Run-DMC, Metallica Make Rock Hall of Fame

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 14, 2009 4:53 PM CST

(Newser) – Run-DMC and Metallica will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year, MTV.com reports. The two groups—along with Jeff Beck, Bobby Womack, and Wanda Jackson—will receive rock’s highest accolade in a ceremony April 4 in Cleveland. The two headlining picks may be attempts by the Hall to address concerns it has been slow to accept newer genres.

Run-DMC and Metallica both vaulted their respective genres into the mainstream. Since helping to define thrash metal with its 1983 debut album, Kill ‘Em All, Metallica has broadened its sound to become one of the biggest bands in the world. Run-DMC, which also debuted in 1983 with its single “It’s Like That,” was the first hip-hop group to get recognition from mainstream rock media such as MTV and Rolling Stone.

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In this 2002 file photo, hip hop pioneers RUN-DMC, from left, the late Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, and Joseph "DJ Run" Simmons are inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk. (AP Photo)

In this 1988 file photo, the rap group Run DMC poses at the 31st annual Grammy Awards in New York City. (AP Photo)

Metallica lead singer and guitarist James Hetfield performs the song "Sad But True" during a concert kicking off their tour Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)

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