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.
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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.
Known For
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MTV Rockumentary
The Darwin Awards
Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by Elvira
Metallica: Through the Never
Lemmy
Ozzy: No Escape from Now
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Metallica: Masters of Metal
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Sad Hill Unearthed
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
The Big 4
Anton Corbijn Inside Out
Woodstock '99
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
The Hunt
The Big Four: Live in Sofia
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
Metallica: Cunning Stunts
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
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