James Hetfield
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.
Filmography (214 titles)
7.0MovieDi'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer
Self · 2025
8.4MovieOzzy: No Escape from Now
Self · 2025
MovieBack to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
Self · 2025
MovieMetallica: Studio Shit + U.K. Shenanigans
Self · 2025
MovieMetallica: Polar Beach Party
Self · 2025
MovieMetallica: Poor Swedish Me '96
Self · 2025
MovieMetallica: On the Air (Music Videos + TV Appearances)
Self · 2025
MovieMetallica Saved My Life
Self · 2025
5.5MovieMetallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction
Self · 2024
6.4MovieThe Thicket
Simon Deasy · 2024
9.0MovieMetallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2
Self · 2023
8.5MovieMetallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1
Self · 2023
MovieMetallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2
Self · 2023
7.3MovieMetallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere
Self · 2023
4.8MovieMetallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
Self · 2022
8.0MovieMetallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022
2022
7.9ShowMike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head
James Hetfield (voice) · 2022
MovieMetallica at Lollapalooza 2022
self · 2022
MovieMetallica Live Hellfest 2022
Self · 2022
MovieMetallica Download Festival Germany
2022
MovieMetallica: Campo Argentino de Polo
2022
8.3MovieEnnio
Self · 2022
6.0MovieMetallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)
vocals, guitars · 2021
8.0MovieMetallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)
vocals, guitars · 2021
6.0MovieMetallica: Wherever We May Roam
vocals, guitars · 2021
8.0MovieMetallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes
2021
6.0MovieMetallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies
2021
MovieMetallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991
Self · 2021
6.0MovieMetallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993
2021
6.0MovieMetallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992
2021