Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1963-08-03 (Age: 63)
Place of Birth
Downey, California, USA
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.
Filmography (184)
Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer
2025
Ozzy: No Escape from Now
2025
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
2025
Metallica: Studio Shit + U.K. Shenanigans
2025
Metallica: Polar Beach Party
2025
Metallica: Poor Swedish Me '96
2025
Metallica: On the Air (Music Videos + TV Appearances)
2025
Metallica Saved My Life
2025
Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction
2024
The Thicket
2024
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2
2023
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1
2023
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2
2023
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere
2023
