◇ image via WikipediaJames Hetfield
James Hetfield is a Rock act. Their sound grew out of Aerosmith, Diamond Head, Anti-Nowhere League, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Johnny Ramone. Those roots explain a lot about how James Hetfield arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Steve Harris and Hear 'n Aid, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Beartooth, Spineshank, swim school, Corrosion of Conformity and Dry Kill Logic, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around James Hetfield, reaching back through Aerosmith and forward to Beartooth. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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James Hetfield connections
James Hetfield grew out of Aerosmith, Diamond Head, Anti-Nowhere League and Lynyrd Skynyrd, shares an orbit with Steve Harris and Hear 'n Aid, went on to shape Beartooth, Spineshank, swim school and Corrosion of Conformity. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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