I don't see the extreme heavy metal acts getting nominated. Iron Maiden / Judas Priest were hard sells. Priest didn't get the votes and they are much closer to standard rock than other metal acts. Iron Maiden is not heavy. Slayer is way beyond them.
Motorhead is close to standard rock, but they only have 1 big hit, dead band members, low sales, and mediocre streaming numbers.
Thin Lizzy has low record sales, 3 hits, and decent / good streaming numbers. They are close to standard rock.
Scorpions make sense as they are close to standard rock. But they are German and close to retirement.
Motley Crue aren't that heavy either. Big record sales, plenty of hits, crappy albums in the 90s (who was that replacement singer), add in lip-synching and this unnecessary comeback, I don't care that much, but they do deserve induction.
General:
Kansas - Vinyl Confessions (1982)
Michael Franks - Sleeping Gypsy (1977)
Switchfoot - Nothing is Sound (2005)
Decade - 2020-2025 albums:
Ed Motta - Behind the Tea Chronicles (2023)
José James - 1978 (2024)
Lauren Daigle - Lauren Daigle (2023)
Decade - 1900-1959 albums:
Eydie Gormé - Eydie in Love (1958)
Joe Bushkin - Nightsounds (1958)
Shoji Suzuki and his Rhythm Aces - Shoji Suzuki and his Rhythm Aces (1957)
Artist:
Josh Garrels
Genre:
Solo albums by band members (while they were still in the band and were not part of a separate career. So, for instance, no Phil Collins or Don Henley albums)
It might be a year still too early to really see if it's a trend. But I can also see it becoming one more so as say the last of the more normal 70s rock acts come to a close and then those "rock" purists would be either forced or have to concede to metal / very heavy rock they might have ignored while they still had arguments for say, Styx, Boston, etc. Which in theory would then help acts like Korn/Pantera/Megadeath (although Megadeath could arguably be after Motörhead) as they become really the only acts a purist could really support as a rule.
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