Very unexpected. I was certain it was going to be Lemmy (or hoping it was). But hey Flea is the man, just an odd choice to induct them.

Flea is so metal

They're inducted 20 years after they were most relevant.

Still deserving

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Flea is an odd choice. I love the guy, but I'm sure they could've got someone more... appropriate? unless Flea's got even St. Anger on vinyl

Too bad the rock and roll hall of fame is meaningless.

I don't pay attention to the rules of the rock and roll hall of fame, since as NebSnurb put it,
it's meaningless. Still Metallica are deserving.This Message Edited On 03.23.09

Good article Spat. Very deserving band indeed and they are certainly still relevant IMO.

I'm sort of glad they've been inducted now rather than at the height of their career. You get to really appreciate them as a living breathing musical influence instead of mistaking them as a trend or whatever...You get to see that they lasted

dont really like metal at all, but their first three albums were badass, and even ...and justice for all was alright. i just think they kinda started the downward spiral once cliff died.This Message Edited On 03.23.09

I love how people say that stuff like this is meaningless, as if they wouldn't care at all if they had this honor.

Ya no kidding, and please people, refrain from using the old first three albums are great, black album marked their end, st anger sucked, lars is a jerk comments on this one, its getting old.

No

hahaha. the melvins are better than metallica.

mmkay^

Lemmy would have been such a better choice, but this is well deserved, and really shouldn't be all that surprising to their haters, regardless of said hatred

"hahaha. the melvins are better than metallica."


Having said that in opinion form, i take it as no other way than admission towards your feelings for other males.

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"Ya no kidding, and please people, refrain from using the old first three albums are great, black album marked their end, st anger sucked, lars is a jerk comments on this one, its getting old."

lol, I really liked the black album. had some of my favourite metallica songs!

Joe Montana was inducted into the Hall of Fame years after he was relevant as a quarterback.

every time i see bullittman post, he does nothing but go up in arms to defend metal.

and im a homosexual because i stated an opinion? thats what i got outta of bullittman's comment.

theyre more experimental, more consistent, and are back-boned by a more impressive drummer. i dont dislike metallica, but im not gonna go to the means of hurling irrelevant insults to defend them.This Message Edited On 03.23.09

I never liked these guys... not even their first 3 albums.

Always saw them as an overrated band, and probably always will. Cliff was a hell of a bassist tho.

Couldn't agree more with the above post. Mehtallica.

Hey i like all kinds of music, i take back the homosexual thing, it was dumb i know. I just wish people would start judging bands on their own opinions and not agreeing with everyone else just to sound like they know what they are talking about. And back to the actual story, I guess Flea is ok to do it. I could think of a few others more suitable though.

i dont see how flea was influenced by them

dont like them, never have, there music doesnt appeal to me, but they do deserve it.

I wonder if Newstead will be there? Does Trujillo deserve any part of this? If so they better have Mustaine up there as well. How about Cliff posthumously? Is it Metallica as a whole or the individuals who made up Metallica that get inducted? This frivolity is making my head hurt.

P.S. Slayer more deserving

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imho, completely undeserved.
Unless their criteria means being no-talent, money-obsessed, tightwad pricks. Then yeah, they definitely deserve it.
I hate Metallica. Haha.

Edit - And before Bullitt jumps my ass for possibly jumping on a bandwagon, I've been hating Metallica since before hating Metallica was cool. So nuhfudhafsdf to you, good sir!This Message Edited On 03.24.09

Actually deserved. But Flea? And Run DMC?

Hey i'm not going to jump your ass. I dont see how you can say they have no talent though. And if you arent jumping on a bandwagon (which you may very well not be) you are one of the few.It is possible to hate music most other like though...take cynic for example, i think they are terrible and everyone loves them.This Message Edited On 03.24.09

They do deserve it even if I don't like them.

I hear Radiohead will be inducted by Miley Cyrus.

^lol. Metallica absolutely deserve this induction, good for them.

I can name 20 bands right now that deserve it more than them.

Carcass for one?

there are so many good bands that should be in the hall of fame but their sales records don't back them up and never will. sadly it's the commercial music hall of fame.
maybe one day there will be an indie hall of fame of some sort that will see underground bands or bands that have a strong following but fewer sales get the recognition they deserve.

p.s. I agree with the first comment, it would be sweet to see Lemmy do it.

So many stupid people around here. In case you didn't know, Metallica did not vote themselves into the Hall of Fame. Criticize the board that voted them in instead of criticizing them for no reason, other than the fact that OTHER PEOPLE think they are good enough to be inducted.

The worst thing is, that I would venture to say that there are groups that some of you think should be inducted instead of them, that were influenced by them and would never sound the way they do without metallica.

Hell Metallica said in an interview that in their opinions Rush, Motorhead, and other acts were just as deserving, if not more to be inducted.

I find it funny that Metallica, one of the most influencial and successful bands of all time is catching more crap from you idiots than a f*cking rap group that's getting inducted into the ROCK AND ROLL Hall of Fame.

Idiots

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no hard feelings, bullittman.

what KebertXela said.

"P.S. Slayer more deserving"

made me laugh.

I find it funny that Metallica, one of the most influencial and successful bands of all time is catching more crap from you idiots than a f*cking rap group that's getting inducted into the ROCK AND ROLL Hall of Fame.

The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, etc

sadly it's the commercial music hall of fame.

Very true Bobby. (it's Karl)