
1963-08-03 ( 61 years old ) in Downey, California, USA
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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Movies
Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction
2024-12-19
The Thicket
2024-09-05
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere
2023-04-13
Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022
2022-09-24
Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022
2022-07-31
Metallica Live Hellfest 2022
2022-06-26
Metallica Download Festival Germany
2022-06-24
Metallica: Campo Argentino de Polo
2022-04-30
Ennio
2022-02-17
Metallica - Wherever We May Roam
2021-09-10
Metallica: Black Album Deluxe Box Set
2021-09-10
Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away
2020-10-23
Flying V
2020-09-11
Metallica: Live at Slane Castle
2020-03-23
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
2019-10-09
Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019
2019-07-21
Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019
2019-06-06
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
2019-05-02
Sad Hill Unearthed
2018-10-19
Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017
2017-03-25
Cum On Feel The Noize
2017-01-28
Metallica: Live from The House of Vans
2016-11-18
Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley
2016-04-16
Metallica: The Night Before
2016-02-06
Mission to Lars
2015-09-25
Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015
2015-09-19
Metallica - Live at Reading Festival
2015-08-29
Randy Johnson: The Big Picture
2015-07-31
Metallica: [2015] X Games
2015-06-06
Metallica: Rock in Rio USA 2015
2015-05-09
Metallica: Masters of Metal
2014-12-11
Metallica: Masters of Metal
2014-12-11
Metallica Live at Blizzcon
2014-11-08
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
2014-09-12
'Tallica Parking Lot
2014-07-25
Metallica: Glastonbury Festival
2014-06-28
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014
2014-06-08
Metallica: This Monster Lives
2014-06-02
Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning
2014-03-02
Metallica: Through the Never
2013-09-25
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2013
2013-09-19
Surfing Your Dreams
2013-01-28
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
2012-12-10
Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festival
2012-06-23
Metallica: The Black Album
2012-06-20
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012
2012-06-02
Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012
2012-06-01
Metallica: Rock in Rio
2012-05-25
Anton Corbijn Inside Out
2012-03-22
Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event
2011-12-24
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011
2011-09-25
Absent
2011-09-05
Metallica: Fan Can 6
2010-11-26
The Big Four: Live in Sofia
2010-10-29
Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Sofia
2010-10-29
Metallica: Live at Sonisphere
2010-06-22
Lemmy
2010-03-15
Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009
2009-10-20
Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen
2009-07-27
Metallica: Français pour une nuit
2009-07-06
METALLICA the Complete Story
2008-10-27
Metallica: Making Magnetic
2008-09-12
Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival
2008-08-14
Metallica - Rock AM Ring
2008-06-07
Metallica: Live at Rock in Rio Lisboa 2008
2008-06-05
Metallica Touring Europe
2008-01-01
Metallica: Up Close and Personal
2007-08-13
Metallica - Live Earth
2007-07-07
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
2006-12-04
Metallica: Live in Seoul 2006
2006-08-15
The Darwin Awards
2006-07-05
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006
2006-06-03
Metallica: Fan Can 5
2006-01-01
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life
2006-01-01
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
2005-09-13
Hard Rock Treasures
2005-08-08
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
2004-06-10
Metallica: St. Anger
2003-06-30
Metallica: MTV Icon
2003-05-06
Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica
2001-11-06
Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland
2000-07-04
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
1999-12-31
Metallica: Making of S&M
1999-11-23
Metallica: Woodstock '99
1999-07-24
Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1999-06-11
Metallica: Cunning Stunts
1998-12-08
Metallica: Live Covers
1998-11-24
Metallica: Fan Can 1
1996-01-01
Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret
1995-08-23
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
1995-03-06
Metallica: Woodstock '94
1994-08-13
Metallican Vid
1993-07-01
Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland
1993-06-20
Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile
1993-05-04
Metallica: [1993] Mexico City, Mexico
1993-03-01
Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands
1992-12-07
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
1992-04-22
Metallica: Live at San Diego
1992-01-14
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
1992-01-01
Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock
1991-09-28
Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands
1990-05-16
Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre
1989-09-15
Metallica: [1989] Newark, Delaware
1989-08-07
Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY
1989-07-14
2 of One
1989-06-06
Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon
1988-10-10
Metallica - Cliff 'Em All
1987-11-17
Metallica: [1986] Toronto, Canada
1986-12-09
Metallica: [1986] Nagoya, Japan
1986-11-17
Metallica - Roskilde Festival
1986-07-06
Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY
1986-04-28
Metallica: [1986] Detroit, Michigan
1986-04-04
Metallica - Metal Hammer Festival
1985-09-14
Metallica: [1985] Day on the Green
1985-08-31
Metallica: Ride The Lightning
1985-01-01
Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983
1983-08-12
Metallica: [1983] Kiss the Stone
1983-03-19
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
1972-04-30
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