Birthday
1963-08-03Place of Birth
Downey, California, USABiography
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.
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Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018
as Himself
2021
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)
as vocals, guitars
2021
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)
as vocals, guitars
2021
Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction
as
2020
Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ
as Himself
2020
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
as
2019
Metallica & the San Francisco Symphony: S&M²
as Himself
2019
Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly
as Narrator
2017
Metallica: Rock in Rio USA 2015
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2015
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica
as Vocals, Guitars
2013
Metallica: Orion Music Festival
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2012
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City
as Self
2009
Metallica: Français pour une nuit
as Vocals, Guitars
2009