Iron Maiden won’t attend Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. After 21 years of eligibility and two failed nominations, the heavy metal giants would rather play shows in Australia than celebrate their enshrinement in Los Angeles this fall. Who could blame them?

I could see not giving a ton of free invites away, but to not at least guarantee a spot for an inductee and their direct families is highly insulting.

I saw Steve Miller a few months after that and he spoke about it onstage. He basically said his audience showing up was pretty much his hall of fame. And he isn’t wrong. He still selling tickets. It was a great show. He is underrated as a blues guitarist. As for the RRHoF, I don’t understand why there’s a voting process. If a band is eligible, why aren’t they simply inducted? It makes no sense to do a nomination and voting process. That just turns it into a popularity contest but that doesn’t even necessarily reflect what’s popular with audiences.

Ur clearly not a fan. The boys have their own plane. They don’t wanna cancel b/c their fans mean more to them than the sockpuppet show of the HoF

This. 100%

This is the correct answer.

Or Jann Wenner

“One way to raise money” to pay the executives generous ‘salaries’. Or to call it what it is: grifting. Nah, Bruce and co have too much integrity to put up with that BS. And 2 failed nominations?! It’s Iron Maiden FFS, not some shitty hair rock impersonators.

The c*** of the walk baby!

Guess what? I got a fever, and the only prescription... is more cowbell.

THE Bruce Dickinson!

I heard he puts his pants on just like the rest of us though

Amen brother

Hol' up. Johnny Rotten disdained something?!?

The physical museum and the show/board that decides who’s in the HOF are separate entities

Blah, blah, blah…best RRHOF speech ever

As an aussie, the magpies are scarier than spiders.

-stomps on spiders to the beat of The Number of the Beast-

Is that a slight on Australian spiders? As an Australian I’m offended - we have spiders that could eat a Winnebago for breakfast. 

Spiders < Vampires

Indeed. I was a metalhead growing up (still am but more in the progressive metal side) And I grew up on Metallica and Iron Maiden. To me they were 2 sides of the same metal coin. Both some of the most inspirational bands in music. They should have went in together. The fact it's taken Maiden this long to get in is a f****** joke.

And yet Ian Hunter's not in the HOF.

You put some respect on Rod Smallwood's name. He's the [Sheriff of Huddersfield](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjkarB3EGJM)!

The only cool thing Ive ever seen from it was Princes guitar solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps. But, admittedly, that was one of the coolest f****** things ever

Me too! On a VERY auspicious date :/

C'mon down to Cleveland, everyone!