| 1982 |
No Life 'til Leather (Demo) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1983 |
Kill 'Em All |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm), Songwriting (tracks 1-4, 6-10) |
| 1983 |
Whiplash (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1984 |
Jump in the Fire (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1984 |
Ride the Lightning |
Vocals (lead), Guitars (rhythm), Songwriting (tracks 1-8), Lyrics (tracks 1-7) |
| 1984 |
Creeping Death (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1986 |
Master of Puppets |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm), Guitars (lead) (tracks 2, 7), Songwriting (tracks 1-8), Lyrics |
| 1986 |
Master of Puppets (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1987 |
The $5.98 EP - Garage Days Re-Revisited (EP) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1987 |
Cliff 'Em All! (Video) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1988 |
Harvester of Sorrow (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1988 |
...and Justice for All |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm, acoustic), Songwriting (tracks 1-9), Lyrics (track 1-7, 9) |
| 1988 |
Eye of the Beholder (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1989 |
One (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1989 |
2 of One (Video) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1991 |
Enter Sandman (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1991 |
Metallica |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm), Lyrics (tracks 1-12), Songwriting (tracks 1-12), Guitars (lead) (track 8) |
| 1991 |
The Unforgiven (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1992 |
Nothing Else Matters (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars |
| 1992 |
Live at Wembley Stadium (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars |
| 1992 |
For Those About to Rock - Monsters in Moscow (Split video) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1992 |
Wherever I May Roam (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1992 |
A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Part 1 & 2 (Video) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1993 |
Sad but True (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1993 |
Live Shit: Binge & Purge (Live album) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1994 |
One (live) (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1996 |
Until It Sleeps (Video) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1996 |
Until It Sleeps (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1996 |
Load |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1996 |
Hero of the Day (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1996 |
Mama Said (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1997 |
King Nothing (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1997 |
The Memory Remains (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1997 |
ReLoad |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1998 |
Live in London - Antipodean Tour Edition (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1998 |
The Unforgiven II (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1998 |
Fuel (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1998 |
Turn the Page (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1998 |
Garage Inc. |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm), Guitars (lead) (track 9, disc 1) |
| 1998 |
Cunning Stunts (Video) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1999 |
Whiskey in the Jar (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1999 |
Die Die My Darling (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1999 |
Nothing Else Matters (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1999 |
S&M (Live album) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2000 |
No Leaf Clover (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2000 |
I Disappear (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2001 |
Classic Albums: Metallica (Video) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2003 |
St. Anger |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2003 |
St. Anger (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars |
| 2003 |
Frantic (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars |
| 2004 |
The Unnamed Feeling (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2004 |
Some Kind of Monster (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2006 |
The Videos 1989-2004 (Video) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2007 |
Live Earth (Live album) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2008 |
The Day That Never Comes (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2008 |
My Apocalypse (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2008 |
Cyanide (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2008 |
The Judas Kiss (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2008 |
Death Magnetic |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2008 |
All Nightmare Long (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2009 |
Broken, Beat & Scarred (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2009 |
Français pour une nuit (Live album) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2009 |
Orgullo, pasión y gloria - Tres noches en la ciudad de México (Live album) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2010 |
Frantic / Paranoid (Split) |
Vocals, Guitars |
| 2010 |
Six Feet Down Under (Live album) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2010 |
The Big 4: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (Split video) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2010 |
Six Feet Down Under Part II (Live album) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2010 |
Live at Grimey's (Live album) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2011 |
The View (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars |
| 2011 |
Lulu (Collaboration) |
Vocals, Guitars |
| 2011 |
Beyond Magnetic (EP) |
Vocals, Guitars, Songwriting, Lyrics |
| 2012 |
The First 30 Years (Single) |
Vocals (lead), Guitars (rhythm), Songwriting (track 2) |
| 2012 |
Quebec Magnetic (Video) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2013 |
Through the Never (Music from the Motion Picture) (Live album) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2014 |
One (Awards Show Rehearsal Version) (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2014 |
Lords of Summer (First Pass Version) (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2016 |
Live Metallica: San Juan, Puerto Rico | October 26, 2016 (Live album) |
Vocals (lead), Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2016 |
Fifth Member Exclusive Deluxe Box Set Sampler (Compilation) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2016 |
Liberté, égalité, fraternité, Metallica! (Live album) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2016 |
Live Metallica: Minneapolis, MN (Live album) |
Vocals (lead), Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2016 |
Hardwired (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2016 |
Live Metallica: Webster Hall in New York, NY (Live album) |
Vocals (lead), Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2016 |
Moth into Flame (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2016 |
Atlas, Rise! (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2016 |
Live Metallica: House of Vans in London, United Kingdom (Live album) |
Vocals (lead), Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2016 |
Hardwired... to Self-Destruct |
Guitars (rhythm), Songwriting, Vocals, Lyrics |
| 2017 |
Live Metallica: Shanghai, China - January 15, 2017 (Live album) |
Vocals (lead), Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2017 |
Live Metallica: Seoul, South Korea - January 11, 2017 (Live album) |
Vocals (lead), Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2017 |
Live at the Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan - November 18th, 1986 (Live album) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2019 |
Helping Hands... Live & Acoustic at The Masonic (Live album) |
Vocals (lead), Guitars (acoustic) |
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Biography
James Hetfield is one of the founding members of Metallica, and one of the only 2 remaining members of the original line up (the other member being Lars Ulrich).Hetfield has cited Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Motörhead, Thin Lizzy, Ted Nugent, The Beatles, and Deep Purple as musical influences. However, Aerosmith is the band he identifies as having been the main musical influence on ...
Trivia
James was addicted to alcohol until 2002, when he went to rehab.James Hetfield has been known to skateboard and has had numerous accidents. Because of this, his management company Q Prime added a clause in his contract saying he is not allowed to skateboard while Metallica is on tour.
Made a brief, surprise guest live appearance with Corrosion of Conformity in May 2016.