James Hetfield
Downey, California, USA
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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.
Movie Credits
Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City
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
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
Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)
Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night)
Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2
Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, Sweden
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2
Orchestrating An Upset: The 1996 World Cup of Hockey
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never"
Metal Massacre: The Story of the Legendary Album
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989
Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos
Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly
Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – S&M
Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017
Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019
Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017)
Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]
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Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991)
Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012
Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983
Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997
Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013
Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019
Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014
Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994
An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast
Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007
Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017
Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006
Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011
Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004
Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000
Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999
Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ
Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction
Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989
Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018
Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
Metallica: 40th Anniversary Shows Live at Chase Center 2021
Metallica: On the Air (Music Videos + TV Appearances)
