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James Hetfield
Born · August 3, 1963 (61 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Downey, California, USA
Bio
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.
The Thicket
Simon Deasy
6.0
2024
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2
Himself
9.0
2023
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1
Himself
8.5
2023
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2
Self
0.0
2023
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere
Self
7.3
2023
Ennio
Self
8.4
2022
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)
vocals, guitars
6.0
2021
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)
vocals, guitars
8.0
2021
Metallica - Wherever We May Roam
vocals, guitars
6.0
2021
Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992
6.0
2021
Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes
8.0
2021
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991
Self
0.0
2021
Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993
6.0
2021
Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies
6.0
2021
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit
Self
8.0
2021
Metallica: Black Album Deluxe Box Set
Self
0.0
2021
Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017
0.0
2017
Cum On Feel The Noize
Self
7.0
2017
Orchestrating An Upset: The 1996 World Cup of Hockey
Himself, Narrator
0.0
2016
Metallica: Through the Never
Himself
6.8
2013
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
8.1
2012
Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night)
10.0
2012
Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event
Self
6.1
2011
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011
Vocal, Guitar
7.1
2011
Absent
Himself
3.5
2011
Metallica: Fan Can 6
Vocals, Guitars
6.9
2010
The Big Four: Live in Sofia
Guitars
8.3
2010
Lemmy
Self
7.5
2010
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
7.9
2009
Metallica: Français pour une nuit
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
8.1
2009
METALLICA the Complete Story
Himself
0.0
2008
Metallica: Making Magnetic
9.0
2008
Metallica: Live at Rock in Rio Lisboa 2008
Himself
9.0
2008
Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash
Self
7.0
2008
Metallica Touring Europe
10.0
2008
Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007
Singer,Guitar
2.0
2007
Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets
0.0
2007
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
Vocalist, Guitarrist
7.6
2006
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Self
7.0
2004
Metallica: St. Anger
Himself
9.5
2003
Metallica: MTV Icon
Himself
7.8
2003
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
Self
8.5
1999
Metallica: Cunning Stunts
Self
7.6
1998
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
Self
10.0
1995
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992
Self - Guitar, Vocals
8.1
1993
Metallican Vid
Himself (Rhythm/Lead Vocal)
0.0
1993
Metallica: A Year And A Half In The Life Of Metallica
Self
7.8
1992
Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands
0.0
1990
Metallica - Cliff 'Em All
Himself (Guitarist / Vocalist)
7.6
1987
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
Self
10.0
1972
Metallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 Oslo
Self
0.0
Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, Sweden
0.0
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
Self
4.8
2022
Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022
8.0
2022
Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022
self
0.0
2022
Metallica Live Hellfest 2022
SELF
0.0
2022
Metallica Download Festival Germany
0.0
2022
Metallica Campo Argentino de Polo
0.0
2022
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
Self
7.5
2019
Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly
Narrator
5.1
2017
Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos
Voice & Rithm Guitar
10.0
2016
Metallica: Live from The House of Vans
Vocals, guitars
10.0
2016
Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
10.0
2016
Metallica: The Night Before
10.0
2016
Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
7.5
2015
Metallica: [2015] X Games
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
10.0
2015
Metallica: Rock in Rio USA 2015
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
9.3
2015
Metallica: Masters of Metal
7.2
2014
Metallica: Masters of Metal
Himself
7.2
2014
Metallica Live at Blizzcon
Himself
10.0
2014
'Tallica Parking Lot
James Hetfield (voice)
6.0
2014
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014
Vocals, Guitars
0.0
2014
Metallica: This Monster Lives
Himself
6.0
2014
Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning
Himself
10.0
2014
Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never"
Self
10.0
2014
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica
Self - Vocals, Guitars
7.5
2013
Surfing Your Dreams
10.0
2013
Metallica: Orion Music Festival
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
8.2
2012
Metallica: Rock in Rio
Vox, Guitars
8.5
2012
Anton Corbijn Inside Out
Self
5.5
2012
Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
10.0
2008
Metallica: Up Close and Personal
Himself
0.0
2007
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006
Vocals, Guitars
10.0
2006
Hard Rock Treasures
Self
0.0
2005
Metal Massacre: The Story of the Legendary Album
Self - Metallica
0.0
Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
0.0
2000
Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
0.0
1999
Metallica: Live Covers
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
0.0
1998
Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret
Self - Guitar, Vocals
0.0
1995
Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland
Vox, Guitars
0.0
1993
Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile
Vox, Guitars
0.0
1993
Metallica: [1993] Mexico City, Mexico
Vox, Guitars
0.0
1993
Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands
Vox, Guitars
0.0
1992
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Self
8.3
1992
Metallica - Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
8.5
1989
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Metallica: [1989] Newark, Delaware
Self
0.0
1989
Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY
Vox, Guitars
0.0
1989
Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon
Self - Vocals, Guitars
0.0
1988
Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY
Vox, Guitars
0.0
1986
Metallica: [1986] Detroit, Michigan
Vox, Guitars
0.0
1986
Metallica: [1985] Day on the Green
Vox, Guitars
0.0
1985
Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
8.5
1983
Metallica: [1983] Kiss the Stone
Vox, Guitars
0.0
1983
Metallica: from the off
Self
0.0
Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013
Himself
8.0
2020
Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019
Himself - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
10.0
2020
Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997
Himself
0.0
2020
Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014
Himself
0.0
2020
Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983
Himself
10.0
2020
Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012
Himself
0.0
2020
Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991)
0.0
2020
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
vocals
0.0
2020
Metallica: Live at Slane Castle
lead vocals, guitar
10.0
2020
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
Himself
8.7
2019
Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019
James Hetfield
0.0
2019
Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019
10.0
2019
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Officer Bob Hayward
7.0
2019
Sad Hill Unearthed
Self - Musician
6.9
2018
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
Self (archive footage)
9.8
2017
Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017
10.0
2017
Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017
vocals
0.0
2017
Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017)
8.0
2017
Who the Fuck is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
Self
6.0
2017
Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017
Vocals, Guitars
8.0
2017
Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
10.0
2016
Mission to Lars
Himself
5.7
2015
Metallica - Live at Reading Festival
Vocals, Guitars
8.0
2015
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
Himself
7.4
2014
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2013
Self - Vocals, Guitars
7.5
2013
Metallica: The Black Album
7.9
2012
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
10.0
2012
Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
0.0
2012
An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast
0.0
2011
Metallica: Live at Sonisphere
James Hetfield
8.5
2010
Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009
Vocals, Guitars
10.0
2009
Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009
Himself - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
10.0
2009
Metallica - Rock AM Ring
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
10.0
2008
Metallica - Live Earth
Himself
10.0
2007
Metallica: Live in Seoul 2006
Vocals, Guitars
7.3
2006
Metallica: Fan Can 5
Vocals, Guitars
10.0
2006
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life
Self
6.8
2006
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")
7.9
2005
Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
6.1
2001
Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – S&M
Self - Guitar, Vocals
7.0
1999
Metallica: Woodstock '99
Self
0.0
1999
Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre
Self
0.0
1989
Metallica at Raadi Airfield Estonia in Tartu
Himself
0.0
![Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/1EgjQW1qQqbq9b6sCa39qua7VCy.jpg){kind=small}
Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]
0.0
Metallica_ Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
0.0
Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction
Self
0.0
2024
Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018
Himself
0.0
2021
Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ
Himself
0.0
2020
Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction
8.3
2020
Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away
Self
7.3
2020
Flying V
Self
6.0
2020
Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017
Himself
0.0
2020
Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011
Himself
0.0
2020
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004
Himself
0.0
2020
Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000
Himself
0.0
2020
Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
0.0
2020
Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006
Himself
0.0
2020
Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007
Himself
0.0
2020
Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999
Himself
0.0
2020
Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008
Himself
0.0
2020
History 101
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
7.1
2020
Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets
Self
0.0
2020
Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019
8.0
2019
Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019
8.5
2019
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self · (1 episode)
5.9
2017
Skylanders Academy
Wolfgang (voice) · (38 episodes)
6.2
2016
Billions
Himself · (1 episode)
7.7
2016
Randy Johnson: The Big Picture
0.0
2015
Metallica: Glastonbury Festival
0.0
2014
The Hunt
Narrator · (8 episodes)
0.0
2014
The Big 4
Himself · (4 episodes)
0.0
2011
Metallica - Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set)
Self
6.0
2010
Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
0.0
2009
Seven Ages of Rock
Self · (7 episodes)
9.0
2007
Metalocalypse
Fan #1 (voice) · (1 episode)
7.7
2006
Metalocalypse
Sniper (voice) · (1 episode)
7.7
2006
Metalocalypse
Troll (voice) · (1 episode)
7.7
2006
Metalocalypse
Lorkey (voice) · (1 episode)
7.7
2006
De Wereld Draait Door
Self · (1 episode)
5.6
2005
American Dad!
James Hetfield (voice) · (1 episode)
7.0
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · (1 episode)
6.8
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
2003
Metallica: Making of S&M
Self - Guitar, Vocals
0.0
1999
Classic Albums
Self - Guitarist, Vocalist, Metallica · (1 episode)
7.7
1997
Metallica: Fan Can 1
Self
0.0
1996
Metallica: Woodstock '94
0.0
1994
Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
0.0
1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
(1 episode)
7.8
1994
Later... with Jools Holland
Self · (1 episode)
5.0
1992
Metallica: Live at San Diego
Himself
9.0
1992
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
Self
10.0
1992
Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock
7.3
1991
The Simpsons
William Rieflin (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
2 of One
Himself (Rhythm Guitar/Lead Vocal)
0.0
1989
Metallica: [1986] Nagoya, Japan
Vox, Guitars
0.0
1986
Metallica - Roskilde Festival
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
0.0
1986
Metallica - Metal Hammer Festival
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
0.0
1985
Metallica: Ride The Lightning
Self
10.0
1985
MTV Video Music Awards
Self · (3 episodes)
7.5
1984
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
Self · (12 episodes)
0.0