James Hetfield
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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.
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Age 26 (now 62)
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
as Officer Bob Hayward
Age 55 (now 62)
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Age 46 (now 62)
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Age 49 (now 62)
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
as Vocalist, Guitarrist
Age 43 (now 62)
Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock
Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly
as Narrator
Age 53 (now 62)
Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017)
For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
as Self
Age 61 (now 62)
Metallica: Studio Shit + U.K. Shenanigans
as Self
Age 61 (now 62)
Metallica: On the Air (Music Videos + TV Appearances)
as Self
Age 61 (now 62)
Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction
as Self
Age 61 (now 62)
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2
as Self
Age 60 (now 62)
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1
as Self
Age 60 (now 62)
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2
as Self
Age 59 (now 62)
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere
as Self
Age 59 (now 62)
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
as Self
Age 59 (now 62)
Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)
as vocals, guitars
Age 58 (now 62)
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)
as vocals, guitars
Age 58 (now 62)
Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies
Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992
Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes
Metallica: Wherever We May Roam
as vocals, guitars
Age 58 (now 62)
Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991
as Self
Age 58 (now 62)
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit
as Self
Age 58 (now 62)
Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018
as Self
Age 57 (now 62)
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
as Self
Age 57 (now 62)
Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction
Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ
as Self
Age 57 (now 62)
Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away
as Self
Age 57 (now 62)
Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017
as Self
Age 57 (now 62)
Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011
as Self
Age 57 (now 62)
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004
as Self
Age 57 (now 62)
Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000
as Self
Age 57 (now 62)
Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006
as Cast
Age 56 (now 62)
Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007
as Self
Age 56 (now 62)
Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999
as Self
Age 56 (now 62)
Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008
as Self
Age 56 (now 62)
Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013
as Self
Age 56 (now 62)
Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019
as Self - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Age 56 (now 62)
Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997
as Self
Age 56 (now 62)
Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014
as Self
Age 56 (now 62)
Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983
as Self
Age 56 (now 62)
Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012
as Self
Age 56 (now 62)
Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991)
as Self
Age 56 (now 62)
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
as vocals
Age 56 (now 62)
Metallica: Live at Slane Castle
as lead vocals, guitar
Age 56 (now 62)
Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets
as Self
Age 56 (now 62)
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
as Self
Age 56 (now 62)
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
as Self
Age 55 (now 62)Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019
as Self
Age 55 (now 62)
Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
as Officer Bob Hayward
Age 55 (now 62)
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
as Self (archive footage)
Age 54 (now 62)
Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017
Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017
as vocals
Age 54 (now 62)
Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017)
Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
as Self
Age 53 (now 62)Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017
Metallica WorldWired North American Tour 2017
Writer
Age 53 (now 62)
Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017
as Vocals, Guitars
Age 53 (now 62)
Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly
as Narrator
Age 53 (now 62)
Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
Metallica: Live from The House of Vans
as Self - vocals, guitars
Age 53 (now 62)Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos
as Voice & Rithm Guitar
Age 53 (now 62)
Orchestrating An Upset: The 1996 World Cup of Hockey
as Self / Narrator
Age 53 (now 62)Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Age 52 (now 62)
Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Age 52 (now 62)Metallica: [2015] X Games
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Age 51 (now 62)
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
as Self
Age 51 (now 62)
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
as Self
Age 51 (now 62)Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning
as Self
Age 50 (now 62)
Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never"
as Self
Age 50 (now 62)
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica
as Self - Vocals, Guitars
Age 50 (now 62)
Metallica: Through the Never
Original Music Composer
Age 50 (now 62)
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Age 49 (now 62)
Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festival
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Age 48 (now 62)Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night)
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Age 48 (now 62)Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Age 48 (now 62)Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event
as Self
Age 48 (now 62)
An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast
Metallica: The Big 4 Live in Sofia
as Vocals, guitars
Age 47 (now 62)
Metallica: Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set)
as Self
Age 46 (now 62)
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Age 46 (now 62)Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009
as Vocals, Guitars
Age 46 (now 62)
Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Age 45 (now 62)
Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009
as Self - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Age 45 (now 62)
Metallica: Français pour une nuit
as Self - Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Age 45 (now 62)Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Age 45 (now 62)
Metallica - Rock AM Ring
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Age 44 (now 62)
Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash
as Self
Age 44 (now 62)
Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007
as Singer,Guitar
Age 43 (now 62)
Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
as Vocalist, Guitarrist
Age 43 (now 62)Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006
as Vocals, Guitars
Age 42 (now 62)
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
as Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")
Age 42 (now 62)
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5
as Self
Age 40 (now 62)
Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Age 38 (now 62)Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Age 36 (now 62)Metallica: Live in Baltimore
as Self - Vocals/Guitar
Age 36 (now 62)
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
Writer
Age 36 (now 62)
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
as Self
Age 36 (now 62)
Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra ‎– S&M
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
Age 36 (now 62)
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Music
Age 35 (now 62)Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Age 35 (now 62)
Metallica: Live Covers
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Age 35 (now 62)Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
Age 32 (now 62)
Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Age 30 (now 62)Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland
as Vox, Guitars
Age 29 (now 62)Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile
as Vox, Guitars
Age 29 (now 62)Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands
as Vox, Guitars
Age 29 (now 62)
For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
as Self
Age 29 (now 62)
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
as Self
Age 28 (now 62)
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
Age 28 (now 62)
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
as Self
Age 28 (now 62)
Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock
Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Age 26 (now 62)
Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre
as Self
Age 26 (now 62)
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Age 26 (now 62)Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY
as Vox, Guitars
Age 25 (now 62)Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon
as Self - Vocals, Guitars
Age 25 (now 62)
Metallica: Cliff 'Em All
as Self - Guitarist / Vocalist
Age 24 (now 62)Metallica: [1986] Toronto, Canada
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
Age 23 (now 62)
Metallica - Roskilde Festival
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Age 22 (now 62)Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY
as Vox, Guitars
Age 22 (now 62)
Metallica: Metal Hammer Festival
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Age 22 (now 62)
Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Age 20 (now 62)Metallica: [1983] Kiss the Stone
as Vox, Guitars
Age 19 (now 62)
Metal Massacre: The Story of the Legendary Album
as Self - Metallica
Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]
Metallica: 40th Anniversary Shows Live at Chase Center 2021
Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head
as James Hetfield (voice)
Age 59 (now 62)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Musical Guest
Age 52 (now 62)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
Age 41 (now 62)
Classic Albums
as Self - Guitarist, Vocalist, Metallica
Age 33 (now 62)
Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by Elvira
as Himself - Metalica
Age 26 (now 62)
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
as Self
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Also Known As
James Alan Hetfield, Metallica
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