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4. James Hetfield And Lars Ulrich Voiced Characters For The Kid’s Cartoon Dave The Barbarian

Thought the only animated show Metallica were involved in was The Simpsons? Think again. Both James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich did voiceovers for the kid’s TV show Dave the Barbarian in 2004, which can be found in the episode Here There Be Dragons.

Acting as two teenage dragons, the metal pair deliver some hilarious lines on the Disney Channel cartoon, with the choice one being: “Okay, so you breathe lightning. It’s okay, we ain’t prejudice” – a sly reference to the group’s thrashy gem Ride the Lightning. Now that’s what we call a neat little Easter egg that only the band’s fans will pick up on.

I dare say daytime kid shows never got as metal as this one did, so kudos to the producers for signing these two metal icons up.

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