James Hetfield(I)

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Composer
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James Hetfield at an event for Voyage au centre de la Terre 2 : L'Île mystérieuse (2012)

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Metallica & San Francisco Symphony: S&M2 (2019)

His parents were divorced, and at a young age, he lost his mother to cancer. He grew up hunting, playing guitar, and was an ordinary quiet kid. Lars Ulrich put out an ad in 1981 in a newspaper asking somebody to jam out and listen to rock music with him and he replied. Lars Ulrich and James hooked up, and started the band, Metallica.

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Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Known for

Metallica Through the Never

7.1

Self

2013

Mission: Impossible 2

6.1

Soundtrack("I Disappear", as Hetfield)

2000

Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Isaac, Evan Peters, Olivia Munn, Jennifer Lawrence, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, and Ben Hardy in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

X-Men: Apocalypse

6.8

Soundtrack("Four Horsemen")

2016

Bienvenue à Zombieland

7.5

Soundtrack("For Whom the Bell Tolls")

2009

Credits

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Actor

Du sang dans la neige
5.8
- Simon Deasy
- 2024
Metallica: Too Far Gone? (Version 2)
7.9
Music Video
- James Hetfield
- 2023
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2
8.1
- Metallica
- 2023
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1
8.0
- Metallica
- 2023
Metallica: Inamorata
8.5
Music Video
- James Hetfield (voice)
- 2023
Metallica: You Must Burn!
7.9
Music Video
- James Hetfield
- 2023
Metallica: Chasing Light
7.6
Music Video
- James Hetfield
- 2023
Metallica: Too Far Gone?
6.9
Music Video
- James Hetfield (voice)
- 2023
Metallica: Shadows Follow
7.9
Music Video
- James Hetfield (voice)
- 2023
Metallica: Room of Mirrors
7.5
Music Video
- James Hetfield (voice)
- 2023
Metallica: Sleepwalk My Life Away
7.9
Music Video
- James Hetfield
- 2023
Metallica: 72 Seasons
8.1
Music Video
- James Hetfield
- 2023
Metallica: If Darkness Had a Son
7.8
Music Video
- James Hetfield
- 2023
Metallica: Screaming Suicide
7.6
Music Video
- James Hetfield
- 2023
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
6.6
TV Movie
- 2022

Composer

Tagada Jones, Ultra Vomit & Crisix - Master of Puppets (Play 'Em All: Metallica Celebration)
Music Video
- Composer
- 2024
Metallica: Too Far Gone? (Version 2)
7.9
Music Video
- Composer
- 2023
Metallica: Inamorata
8.5
Music Video
- Composer
- 2023
Metallica: You Must Burn!
7.9
Music Video
- Composer
- 2023
Metallica: Chasing Light
7.6
Music Video
- Composer
- 2023
Metallica: Too Far Gone?
6.9
Music Video
- Composer
- 2023
Metallica: Shadows Follow
7.9
Music Video
- Composer
- 2023
Metallica: Room of Mirrors
7.5
Music Video
- Composer
- 2023
Metallica: Sleepwalk My Life Away
7.9
Music Video
- Composer
- 2023
Metallica: 72 Seasons
8.1
Music Video
- Composer
- 2023
Crisix feat. Evile & Dust Bolt - Creeping Death (Metallica Cover)
Music Video
- Composer
- 2022
Ha*Ash: The Unforgiven
5.6
Music Video
- Composer
- 2021
Miley Cyrus feat. WATT, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo, Chad Smith: Nothing Else Matters
7.0
Music Video
- Composer
- 2021
Sad But True by Steve'n'Seagulls
Music Video
- Composer
- 2017
Metallica: Now That We're Dead (Version 2)
6.8
Music Video
- Composer
- 2017

Music Department

Metallica: All Nightmare Long
8.0
Music Video
- musician: rhythm guitar
- 2008
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Music Video
- musician: rhythm guitar
- songwriter
- 2004
Metallica: Whiskey in the Jar
7.0
Music Video
- record producer
- 1999
Metallica: The Memory Remains
7.2
Music Video
- musician: rhythm guitar
- record producer
- vocals
- 1997
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego
8.9
Video
- producer: live music
- 1993
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle
9.0
Video
- live music producer (as Hetfield)
- 1993
Metallica: Sad But True
6.9
Music Video
- lead vocals
- musician: rhythm guitar
- record producer
- 1992
Metallica: Wherever I May Roam
7.2
Music Video
- record producer
- 1992
Metallica: Nothing Else Matters
7.6
Music Video
- record producer
- 1992
Metallica: The Unforgiven
7.6
Music Video
- record producer
- 1991
Metallica: One (Jammin' Version)
Music Video
- lyricist
- 1989

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Metallica Through the Never

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Metallica Through the Never

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Metallica Through the Never

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Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

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Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

Personal details

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Official sites
- MySpace - Metallica
- Official Site - Metallica
Alternative names
- Hetfield
Height
- 1.86 m
Born
- August 3, 1963
- Downey, California, USA
Spouse
- Francesca HetfieldAugust 17, 1997 - present (filed for divorce, 3 children)
Other works
Album?: "...And Justice for All".
Publicity listings
- 2 Interviews
- 1 Article

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Trivia
In 1992 Hetfield was badly burned at the infamous Guns N' Roses / Metallica Stadium Tour in Montreal, Canada, when he accidentally stepped into a pyrotechnic blast. After 17 days he was able to continue vocals with Metallica, but was forced to temporarily give up his guitar duties to a band technician until he was able to make a full recovery.