James 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.
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Known For
Acting
2007
asSinger,Guitar
1993
asSelf - Rhythm/Lead Vocal
2004
asSelf
1999
asSelf
2009
asLead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
2021
asvocals, guitars
2021
as
2021
as
2021
as
2021
asSelf
2021
as
2021
asSelf
2024
asSimon Deasy
2023
asSelf
2017
as
2009
asSelf - Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
2017
asSelf
1998
asSelf
1992
asSelf - Guitar, Vocals
2010
asGuitars
1992
asSelf
1987
asSelf - Guitarist / Vocalist
2008
asSelf
2021
asvocals, guitars
2021
asvocals, guitars
2003
asSelf
1972
asSelf
2010
asVocals, Guitars
2006
asVocalist, Guitarrist
asSelf
2008
as
2010
asSelf
2011
asVocal, Guitar
2022
asSelf
2012
as2011
asSelf
2003
asSelf
2008
asSelf
2008
as
2011
asHimself
2012
asLead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
1990
as
2023
asSelf
2023
asSelf
as
2023
asSelf
2013
asSelf
2016
asHimself, Narrator
2007
as2007
asHimself
2013
asSelf - Vocals, Guitars
2012
asSelf - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2022
as
2019
asSelf
2013
as
2014
asSelf
2014
asSelf
2014
asVocals, Guitars
2022
asself
2005
asSelf
2022
as
2022
asSELF
2022
as
2014
asSelf
2022
asSelf
2014
asSelf (voice)
2014
asSelf
2016
as
asSelf - Metallica
2012
asVox, Guitars
1993
asVox, Guitars
1993
asVox, Guitars
2006
asVocals, Guitars
1992
asVox, Guitars
1989
asVox, Guitars
1985
asVox, Guitars
1983
asLead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
1983
asVox, Guitars
1995
asSelf - Guitar, Vocals
2008
asSelf - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
1998
asSelf - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
1999
asSelf - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
1993
asVox, Guitars
2000
asSelf - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2015
asSelf - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2016
asSelf - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
asSelf
1986
asVox, Guitars
1986
asVox, Guitars
2012
asSelf
1989
asSelf
1989
asLead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
2016
asVoice & Rithm Guitar
2017
asNarrator
1988
asSelf - Vocals, Guitars
2014
asSelf
2015
asSelf - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2016
asSelf - vocals, guitars
1992
asSelf
2017
asVocals, Guitars
2006
asVocals, Guitars
2008
asSelf - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2005
asSelf (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")
2001
asSelf - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2019
asOfficer Bob Hayward
1999
asSelf
2017
asSelf
1999
asSelf - Guitar, Vocals
2007
asSelf
2016
as
2018
asSelf - Musician
2009
asVocals, Guitars
2012
asSelf - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2006
asSelf
2019
as
2019
asSelf
2014
asHimself
1989
asSelf
2017
asSelf (archive footage)
asSelf
2010
asSelf
2020
aslead vocals, guitar
2017
as2019
asSelf
2017
as![Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500//1EgjQW1qQqbq9b6sCa39qua7VCy.jpg)
as
2015
asSelf
2009
asSelf - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
2020
asvocals
2017
asvocals
2015
asSelf
2012
asSelf - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2020
asSelf
2020
asSelf
2020
asSelf
1985
asSelf
1985
asLead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
2020
asSelf
2020
asSelf - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
2020
asSelf
2020
asSelf
1992
asSelf
1994
asSelf - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2011
as
1986
asLead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
1986
asVox, Guitars
2012
as
1994
as
2020
asSelf
2010
asSelf
1992
asSelf
2020
asSelf
2020
asSelf
2020
asCast
2020
asSelf
2020
asSelf
2020
asSelf
2020
asSelf
2020
asSelf
2020
as
2020
asSelf
1999
asSelf - Guitar, Vocals
2019
as
1989
asLead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
2019
as
2021
asSelf
2020
asSelf
1989
asHimself (Rhythm Guitar/Lead Vocal)
2020
asSelf
1996
asSelf
2009
asLead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
1991
as2015
as
2024
asSelf
2020
asSelf
1986
asSelf - Vocals, Guitar
2010
asVocals, guitars
2007
asSelf
2025
asSelf
as
2025
asSelf
2025
asSelf
2025
asSelf
2025
asSelf
2025
asSelf
2000
asSelf - Vocals/Guitar
1992
as
2025
asSelf
2025
asSelf
2000
as
asWilliam Rieflin (voice)
asFan #1 (voice)
asSelf
asSelf
asSelf - Narrator (voice)
asSelf - Guitarist, Vocalist, Metallica
asSelf
asWolfgang (voice)
asSelf
asSelf
asSniper (voice)
asTroll (voice)
asLorkey (voice)
asSelf
asHimself
as
asSelf (archive footage)
asSelf - Musical Guest
asJames Hetfield (voice)
asHimself
asSelf
asSelf
as
asJames Hetfield (voice)
Production
Crew
Directing
