James Hetfield
Born August 03, 1963 (Age: 62)
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Downey, California, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Ennio
2022
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as Self
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Age: 58
Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019
2020
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as Self - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
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Age: 56
Sad Hill Unearthed
2018
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as Self - Musician
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Age: 55
Orchestrating An Upset: The 1996 World Cup of Hockey
2016
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as Self / Narrator
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Age: 53
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Randy Johnson: The Big Picture
2015
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Age: 51
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
2015
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as Self
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Age: 51
Metallica: Through the Never
2013
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as Self
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Age: 50
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Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012
2012
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as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
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Age: 48
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An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast
2011
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Age: 48
Metallica: The Big 4 Live in Sofia
2010
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as Vocals, guitars
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Age: 47
Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009
2009
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as Self - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
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Age: 45
No Image
Metallica - Live Earth
2007
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as Self
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Age: 43
Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007
2007
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as Singer,Guitar
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Age: 43
The Darwin Awards
2007
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as Self
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Age: 43
Hard Rock Treasures
2005
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as Self
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Age: 42
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Metallica: Live in Baltimore
2000
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as Self - Vocals/Guitar
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Age: 36
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Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland
2000
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as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
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Age: 36
Woodstock '99
2000
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Age: 36
Metallica: Cunning Stunts
1998
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as Self
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Age: 35
Metallica: Live Covers
1998
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as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
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Age: 35
Metallica: Fan Can 1
1996
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as Self
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Age: 32
Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994
1994
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as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
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Age: 30
Metallican Vid
1993
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as Self - Rhythm/Lead Vocal
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Age: 29
No Image
Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland
1993
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as Vox, Guitars
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Age: 29
No Image
Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile
1993
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as Vox, Guitars
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Age: 29
Metallica: Mexico City, Mexico
1993
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as Vox, Guitars
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Age: 29
No Image
Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands
1992
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as Vox, Guitars
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Age: 29
For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow
1992
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Age: 29
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
1992
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as Self
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Age: 29
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
1992
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as Self
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Age: 28
Metallica: Live at San Diego
1992
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as Self
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Age: 28
Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock
1991
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Age: 28
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Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands
1990
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Age: 26
Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989
1989
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as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
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Age: 26
Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre
1989
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as Self
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Age: 26
Metallica: Newark, Delaware
1989
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as Self
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Age: 26
No Image
Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY
1989
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as Vox, Guitars
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Age: 25
2 of One
1989
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as Self (Rhythm Guitar/Lead Vocal)
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Age: 25
No Image
Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon
1988
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as Self - Vocals, Guitars
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Age: 25
Metallica: Cliff 'Em All
1987
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as Self - Guitarist / Vocalist
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Age: 24
Metallica: Metal Hammer Festival
1985
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as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
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Age: 22
Metallica: Day on the Green
1985
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as Vox, Guitars
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Age: 22
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
1972
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as Self
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Age: 8