James Hetfield
Acting
Born 1963-08-03 · Downey, California, USA
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
Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer
Oct 30, 2025
Ozzy: No Escape from Now
Oct 7, 2025
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
Jul 5, 2025
Metallica: Studio Shit + U.K. Shenanigans
Jun 13, 2025
Metallica: Polar Beach Party
Jun 13, 2025
Metallica: Poor Swedish Me '96
Jun 13, 2025
Metallica: On the Air (Music Videos + TV Appearances)
Jun 13, 2025
Metallica Saved My Life
Jun 11, 2025
Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction
Dec 19, 2024
The Thicket
Sep 5, 2024
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2
Aug 20, 2023
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1
Aug 18, 2023
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2
May 24, 2023
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere
Apr 13, 2023
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
Dec 16, 2022
Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022
Sep 24, 2022
Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022
Jul 31, 2022
Metallica Live Hellfest 2022
Jun 26, 2022
Metallica Download Festival Germany
Jun 24, 2022
Metallica: Campo Argentino de Polo
Apr 30, 2022
Ennio
Feb 17, 2022
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: 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