James Hetfield
James Hetfield
Biography
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
Actor
as Self - Metallica
as Self
as Himself
as Simon Deasy
as self
as SELF
as Self
as vocals, guitars
as vocals, guitars
as vocals, guitars
as Self
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
as Himself - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
as lead vocals, guitar
as Self (archive footage)
as Himself
as James Hetfield
as Officer Bob Hayward
as Self - Musician
as Self (archive footage)
as Vocals, Guitars
as Self
as Self
as Voice & Rithm Guitar
as Vocals, guitars
as Himself, Narrator
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
as Wolfgang (voice)
as Himself
as Himself
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
as Vocals, Guitars
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself
as James Hetfield (voice)
as Vocals, Guitars
as Himself
as Himself
as Narrator
as Self - Vocals, Guitars
as Himself
as Self - Vocals, Guitars
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
as Vox, Guitars
as Self
as Vocal, Guitar
as Himself
as Himself
as Vocals, Guitars
as Guitars
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
as James Hetfield
as Self
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
as Vocals, Guitars
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
as Himself - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
as Himself
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself
as Singer,Guitar
as Self
as Vocalist, Guitarrist
as Vocals, Guitars
as Vocals, Guitars
as Vocals, Guitars
as Self
as Fan #1 (voice)
as Lorkey (voice)
as Troll (voice)
as Sniper (voice)
as Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")
as Self
as Self
as James Hetfield (voice)
as Self
as Himself
as Himself
as Self
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
as Self
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
as Self
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
as Self - Guitarist, Vocalist, Metallica
as Self
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
as Self
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
as Himself (Rhythm/Lead Vocal)
as Vox, Guitars
as Vox, Guitars
as Vox, Guitars
as Vox, Guitars
as Himself
as Self
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
as Vox, Guitars
as Himself (Rhythm Guitar/Lead Vocal)
as William Rieflin (voice)
as Self - Vocals, Guitars
as Himself (Guitarist / Vocalist)
as Vox, Guitars
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
as Vox, Guitars
as Vox, Guitars
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
as Vox, Guitars
as Self
as Self
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
as Vox, Guitars
as Self - Musical Guest
as Self
Writer
as Writer
as Writer
as Writer
Sound
as Theme Song Performance
as Music
as Original Music Composer
as Music