James Hetfield
James Alan Hetfield is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, co-founder, and a primary songwriter of heavy metal band Metallica. He is mainly known for his raspy voice and intricate rhythm playing, but occasionally performs lead guitar duties and solos both live and in 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 10 Grammy Awards and released 11 studio albums, three live albums, four extended plays, and 24 singles. Hetfield is often regarded as one of the greatest rhythm guitar players of all time.
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Ozzy: No Escape from Now
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2025
The Thicket
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2024
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
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2019
Sad Hill Unearthed
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2018
Metallica: Masters of Metal
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2014
Metallica: Through the Never
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2013
Metallica: Through the Never
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2013
An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast
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2011
Lemmy
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2010
Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009
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2009
Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash
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2008
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
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1999
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
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1999
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
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1992
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
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1992
Metallica: Moscow Magnetic
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