James Hetfield
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1963-08-03
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.
Also Known For
Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007
Jul 05, 2007
Metallican Vid
Jul 01, 1993
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Jun 10, 2004
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
Dec 31, 1999
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City
Nov 24, 2009
Metallica - Wherever We May Roam
Sep 10, 2021
Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes
Sep 10, 2021
Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies
Sep 10, 2021
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991
Sep 10, 2021
Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993
Sep 10, 2021
Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992
Sep 10, 2021
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit
Sep 10, 2021
The Thicket
Sep 05, 2024
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere
Apr 13, 2023
Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017
May 21, 2017
Metallica: Français pour une nuit
Jul 06, 2009
Cum On Feel The Noize
Jan 28, 2017
Metallica: Cunning Stunts
Dec 08, 1998
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992
Nov 23, 1993
The Big Four: Live in Sofia
Oct 29, 2010
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
Aug 12, 1992
Metallica - Cliff 'Em All
Nov 17, 1987
METALLICA the Complete Story
Oct 27, 2008
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)
Dec 19, 2021
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)
Dec 17, 2021
Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals
Jun 30, 2003
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
Apr 30, 1972
Metallica: Fan Can 6
Nov 26, 2010
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
Dec 04, 2006
Metallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 Oslo
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
Mar 06, 1995
Metallica Touring Europe
Jan 01, 2008
Lemmy
Mar 15, 2010
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011
Sep 25, 2011
Ennio
Feb 17, 2022
Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night)
Jun 23, 2012
Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event
Dec 24, 2011
Metallica: MTV Icon
May 06, 2003
Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash
Apr 15, 2008
Metallica: Live at Rock in Rio Lisboa 2008
Jun 05, 2008
Metallica: Making Magnetic
Sep 12, 2008
Absent
Sep 05, 2011
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
Dec 10, 2012
Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands
May 16, 1990
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1
Aug 18, 2023
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2
Aug 20, 2023
Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, Sweden
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2
May 24, 2023
Metallica: Through the Never
Sep 25, 2013
Orchestrating An Upset: The 1996 World Cup of Hockey
Sep 14, 2016
Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets
Apr 10, 2007
Metallica: Up Close and Personal
Aug 13, 2007
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica
Dec 23, 2013
Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festival
Jun 23, 2012
Metallica: Campo Argentino de Polo
Apr 30, 2022
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
May 31, 2019
Surfing Your Dreams
Jan 28, 2013
Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never"
Jan 28, 2014
Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning
Mar 02, 2014
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014
Jun 08, 2014
Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022
Jul 31, 2022
Hard Rock Treasures
Aug 08, 2005
Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022
Sep 24, 2022
Metallica Live Hellfest 2022
Jun 26, 2022
Metallica Download Festival Germany
Jun 24, 2022
Metallica: Rock in Rio USA 2015
May 09, 2015
Metallica: Masters of Metal
Dec 11, 2014
Metallica: Masters of Metal
Dec 11, 2014
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
Dec 16, 2022
'Tallica Parking Lot
Jul 25, 2014
Metallica Live at Blizzcon
Nov 08, 2014
Metallica: The Night Before
Feb 06, 2016
Metal Massacre: The Story of the Legendary Album
Metallica: Rock in Rio
May 25, 2012
Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile
May 04, 1993
Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands
Dec 07, 1992
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006
Jun 03, 2006
Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland
Jun 20, 1993
Metallica: [1985] Day on the Green
Aug 31, 1985
Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY
Jul 14, 1989
Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983
Aug 12, 1983
Metallica: [1983] Kiss the Stone
Mar 19, 1983
Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret
Aug 23, 1995
Metallica: Live Covers
Nov 24, 1998
Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival
Aug 14, 2008
Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Jun 11, 1999
Metallica: [1993] Mexico City, Mexico
Mar 01, 1993
Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland
Jul 04, 2000
Metallica: [2015] X Games
Jun 06, 2015
Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley
Apr 16, 2016
Metallica: from the off
Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY
Apr 28, 1986
Metallica: [1986] Detroit, Michigan
Apr 04, 1986
Anton Corbijn Inside Out
Mar 22, 2012
Metallica: [1989] Newark, Delaware
Aug 07, 1989
Metallica - Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989
Aug 29, 1989
Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos
Nov 18, 2016
Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly
Feb 03, 2017
Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon
Oct 10, 1988
Metallica: This Monster Lives
Jun 02, 2014
Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015
Sep 19, 2015
Metallica: Live from The House of Vans
Nov 18, 2016
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Apr 22, 1992
Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017
Mar 25, 2017
Metallica: Fan Can 5
Jan 01, 2006
Metallica - Rock AM Ring
Jun 07, 2008
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
Sep 13, 2005
Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica
Nov 06, 2001
Metallica: Live in Seoul 2006
Aug 15, 2006
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
May 02, 2019
Metallica: Woodstock '99
Jul 24, 1999
Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
Jul 21, 2017
Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – S&M
Nov 23, 1999
Metallica - Live Earth
Jul 07, 2007
Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
Nov 25, 2016
Sad Hill Unearthed
Oct 19, 2018
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012
Jun 02, 2012
Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009
Oct 20, 2009
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life
Jan 01, 2006
Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019
May 05, 2019
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
Oct 09, 2019
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
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Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sep 15, 1989
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
Oct 27, 2017
Metallica at Raadi Airfield Estonia in Tartu
Metallica: Live at Sonisphere
Jun 22, 2010
Metallica: Live at Slane Castle
Mar 23, 2020
Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017
Sep 08, 2017
Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019
May 12, 2019
Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017)
Aug 12, 2017
Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]
Mission to Lars
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Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009
Jul 22, 2009
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
Apr 20, 2020
Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017
Aug 16, 2017
Metallica_ Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012
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Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991)
Apr 27, 2020
Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012
May 11, 2020
Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983
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Metallica: Ride The Lightning
Jan 01, 1985
Metallica - Metal Hammer Festival
Sep 14, 1985
Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997
Jun 01, 2020
Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013
Jun 15, 2020
Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019
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Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014
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Metallica: Live at San Diego
Jan 14, 1992
Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994
Jul 22, 1994
An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast
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Metallica - Roskilde Festival
Jul 06, 1986
Metallica: [1986] Nagoya, Japan
Nov 17, 1986
Metallica: The Black Album
Jun 20, 2012
Metallica: Woodstock '94
Aug 13, 1994
Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007
Jul 06, 2020
Metallica - Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set)
Jun 01, 2010
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
Jan 01, 1992
Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999
Jun 29, 2020
Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008
Jun 22, 2020
Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017
Aug 24, 2020
Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011
Aug 17, 2020
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004
Aug 10, 2020
Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000
Aug 03, 2020
Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006
Jul 20, 2020
Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ
Nov 14, 2020
Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction
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Flying V
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Metallica: Making of S&M
Nov 23, 1999
Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019
Jun 06, 2019
Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989
Jul 27, 2020
Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019
Jul 21, 2019
Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018
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Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away
Oct 23, 2020
2 of One
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Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets
Mar 04, 2020
Metallica: Fan Can 1
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Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen
Jul 27, 2009
Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock
Sep 28, 1991
Randy Johnson: The Big Picture
Jul 31, 2015
Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction
Dec 19, 2024
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
Dec 01, 2020
Metallica: [1986] Toronto, Canada
Dec 09, 1986
Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Sofia
Oct 29, 2010
The Darwin Awards
Jul 05, 2006
Metallica Saved My Life
Jun 11, 2025
Metallica
Mar 14, 2025
Metallica: 40th Anniversary Shows（2021）
Metallica: Studio Shit + U.K. Shenanigans
Jun 13, 2025
Metallica: Polar Beach Party
Jun 13, 2025
Metallica: Poor Swedish Me '96
Jun 13, 2025
Back to the Beginning
Jul 05, 2025
Metallica: On the Air (Music Videos + TV Appearances)
Jun 13, 2025
The Simpsons
Dec 17, 1989
Metalocalypse
Aug 06, 2006
De Wereld Draait Door
Oct 10, 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Jan 03, 2005
The Hunt
Jun 08, 2014
Classic Albums
Apr 14, 1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jan 26, 2003
Skylanders Academy
Oct 28, 2016
Later... with Jools Holland
Oct 09, 1992
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Aug 08, 2017
Metalocalypse
Aug 06, 2006
Metalocalypse
Aug 06, 2006
Metalocalypse
Aug 06, 2006
MTV Video Music Awards
Sep 14, 1984
Billions
Jan 17, 2016
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Apr 15, 1994
History 101
May 22, 2020
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
American Dad!
Feb 06, 2005
The Big 4
Jul 04, 2011
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
Seven Ages of Rock
May 19, 2007
