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