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James Hetfield

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.

Known for

Acting

Birthday

August 3, 1963

Gender

Male

Known Movie Credits

187

Place of birth

Downey, California, USA

Also known as

James Alan Hetfield, Metallica
Movies180 movies

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

Self

Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony: S&M

Self

Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City

Self

Metallica: Français pour une nuit

Vocals, Guitars

Metallica: Cunning Stunts

Self

Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992

Self - Guitar, Vocals

The Big Four: Live in Sofia

Guitars

A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica

Self

Metallica - Cliff 'Em All

Himself (Guitarist / Vocalist)

Metallica: St-Anger

Metallica: Fan Can 6

Vocals, Guitars

Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004

Vocalist, Guitarrist

Metallica Touring Europe

Lemmy

Self

Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011

Vocal, Guitar

Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night)

Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event

Self

Metallica: MTV Icon

Himself

Metallica: Making Magnetic

Metallica: Live at Rock in Rio Lisboa 2008

Himself

Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006

Vocals, Guitars

Absent

Himself

Metallica: Quebec Magnetic

Self

Metallica: Live at Monsters of Rock 1991

Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands

Metallica: Through the Never

Himself

Metallica: Up Close and Personal

Himself

Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica

Vocals, Guitars

Metallica: Orion Music Festival

Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Surfing Your Dreams

Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never"

Self

Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning

Himself

Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014

Vocals, Guitars

Metallica - Live at Tushino

Vocals, Guitar

Metallica: Rock in Rio USA 2015

Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: Masters of Metal

Metallica: Masters of Metal

Himself

'Tallica Parking Lot

James Hetfield (voice)

Metallica Live at Blizzcon

Himself

Metallica: The Night Before

Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile

Vox, Guitars

Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY

Vox, Guitars

Metallica: [1985] Day on the Green

Vox, Guitars

Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983

Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: [1983] Kiss the Stone

Vox, Guitars

Metallica: [1993] Mexico City, Mexico

Vox, Guitars

Metallica: [2015] X Games

Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley

Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: Rock in Rio

Vox, Guitars

Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland

Vox, Guitars

Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands

Vox, Guitars

Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret

Self - Guitar, Vocals

Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival

Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: Live Covers

Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: [1988] London, England

Vox, Guitars

Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland

Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: [1986] Detroit, Michigan

Vox, Guitars

Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY

Vox, Guitars

Metallica - Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989

Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar

Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos

Voice & Rithm Guitar

Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly

Narrator

Metallica: This Monster Lives

Himself

Anton Corbijn Inside Out

Himself

Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015

Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: Live from The House of Vans

Vocals, guitars

The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert

Self

Metallica: Rock In Rio 2013

Vocals, Guitars

Metallica - Rock AM Ring

Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017

Vocals, Guitars

Metallica: Fan Can 5

Vocals, Guitars

The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

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

Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica

Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: Live in Seoul 2006

Vocals, Guitars

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

Officer Bob Hayward

Metallica: Woodstock '99

Self

Who the Fuck is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago

Self

Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra ‎– S&M

Self - Guitar, Vocals

Metallica - Live Earth

Himself

Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct

Sad Hill Unearthed

Self - Musician

Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009

Vocals, Guitars

Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012

Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life

Self

Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019

Metallica & the San Francisco Symphony: S&M²

Himself

Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II

Himself

Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre

Self

Linkin Park and Friends - Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington

Self (archive footage)

Metallica at Raadi Airfield Estonia in Tartu

Himself

Metallica: Live at Sonisphere

James Hetfield

Metallica: Live at Slane Castle

lead vocals, guitar

Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017

Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019

James Hetfield

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

Himself - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017)

Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]

Mission to Lars

Himself

Metallica_ Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015

Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017

vocals

Metallica - Live at Reading Festival

Vocals, Guitars

Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991)

Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015

vocals

Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012

Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012

Himself

Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983

Himself

Metallica: Ride The Lightning

Self

Metallica - Metal Hammer Festival

Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997

Himself

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

Himself - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014

Himself

Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013

Himself

Metallica: Live at San Diego

Himself

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

Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast

Metallica: The Black Album

Metallica - Roskilde Festival

Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: [1986] Nagoya, Japan

Vox, Guitars

Metallica: Woodstock '94

Metallica - Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set)

Self

Metallica - ...And Justice For All

Self

Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017

Himself

Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011

Himself

Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006

Himself

Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004

Himself

Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000

Himself

Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999

Himself

Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008

Himself

Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007

Himself

Flying V

Metallica: Making of S&M

Self - Guitar, Vocals

Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ

Himself

Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction

Metallica: Glastonbury Festival

Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019

Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989

Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar

Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019

Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018

Himself

Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away

Self

2 of One

Himself (Rhythm Guitar/Lead Vocal)

Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets

Self

Metallica: Fan Can 1

Self

Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen

Lead Vocals/Guitar

Metallican Vid

Himself (Rhythm/Lead Vocal)

Metallica - Wherever We May Roam

vocals, guitars

Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies

Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993

Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992

Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991

Self

Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes

Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit

Self

Cum On Feel The Noize

Self

Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)

vocals, guitars

Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)

vocals, guitars

Metallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 Oslo

Self

Metallica: Black Album Deluxe Box Set

Self

Ennio

Self

Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets

Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story

Self

Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022

self

Hard Rock Treasures

Self

Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022

Metallica Live Hellfest 2022

SELF

Metallica Download Festival Germany

Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert

Self

Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007

Singer,Guitar

The Thicket

Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere

Self

Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017

METALLICA the Complete Story

Himself

Deep Purple: Made In Japan

Self

The History of Rock 'n' Roll

Self

Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash

Self

Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals

Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2

Himself

Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1

Himself

Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2

Self

Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, Sweden

Orchestrating An Upset: The 1996 World Cup of Hockey

Himself, Narrator

Metallica Campo Argentino de Polo

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