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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Metallica: Ride The Lightning
Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006
Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes
Metallica - Rock AM Ring
Metallica: Campo Argentino de Polo
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012
Mission to Lars
Metallica: Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set)
Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013
Metallica: The Black Album
Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994
Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
Metallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 Oslo
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1
Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008
Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – S&M
Metallica: Cliff 'Em All
Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989
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