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
| Birth Location | Downey, California, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963-08-03 |
Movies
2023
2023
2023
2022
Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022
as self
2022
Metallica Live Hellfest 2022
as SELF
2022
Ennio
as Self
2022
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)
as vocals, guitars
2021
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)
as vocals, guitars
2021
2021
Metallica - Wherever We May Roam
as vocals, guitars
2021
2021
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019
as Himself - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
Metallica: Live at Slane Castle
as lead vocals, guitar
2020
2020
Metallica & the San Francisco Symphony: S&M²
as Himself
2019
Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019
as James Hetfield
2019
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
as Officer Bob Hayward
2019
Sad Hill Unearthed
as Self - Musician
2018
Linkin Park and Friends - Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
as Self (archive footage)
2017
2017
Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017
as Vocals, Guitars
2017
2017
Cum On Feel The Noize
as Self
2017
Metallica: Live from The House of Vans
as Vocals, guitars
2016
Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos
as Voice & Rithm Guitar
2016
Orchestrating An Upset: The 1996 World Cup of Hockey
as Himself, Narrator
2016
Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2016
Mission to Lars
as Himself
2015
Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2015
Metallica - Live at Reading Festival
as Vocals, Guitars
2015
Metallica: [2015] X Games
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2015
Metallica: Rock in Rio USA 2015
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2015
Metallica: Masters of Metal
as Himself
2014
Metallica Live at Blizzcon
as Himself
2014
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
as Himself
2014
'Tallica Parking Lot
as James Hetfield (voice)
2014
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014
as Vocals, Guitars
2014
Metallica: This Monster Lives
as Himself
2014
Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning
as Himself
2014
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica
as Vocals, Guitars
2013
Metallica: Through the Never
as Himself
2013
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2013
as Vocals, Guitars
2013
2013
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
as Self
2012
Metallica: Orion Music Festival
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2012
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2012
Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2012
Metallica: Rock in Rio
as Vox, Guitars
2012
Anton Corbijn Inside Out
as Himself
2012
2011
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011
as Vocal, Guitar
2011
Absent
as Himself
2011
Metallica: Fan Can 6
as Vocals, Guitars
2010
The Big Four: Live in Sofia
as Guitars
2010
Metallica: Live at Sonisphere
as James Hetfield
2010
2010
Lemmy
as Self
2010
Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009
as Vocals, Guitars
2009
Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen
as Lead Vocals/Guitar
2009
Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009
as Himself - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
2009
Metallica: Français pour une nuit
as Vocals, Guitars
2009
METALLICA the Complete Story
as Himself
2008
Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2008
Metallica - Rock AM Ring
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2008
Metallica: Live at Rock in Rio Lisboa 2008
as Himself
2008
2008
Metallica: Up Close and Personal
as Himself
2007
Metallica - Live Earth
as Himself
2007
Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007
as Singer,Guitar
2007
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
as Vocalist, Guitarrist
2006
Metallica: Live in Seoul 2006
as Vocals, Guitars
2006
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006
as Vocals, Guitars
2006
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life
as Self
2006
Metallica: Fan Can 5
as Vocals, Guitars
2006
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
as Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")
2005
Hard Rock Treasures
as Self
2005
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
as Self
2004
2003
Metallica: MTV Icon
as Himself
2003
Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2001
Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2000
1999
Metallica: Making of S&M
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
1999
Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – S&M
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
1999
Metallica: Woodstock '99
as Self
1999
Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
1999
Metallica: Cunning Stunts
as Self
1998
Metallica: Live Covers
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
1998
Metallica: Fan Can 1
as Self
1996
Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
1995
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
as Self
1995
Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
1994
Metallica - Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
1993
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
1993
Metallican Vid
as Himself (Rhythm/Lead Vocal)
1993
Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland
as Vox, Guitars
1993
Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile
as Vox, Guitars
1993
Metallica: [1993] Mexico City, Mexico
as Vox, Guitars
1993
Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands
as Vox, Guitars
1992
1992
1992
Metallica: Live at San Diego
as Himself
1992
1992
Metallica - Live at Tushino
as Vocals, Guitar
1991
1989
Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY
as Vox, Guitars
1989
2 of One
as Himself (Rhythm Guitar/Lead Vocal)
1989
Metallica: [1988] London, England
as Vox, Guitars
1988
Metallica - Cliff 'Em All
as Himself (Guitarist / Vocalist)
1987
Metallica: [1986] Nagoya, Japan
as Vox, Guitars
1986
Metallica - Roskilde Festival
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
1986
Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY
as Vox, Guitars
1986
Metallica: [1986] Detroit, Michigan
as Vox, Guitars
1986
Metallica - Metal Hammer Festival
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
1985
Metallica: [1985] Day on the Green
as Vox, Guitars
1985
Metallica: Ride The Lightning
as Self
1985
Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
1983
Metallica: [1983] Kiss the Stone
as Vox, Guitars
1983
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
as Self
1972
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Metallica at Raadi Airfield Estonia in Tartu
as Himself
-
Movies
2019
2017
'Tallica Parking Lot
Writer
2014
Metallica: Through the Never
Writer
2013
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
Writer
2012
1999
1999
