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James Hetfield

Name in Native Language: "James Alan Hetfield" (English/EN)
Guitarist / Composer / Lyricist | * 08/03/1963 (60) | Downey, California (United States of America (USA))
James Alan Hetfield (born August 3, 1963) is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, co-founder, and a primary songwriter of heavy metal band Metallica. He is mainly known for his intricate rhythm playing, but occasionally performs lead guitar duties and solos both live and in 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 11 studio albums, three live albums, four extended plays, and 24 singles. Hetfield is often regarded as one of the greatest heavy metal rhythm guitar players of all time. 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 him along with bandmate Kirk Hammett as the 23rd greatest guitarist of all time. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Music | Animation

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With computer genius Luther Stickell at his side and a beautiful thief on his mind, agent Ethan Hunt races across Australia and Spain to stop a former IMF agent from unleashing a genetically engineere ...

Mission: Impossible II

PG-13

2000 | 3.1/5 | 2h 3min
Adventure, Action, Thriller
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Trip, a young roadie for Metallica, is sent on an urgent mission during the band's show. But what seems like a simple assignment turns into a surreal adventure. ...

Metallica: Through the Never

R

2013 | 3.4/5 | 1h 33min
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Zombieland

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2009 | 3.6/5 | 1h 28min
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After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan. ...

X-Men: Apocalypse

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2016 | 3.3/5 | 2h 24min
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Movies with James Hetfield as Actor(46)

2023 The Thicket
as himself2022 Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
as himself2022 Ennio
2020 Flying V
as himself2020 Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets
as himself2020 Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away
as himself2019 Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
as himself2019 Metallica & San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
as Officer Bob Hayward2019 Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
as Narrator2017 Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly
as himself2017 Sad Hill Unearthed
as himself2017 Who the Fuck is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
as himself2017 Cum On Feel The Noize
as Self (archive footage)2017 Linkin Park and Friends: Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
as himself2015 Mission to Lars
as himself2014 Metallica Live at Blizzcon
2014 Metallica: Masters of Metal
as himself2014 Metallica: Masters of Metal
as himself2014 Metallica: This Monster Lives
2014 Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
2014 'Tallica Parking Lot
as (voice)2014 'Tallica Parking Lot
as himself2014 Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never"
as himself2013 Metallica: Through the Never
as himself2012 Anton Corbijn Inside Out
as himself2012 Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
as himself2011 Absent
as Guitars2010 The Big Four: Live in Sofia
as himself2010 Lemmy
as himself2009 Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City
as Vocals, Guitars2009 Metallica: Français pour une nuit
as Vocalist, Guitarrist2006 Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
as himself2006 Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life
2005 The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
as himself2005 Hard Rock Treasures
as himself2004 Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
as himself2003 Metallica: MTV Icon
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar2001 Classic Albums - Metallica - Metallica
as himself1999 Metallica: S & M
as himself1998 Metallica: Cunning Stunts
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar1998 Metallica: Live Covers
as Self - Guitar, Vocals1993 Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989
as Self - Guitar, Vocals1993 Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992
1992 A Year and a Half in the Life Of Metallica
as himself1992 The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
as Himself (Guitarist / Vocalist)1987 Metallica - Cliff 'Em All

TV Shows/Series with James Hetfield as Actor(12)

as Self (archive footage)2020 History 101
as himself2017 Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Wolfgang (voice)2016 Skylanders Academy
as himself2016 Billions
as Narrator2014 The Hunt
as Fan #1 (voice)2006 Metalocalypse
2005 De Wereld Draait Door
as James Hetfield (voice)2005 American Dad!
as himself2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self - Guitarist, Vocalist, Metallica1997 Classic Albums
1994 Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1989 The Simpsons

Movies with James Hetfield as Crew(5)

Writing/Writer2014 'Tallica Parking Lot
Writing/Writer2013 Metallica: Through the Never
Writing/Writer2012 Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
Writing/Writer1999 Metallica: S & M
Sound/Music1999 South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

TV Shows/Series with James Hetfield as Crew(1)

Sound/Theme Song Performance2024 On the Roam

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Full Name: James Alan Hetfield
Born: Saturday, 08/03 1963 (August) in Downey, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 60 years + 261 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Brea Olinda High School, Downey High School
Member of: Metallica
Record Label: Elektra, Warner Bros., Megaforce Records, Blackened Recordings
Spouses (current/former): Francesca Hetfield
Children: Cali Hetfield, Castor Hetfield
Father: Virgil Greeley Hetfield
Mother: Cynthia Hetfield
Other names for James Hetfield (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"James Alan Hetfield"
"Metallica"
"Papa Het" (Nickname)
James Hetfield frequently works together with these people:
Kevin Michael Richardson (46x, Actor)
Tress MacNeille (36x, Actress)
Lars Ulrich (36x, Actor)
Kirk Hammett (35x, Actor)
Mike Barker (34x, Actor)
Robert Trujillo (25x, Actor)
Chris Diamantopoulos (24x, Actor)
Pamela Hayden (23x, Actress)
Paget Brewster (22x, Actress)
Maggie Roswell (17x, Actress)
Fred Tatasciore (16x, Actor)
Jill Talley (16x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:209175, Added: 07/24/2018, Last updated: 04/06/2024