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
179 titles
Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
Metallica: Woodstock '99
Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999
Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]
Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer
Metallica: Studio Shit + U.K. Shenanigans
Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017)
Metallica: Fan Can 1
Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies
Orchestrating An Upset: The 1996 World Cup of Hockey
Metallica: Woodstock '94
Metallica Live Hellfest 2022
Metallica: Polar Beach Party
Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011
Metallica: On the Air (Music Videos + TV Appearances)
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019
Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017
Metallica: Metal Hammer Festival
Metal Massacre: The Story of the Legendary Album
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2
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