 5'9" & 150 Ibs (1.75 meters & 68.04 kilos); brown/red hair & blue eyes

Marital status: Single

Drives: '94 Land Cruiser

Drinks: Bordeaux, Barlo, barbaresco wines; Evian

Eats: Anything BBQ-ed

Sports teams: NBA: Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls; NFL: Detroit Lions; L.A. Raiders

Before Metallica: Flotsam and Jetsam

Pre-Metallica career: Burger-flipper, pizza-maker and truck-driver

Likes: Mountain Biking, shootin' hoops, playing and listening to music

Describes self as: Energetic, caring, goofy