text: The band was founded when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper .
simplified: The band got started after drummer Lars Ulrich placed an advertisement in a newspaper saying that he was looking for some musicians to play material consisting of Tygers of Pang Tang , Diamond Head and Led Zeppelin with . James Hetfield , a guitar player who would become the lead singer of Metallica , answered the advertisement .