James Hetfield & His Metal Munchkins

Metallica singer and nine time Grammy Award-winning musician James Hetfield was spotted rocking out on the red carpet with his gorgeous group at the premiere of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island in Hollywood, Calif. on Thursday (February 2).

The iconic guitarist - in true rock fashion - flashed the classic metal sign as he posed with his wife of 14 years Francesca and their three blonde haired babes Cali, 13, Castor, 11, and Marcella, 10.

James - who has openly expressed his disdain for politics and celebrities who "soapbox their opinions" - spoke out about his feelings on global climate changes after Metallica played at Live Earth back in 2007.

"I really avoided the press around the Live Earth day," the 48-year-old One singer states. "I didn't quite agree with what was going on there."

Politics drive me crazy, and I don't like talking politics. Politics get in the way of things; they get in the way of getting things done, and getting our music across is what we wanna do — we don't wanna cloud it with 'Democrat, Republican,' whatever. Our philosophy is 'think for yourself' at the end of the day — do what you think feels right. I really believe that humans will survive. I have a lot of faith in mankind that we will overcome and adapt — whatever it is; whether it's man-made or God-made, or Earth/Mother Nature — we have a lot of smart people on this planet that will make something good out of bad."