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.
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James Hetfield — movies and TV shows
8.0SeriesThe Simpsons
1989
6.1SeriesThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
7.0SeriesAmerican Dad!
2005
6.9SeriesThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
5.3SeriesJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
7.8SeriesBillions
2016
5.1SeriesDe Wereld Draait Door
2005
7.8SeriesMTV Video Music Awards
1984
6.1SeriesCarpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
7.0FilmExtremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
2019
5.9SeriesLater... with Jools Holland
1992
7.8SeriesMike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head
2022
7.8SeriesSpace Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
7.6SeriesMetalocalypse
2006
7.7SeriesClassic Albums
1997
6.8SeriesSkylanders Academy
2016
6.4FilmThe Thicket
2024
7.1SeriesHistory 101
2020
9.2SeriesSeven Ages of Rock
2007
FilmBack to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
2026
8.3FilmEnnio
2022
5.5FilmThe Darwin Awards
2007
7.1FilmMetallica: Some Kind of Monster
2004
7.0SeriesMTV Rockumentary
1989
5.5SeriesLive Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
6.8FilmMetallica: Through the Never
2013
7.8FilmMetallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
1992
7.0FilmSad Hill Unearthed
2018
9.0SeriesHeavy Metal Heaven Hosted by Elvira
1989
5.5FilmAnton Corbijn Inside Out
2012
8.4FilmThe Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
1992
7.8FilmThe Work of Director Anton Corbijn
2005
5.5FilmWoodstock '99
2000
FilmSaturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5
2003
7.3FilmPhil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away
2020
8.3FilmThe Big Four: Live in Sofia
2010
7.6FilmLemmy
2010
7.3FilmMurder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
2019
9.6FilmLinkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
2017
8.3FilmOzzy: No Escape from Now
2025
SeriesThe Hunt
2014
7.0FilmDi'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer
2025
8.7FilmMetallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
2019
2.7FilmAbsent
2011
7.3FilmMetallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere
2023
10.0FilmDeep Purple: Made In Japan
1972
SeriesThe Big 4
2011
8.7FilmMetallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
1999
FilmMetallica: M72 Tour - Budapest, Day 1
2026
10.0FilmMetallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019
2020
10.0FilmHit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never"
2014
9.0FilmMoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
2020
FilmMetallica Saved My Life
2025
FilmMetallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991)
2020
FilmMetallica: M72 Tour - Budapest, Day 2
2026
5.8FilmMetallica: This Monster Lives
2014
7.7FilmMetallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock
1991
FilmMetallica: Rock AM Ring 2014
2014
7.0FilmCum On Feel The Noize
2017
FilmMetallica: Polar Beach Party
2025