Run-DMC, Metallica went to the rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame

Metal and hip-hop acts will be inducted on April 4 ceremony.

Influential metal act Metallica and innovative hip-hop group Run-DMC headline 2009 class of rock 'n' roll Hall of Fame industries, which were announced Wednesday (January 14) at a press conference in New York.

Guitar great Jeff Beck, singer / songwriter Bobby Womack, Du WOP heavyweights Little Anthony and the Imperials and the pioneering country singer Wanda Jackson was also used to set this year at a ceremony to be held April 4 at historic Public Hall in Cleveland.

Since founded in 1983, Rock Hall has been criticized for being slow to recognize some of the bands and genres, but the induction of Metallica and Run-DMC (plus that acts as Black Sabbath and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious in the last five years) seems to be indicate that changing.

Formed in Los Angeles in 1981, Metallica has grown from a modest start to become one of (if not the) biggest and most influential heavy metal bands on the planet. Their debut 1983, to kill 'Em All, is widely regarded as one of the first thrash metal albums, thanks to its blitzkrieg reefs and breakneck pace. Their subsequent albums - 1984 in Ride the lightning, Master of Puppets in 1986 and 1988 to ... And justice for all - I saw the band expanding not only their sound, but their audience. Their self-titled 1991 album (also known as "Black Album" for their landmark onyx coating) makes them one of the biggest teams in the world, in the long run at # 1 in the Billboard album chart and selling staggering 22 million copies worldwide. Last year they released a return to form Death Magnetic, which also debuted at the top of Billboard charts and was one of 2008's largest-selling albums.

Ironically, Run-DMC video for "King of Rock" shows, destroying their destruction in the rock 'n' roll Hall of Fame. The group was formed in the famous Hollis, Queens, in the early 80's, and released their debut single "It seems that" in 1983. Their first three albums (1984 self-titled debut, 1985 King of rock and 1986 in improving the Hell), believed to be one of the most important hip-hop album ever released. With their stylish dress, large sample tracks and streetwise lingo, the group is often attributed to what hip-hop to mainstream. They types of authority, when they teamed up with Aerosmith for the hit "Walk This Way", were the first rap group, placed on the cover of Rolling Stone, and was one of the first hip-hop acts have a video in constant rotation on MTV.

In 2002, Jam Master Jay - the foundation of the group, and the man responsible for their dramatic soundscapes - was killed in his Queens studio, effectively bringing Run-DMC to the end. In 2007, the MTV hip-hop in the Brain Trust called them the greatest hip-hop group of all time.

Applicants who were not selected for induction in 2009 included the proto-punk puppets, and a pair of influential funk acts of war and Chic. Artists are eligible for induction 25 years after their first record, as well as the industry selected Group 500 "rock experts" who will evaluate each candidate.

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