James Hetfieldborn 1963
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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. 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.
Credits
2021
Music
as Self
2009
Documentary • Music
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
2019
Documentary • Music
as Self
2017
Music
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Music
as Himself - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
2005
Documentary • Music
as Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")
1999
Documentary • Music
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
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2020
Music
as Himself - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
