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 n
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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Born
Aug 03, 1963
Downey, California, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
196 acting
8 crew
Popularity
1.5
Known For
The Thicket
2024
as Simon Deasy
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
2019
as Officer Bob Hayward
Ennio
2022
as Self
The Darwin Awards
2007
as Self
Metallica: Through the Never
2013
as Self
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
2019
as Self
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
2004
as Self
Sad Hill Unearthed
2018
as Self - Musician
Lemmy
2010
as Self
![Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200/1EgjQW1qQqbq9b6sCa39qua7VCy.jpg)
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