"I choose to live, not just exist."
~ James Hetfield
American musician, James Hetfield is known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, co-founder, and main songwriter of the heavy metal band Metallica.
James Hetfield is tall. He always towered over the other members of Metallica. He's also the tallest guy from The Big 4 of Thrash Metal -- Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, and Metallica.
After taking a careful look at James Hetfield and comparing his height to that of a few famous people like Zac Efron (5'8"), Dave Grohl (5'11½"), Dr. Dre (6"), etc, we think Mr. Hetfield looks close to 6-feet-2 inches tall -- perhaps just a bit under it.
The real height of James Hetfield is
6'1½" or 187 cm
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| James Hetfield: The biggest one from the big four |
For reference, here is the average human height around the world.
| Country | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 5'4" | 4'11" |
| India | 5'5½" | 5'½" |
| Mexico | 5'6½" | 5'1½" |
| China | 5'6½" | 5'1½" |
| Japan | 5'7½" | 5'2½" |
| Brazil | 5'8" | 5'3" |
| Russia | 5'9" | 5'3¾" |
| United States | 5'9¼" | 5'4" |
| United Kingdom | 5'9½" | 5'4¼" |
| Canada | 5'10" | 5'4½" |
| Australia | 5'10" | 5'4½" |
| Germany | 5'10½" | 5'5" |
| Sweden | 5'11" | 5'5½" |
| Netherlands | 5'11½" | 5'6" |
Data was collected from official sources wherever possible. A more detailed chart can be found here.
"We do this basically for ourselves. People appreciate it, which is cool, but I think they appreciate that we're doing it for ourselves. We're doing it our way, and how people like it is not up to us. We like it."
~ James Hetfield