Acting
Aug 2, 1963
Downey, California, USA
James Hetfield
Acting
Biography
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.
Feature Films (197)
On July 5, 2007, Metallica played Rotundenplatz in Vienna as the fourth stop on their "Sick of the Studio" tour. In a concert lasting over 2 hours, some numbers were played live for the first time in Austria.
Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007
Three songs from the European tour 1: So What (With Animal) 2: Am I Evil (With Diamond Head) 3: Helpless (With Diamond Head)
Metallican Vid
After bassist Jason Newsted quits the band in 2001, heavy metal superstars Metallica realize that they need an intervention. In this revealing documentary, filmmakers follow the three rock stars as they hire a group therapist and grapple with 20 years of repressed anger and aggression. Between searching for a replacement bass player, creating a new album and confronting their personal demons, the band learns to open up in ways they never thought possible.
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Michael Kamen conducts the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra in support of metal rockers Metallica in this 1999 concert performance.
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
In June of this year we were fortunate enough to return to Mexico City for three sold out shows at Foro Sol Stadium and with 155,000 of you there over the three nights, we knew it would be extra special. So we asked our friend Wayne Isham to join us with a film crew and the results of that crazy, magical, most memorable long weekend are shown here on this single disc pressing.
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City
Hit the road with 26 unreleased performances, each filmed at a different stop on the tour! DVD as part of Metallica 30th Anniversary Deluxe Reissue Box Set
Metallica: Wherever We May Roam
Outtakes from the feature length documentary “A Year and a Half in the Life Of Metallica”
Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes
Live DVD included in the Metallica Remastered Deluxe Box Set released in September of 2021.
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991
LIVE AT FESTIVALPARK, WERCHTER, BELGIUM - JULY 4TH, 1993 - From the Black Album deluxe box set. SETLIST: 1 Creeping Death 2 Harvester of Sorrow 3 Welcome Home (Sanitarium) 4 Of Wolf and Man 5 Wherever I May Roam 6 The Thing That Should Not Be 7 The Unforgiven 8 Disposable Heroes 9 Bass Solo 10 Instrumental Medley (Includes excerpts of "Orion", "To Live Is To Die" and "The Call of Ktulu") 11 Guitar Solo 12 The Four Horsemen 13 For Whom the Bell Tolls 14 Fade to Black 15 Master of Puppets (Short Version) 16 Seek and Destroy 17 Battery 18 Nothing Else Matters 19 Sad But True 20 Last Caress 21 One 22 Enter Sandman 23 So What (Featuring the Road Crew on Background Vocals)
Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993
Television & Series (27)
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
The Simpsons
Part-American, part-Scandinavian death-metal band Dethklok has a lingering effect on its fans, who take the words seriously and do anything Dethklok lyrics say. The government fears the band's influence and sets out to destroy it by covert means; for example, by sending military pharmaceutical psychotropic drug manufacturers. Deemed sociopaths for tossing hot coffee at their concert attendees, two of the band members are alcoholics, and they all have self-esteem issues.
Metalocalypse
Talk show hosted by Matthijs van Nieuwkerk containing a mixture of news, information, television bloopers and general entertainment.
De Wereld Draait Door
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson, who is the third regular host of the Late Late Show franchise. It follows Late Show with David Letterman in the CBS late-night lineup, airing weekdays in the US at 12:37 a.m. It is taped in front of a live studio audience from Monday to Friday at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California, directly above the Bob Barker Studio. It is produced by David Letterman's production company Worldwide Pants Incorporated and CBS Television Studios. Since becoming host on January 3, 2005, after Craig Kilborn and Tom Snyder, Ferguson has achieved the highest ratings since the show's inception in 1995. While the majority of the episodes focus on comedy, Ferguson has also addressed difficult subject matter, such as the deaths of his parents, and undertaken serious interviews, such as one with Desmond Tutu, which earned the show a 2009 Peabody Award.
