Metallica frontman James Hetfield has admonished the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame for not owning inducted Lemmy Kilmister nonetheless, calling it a “travesty” that the Motorhead legend has in no way been honored.

Through an visual appeal on The Metallica Report podcast, Hetfield talked about his new tattoo which pays tribute to Lemmy and was designed with ink combined with the Motorhead frontman’s ashes.

“I had been offered some ashes of Lemmy and a little silver bullet that was like a necklace,” Hetfield stated ahead of describing the artwork. “The Iron Cross and the ace of spades. So Lemmy is ready to even now fly the chook to the environment by using me. And just a reminder of what an inspiration he has been in my lifestyle — what to do, what not to do.”

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The Metallica singer even extra pointed out that the tattoo gave him a way to spend back respects to Lemmy “maybe lieu of him getting in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which still continues to piss me off.”

It was at this position that Hetfield deviated from the preliminary matter, expressing his disapproval of Lemmy’s omission.

“The most rock and roll life style-dwelling particular person on this planet is not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,” Hetfield declared, “which is a travesty, a disgrace. It definitely is sort of a disrespect to rock and roll, fundamentally. So this [tattoo] is me getting to spend homage to him.”

Has Motorhead At any time Been Thought of for the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame?

Despite a lengthy and massively influential profession, Motorhead has only been nominated for the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame at the time. The band was up for thing to consider in 2020, but eventually didn’t make induction.

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Hetfield — who was inducted into the Corridor with Metallica in 2009 — just isn’t the only notable rocker angered by Motorhead’s continued snubbing. Earlier this yr, Ozzy Osbourne — who will be inducted for a next time in 2024 — also argued Lemmy and his bandmates “need to certainly be in.”

“In my feeling, Lemmy Kilmister was the supreme steel male,” Osbourne insisted. “He lived blues, meth, and malt brews. And he was a pricey good friend of mine. I seriously skip not owning Lemmy all around any more.”