In Ohio, USA, there is a museum full of memorabilia from the highs and lows of popular history. A lone, glittering glove locked inside a glass case. Remains of a plane that crashed in 1967 with the king of soul on board. The sofa that stood in the living room of the childhood home of one of history’s best guitarists. CONSERVATOR OF POPULAR CULTURE: In the exhibitions you will find, among other things, iconic stage clothes and props, instruments and posters, original drafts of song lyrics and photographs. Photo: Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame There are few similar places that look after relics from music history like the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and that naturally makes it a highly valued collection. Nevertheless, not everyone is equally happy about the honorary exhibition. “Burn down Cleveland, the place where this museum is located.” A music journalist wrote in The Guardian in 2016. “The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is the worst art institution in America.” EXHIBITION: Two visitors stand and look into one of the glass cases at the Rock Hall in Ohio. Photo: Tony Dejak / AP Kate Bush and Willie Nelson to the gallery Each year, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame gives a carefully selected group of artists the honor of hanging in the gallery of honor. And more or less every year, the selection has set emotions and discussions in motion. On 3 May, this year’s litter was announced. Among them are artists such as Kate Bush, Willie Nelson, Missy Elliott, and Rage against the Machine. Iron Maiden were also nominated for the second time ever, despite having been eligible since 2005. When they were banned again, the online metal community seethed. Several fans reacted when Iron Maiden was not selected to join this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame cohort. Reactions poured in on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s social media accounts after the announcement. Fans took to the comments section on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter to express their displeasure. “Enough is enough. It’s time for the Rock Hall to recognize the metal genre,” wrote Rolling Stone. – Avleggs Metal journalist Helle Stenkløv agrees with that. Getting a place on the wall in the famous museum has long been one of the best recognitions you can get as an artist in the USA. But now things have started to change, believes Stenkløv. CONVINCED OF THE SIGNIFICANCE: – Iron Maiden has had an enormous influence. Hardly a soul who makes metal has not been inspired by them, believes metal journalist Helle Stenkløv. Photo: Jon-Annar Fordal / news – Institutions such as the Hall of Fame are defunct, at least within the rock community. Being incorporated meant more 10-15 years ago than it does today, she says. – Like standing and pointing your nose Iron Maiden is one of the world’s biggest bands. Since their debut, the band has released 16 albums, selling over 100 million copies of them together. It is a narrow needle’s eye to get through to be awarded a place of honor in the gallery of honour. It must have been 25 years since the artist’s first album to be considered. In addition, the influence and importance they have had for the development of rock & roll is decisive. FANS: The fans rock to the camera during a concert with Iron Maiden during the “Somewhere Back In Time” tour in Alajuela, Costa Rica in 2009. Photo: Kent Gilbert / AP Stenkløv thinks Iron Maiden “ticks all the boxes”. – The fact that they are again banning Iron Maiden makes it feel a bit like they are pointing their noses at us. Hard against hard For the drummer in Kvelertak, Håvard Takle Ohr, it is also completely incomprehensible that Iron Maiden is not recognized by the music establishment. But he is not surprised that it did not happen this year either. SOURCE OF INSPIRATION: Drummer in Kvelertak, Håvard Takle Ohr, says that he has been inspired by Iron Maiden for 30 years. Photo: FRODE FJERDINGSTAD / FRODE FJERDINGSTAD – I looked through the list of inducted bands and artists, and it was surprising who they give this “high-profile” award to, says Takle Ohr. For example, he finds it strange that there is a lot of rap there. The drummer finds it frivolous of the Rock Hall not to induct Iron Maiden. At the same time, he points out that the band did not build its success on commercial TV or awards, but rather in spite of it. – They belong to a rebellious genre, which does not want to be part of the established. So the Hall of Fame becomes a bit of what you work against. Iron Maiden on stage during the Sziget festival in Budapest in 2008. Many fans believe they deserve a place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Photo: Attila Kisbenedek / AFP “They wouldn’t have recognized rock & roll if it hit them in the face” For several years, this is exactly what Iron Maiden has done. “Rated by a bunch of self-righteous Americans who wouldn’t have recognized rock & roll if it hit them in the face”, Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson tweeted about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. He has also called the institution “vulgar”, and has stated that if Iron Maiden is inducted, he will decline the honor. CRITICAL TO THE INSTITUTION: Bruce Dickinson is the most outspoken Iron Maiden band member as far as the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is concerned. Photo: Rajesh Nirgude / AP Steve Harris, who is among those who have been in the band the longest – ever since 1975, had a softer tone in an interview with Rolling Stone in 2019: “I don’t think about that. It’s very nice to have awards and praise, but we didn’t start this for that kind of thing.” – Good odds But despite the band’s resistance, it may look like the fans may finally get what they want. Rock Hall chief Greg Harris has found himself forced to respond to the disappointment and anger expressed by Iron Maiden fans. “The truth is that for everyone who has been nominated, the chance of being incorporated eventually is quite high,” he told in a radio interview with American Audacy.
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