James Hetfield
- Acting
- August 3, 1963 · Downey, California, USA
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow · Self
- Metallica: M72 Tour - Budapest, Day 2 · Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
- Metallica: M72 Tour - Budapest, Day 1 · Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
- Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer · Self
- Ozzy: No Escape from Now · Self
- Metallica: Studio Shit + U.K. Shenanigans · Self
- Metallica: Polar Beach Party · Self
- Metallica: Poor Swedish Me '96 · Self
- Metallica: On the Air (Music Videos + TV Appearances) · Self
- Metallica Saved My Life · Self
- Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction · Self
- The Thicket · Simon Deasy
- On the Roam · Theme Song Performance
- Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2 · Self
- Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1 · Self
- Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2 · Self
- Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere · Self
- Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert · Self
- Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022
- Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head · James Hetfield (Voice)
- Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022 · Self
- Metallica Live Hellfest 2022 · Self
- Metallica Download Festival Germany
- Metallica: Campo Argentino de Polo
- Ennio · Self
- Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2) · vocals, guitars
- Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1) · vocals, guitars
- Metallica: 40th Anniversary Shows Live at Chase Center 2021
- Metallica: Wherever We May Roam · vocals, guitars
- Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992
- Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes
- Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991 · Self
- Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993
- Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies
- Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit · Self
- Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018 · Self
- MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains · Self
- Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ · Self
- Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction
- Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away · Self
- Flying V · Self
- Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017 · Self
- Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011 · Self
- Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004 · Self
- Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000 · Self
- Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006 · Cast
- Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007 · Self
- Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999 · Self
- Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008 · Self
- Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013 · Self
- Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019 · Self
- Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997 · Self
- Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014 · Self
- History 101 · Self
- Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983 · Self
- Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012 · Self
- Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991) · Self
- Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015 · vocals
- Metallica: Live at Slane Castle · lead vocals, guitar
- Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets · Self
- Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2 · Self
- Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019
- Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019 · Music
- Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story · Self
- Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019 · Self
- Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019
- Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile · Officer Bob Hayward
- Sad Hill Unearthed · Self
- Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington · Self
- Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017
- Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017 · vocals
- Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017)
- Carpool Karaoke: The Series · Self
- Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago · Self
- Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017
- Metallica WorldWired North American Tour 2017 · Writer
- Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017 · Vocals, Guitars
- Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly · Narrator
- Cum On Feel The Noize · Self
- Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct