Judas Priest is one of the handful of nominations up for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame's Class of 2022. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Slayer guitarist Kerry King advocated for the band being inducted, saying "there wouldn't be a lot of metal bands without Judas Priest."
"Some years, you hear who got in the Rock Hall and you're like, 'Well, how did they get in above these other bands?' So it seems basically like a popularity contest rather than, 'Do they deserve to get in there?' Because Judas Priest deserve to be in there. They've had a 50-year career — longer than Slayer did, and we had a long-ass career — and they're still playing when they're all healthy. So they've got longevity on their side. They were a darling of MTV, when MTV came out. And I probably couldn't count all the hits — or what the common person would call hits."
"If I were going to vote for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, I would totally vote for them. Without question. First and foremost, there would be no metal without Black Sabbath. But once you get beyond that, there wouldn't be a lot of metal bands without Judas Priest. Us being one of them.
"The people who do vote are probably going to vote for the bigger bands. That says nothing for Priest's longevity and the things they've done. I don't know what else to say. If you're not a metal fan, you're never going to get it. If you are a metal fan, you're never going to forget it."
As of right now, Judas Priest has 208,672 votes and is right behind the Eurythmics in fifth place with 243,662 votes. Fans can vote here, and they should considering Judas Priest needs to be in the top five to be considered for induction.
