James Hetfield

James Hetfield

  • Birthday: 1963-08-03
  • Place of birth: Downey, California, USA
  • Also know as: James Alan Hetfield

Biography

James Alan Hetfield is an American musician and songwriter best known for being the co-founder, lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist and main songwriter for the American heavy metal band Metallica. Hetfield is mainly known for his intricate rhythm playing, but occasionally performs lead guitar duties and solos, both live and in the studio. Hetfield co-founded Metallica in October 1981 after answering an advertisement by drummer Lars Ulrich in the Los Angeles newspaper The Recycler. Metallica has won nine Grammy Awards and released ten studio albums, three live albums, four extended plays and 24 singles. In 2009, Hetfield was ranked at no. 8 in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists and no. 24 by Hit Parader on their list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time. In Guitar World's poll, Hetfield was placed as the 19th greatest guitarist of all time, as well as being placed second (along with Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett) in The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists poll of the same magazine. Rolling Stone placed Hetfield as the 87th greatest guitarist of all time. This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.

Filmography

Metallica: Français pour une nuit

2009

As Vocals, Guitars

Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004

2006

As Vocalist, Guitarrist

Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011

2011

As Vocal, Guitar

Metallica: MTV Icon

2003

As Himself

Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006

2006

As Vocals, Guitars

Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014

2014

As Vocals, Guitars

Metallica - Live at Tushino

1991

As Vocals, Guitar

Metallica: Rock in Rio USA 2015

2015

As Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983

1983

As Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: [2015] X Games

2015

As Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley

2016

As Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: Rock in Rio

2012

As Vox, Guitars

Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret

1995

As Self - Guitar, Vocals

Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival

2008

As Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria

1999

As Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: Live Covers

1998

As Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland

2000

As Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY

1986

As Vox, Guitars

Metallica - Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989

1993

As Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015

2015

As Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: Rock In Rio 2013

2013

As Vocals, Guitars

Metallica - Rock AM Ring

2008

As Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017

2017

As Vocals, Guitars

Metallica: Fan Can 5

2006

As Vocals, Guitars

Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica

2001

As Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Metallica - Live Earth

2007

As Himself

Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009

2009

As Vocals, Guitars

Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012

2012

As Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: Live at Sonisphere

2010

As James Hetfield

Metallica: Live at Slane Castle

2020

As lead vocals, guitar

Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009

2009

As Himself - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Metallica - Live at Reading Festival

2015

As Vocals, Guitars

Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012

2012

As Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Metallica - Metal Hammer Festival

1985

As Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019

2020

As Himself - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994

1994

As Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Metallica - Roskilde Festival

1986

As Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: [1986] Nagoya, Japan

1986

As Vox, Guitars

Metallica: Making of S&M

1999

As Self - Guitar, Vocals

2 of One

1989

As Himself (Rhythm Guitar/Lead Vocal)

Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen

2009

As Lead Vocals/Guitar

Metallican Vid

1993

As Himself (Rhythm/Lead Vocal)

Metallica - Wherever We May Roam

2021

As vocals, guitars

Metallica: Fan Can 6

2010

As Vocals, Guitars

Metallica: Orion Music Festival

2012

As Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

'Tallica Parking Lot

2014

As James Hetfield (voice)

Metallica: Live in Seoul 2006

2006

As Vocals, Guitars

Metallica - Cliff 'Em All

1987

As Himself (Guitarist / Vocalist)

Absent

2011

As Himself

Flying V

2020

As

Anton Corbijn Inside Out

2012

As Himself

Hard Rock Treasures

2005

As Self

Mission to Lars

2015

As Himself

The Thicket

0000

As

Sad Hill Unearthed

2018

As Self - Musician

Lemmy

2010

As Self

The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

2005

As Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

2019

As Officer Bob Hayward

Ennio

2022

As Self

Production

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