Could Metallica open door for more hard rock inductions?
Metallica followed in the hard rock footsteps of Black Sabbath, Aerosmith, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin and AC/DC by being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday night (April 4th) in Cleveland, Ohio. During his acceptance speech, frontman James Hetfield named a number of heavy acts that are eligible but are yet to even be nominated for the Hall, specifically mentioning Deep Purple, Thin Lizzy, Rush, Kiss, Ted Nugent, Alice Cooper, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Motorhead. At the press conference announcing their induction earlier this year, the members of Metallica each named a band they’d like to see inducted and why: [ Click to listen if you have a backstage pass] (Hetfield) “Motorhead. (Frontman) Lemmy is rock and roll.” (Lars Ulrich, drums) “I’d say Deep Purple. If you say Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, you also have to say Deep Purple. They come as a threesome.” (Kirk Hammett, lead guitar) “I would have to say Rush. I think they’re a great band who took rock to a diff
