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 n...
Also Known As
James Alan Hetfield, Metallica
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James Hetfield's Movies
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
02 May 2019
Ennio
17 Feb 2022
Metallica: Through the Never
25 Sept 2013
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
10 Jun 2004
The Darwin Awards
25 Jun 2007
The Thicket
05 Sept 2024
Lemmy
15 Mar 2010
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
09 Oct 2019
Sad Hill Unearthed
19 Oct 2018
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
23 Nov 1999
The Big Four: Live in Sofia
29 Oct 2010
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989
29 Aug 1989
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
22 Apr 1992
Ozzy: No Escape from Now
07 Oct 2025
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City
24 Nov 2009
Metallica: Cliff 'Em All
17 Nov 1987
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
27 Oct 2017
Metallica: Cunning Stunts
08 Dec 1998
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
10 Dec 2012
Metallica: Français pour une nuit
06 Jul 2009
James Hetfield's TV Shows
The Simpsons
17 Dec 1989
American Dad!
06 Feb 2005
Billions
17 Jan 2016
Saturday Night Live
11 Oct 1975
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
08 Sept 2015
Metalocalypse
06 Aug 2006
Metalocalypse
06 Aug 2006
Metalocalypse
06 Aug 2006
Metalocalypse
06 Aug 2006
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
26 Jan 2003
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
03 Jan 2005
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
15 Apr 1994
History 101
22 May 2020
Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head
04 Aug 2022
Skylanders Academy
28 Oct 2016
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
08 Aug 2017
MTV Video Music Awards
14 Sept 1984
De Wereld Draait Door
10 Oct 2005
Classic Albums
14 Apr 1997
Seven Ages of Rock
19 May 2007