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Motörhead, Soundgarden, Judas Priest And More Nominated Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 2020

This year's nominees or the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame have been announced

Motörhead, Soundgarden, Judas Priest And More Nominated Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 2020

It's that time of year again, folks. The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame has announced its nomination longlist for the class of 2020, which includes some of the biggest names in heavy music.

British metal icons Judas Priest have been nominated alongside the UK rock'n'roll heroes Motörhead, who join the list with industrial pioneers Nine Inch Nails and Seattle legends Soundgarden.

This is the second year in a row that MC5, Kraftwerk, Todd Rundgren and Rufus & Chaka Khan have been nominated, losing out last year to the likes of The Cure, Def Leppard and Radiohead.

Rage Against The Machine were also nominated last year, but failed to be inducted.

The full list of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2020 Nominees is as follows:

Pat Benatar
Dave Matthews Band
Depeche Mode
The Doobie Brothers
Whitney Houston
Judas Priest
Kraftwerk
MC5
Motörhead
Nine Inch Nails
The Notorious B.I.G.
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
Todd Rundgren
Soundgarden
T.Rex
Thin Lizzy

You can vote once a day for your favourite artist until January 10, 2020.

Next year's Rock Hall induction ceremony will take place on May 2, 2020, at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio.

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