Yahoo! Music — Reuters - Hip Hop group Run-DMC, heavy metal band Metallica and musician/songwriter Bobby Womack are among nine nominees announced on Monday vying for five spots in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. more info

NME — Metallica have been nominated for induction into to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009, along with Run DMC, The Stooges, the Hall announced today (September 22). more info

AngryApe — Find out who else could make the 2009 ceremony more info

Rolling Stone — One of the more tragic aspects of the Metallica documentary Some Kind of Monster was watching guitarist Kirk Hammett quietly panic while he watches the band he had given over two decades to fall apart. “I was ready to start working on a solo album,... more info

Topix — Run-D.M.C. could "Walk This Way" into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The 1980s rap act, along with Metallica and the Stooges are among the nine nominees for next year's hall of fame class, the Rock and Roll ... more info

Wired - Listening Post — Listening Post received nearly 500 comments after asking, as Colbert did, whether or not Rush deserves to go to Cleveland. But this year's nominations for 2009 induction are in, and Metallica made the list. Wired Nation, start your difference engines... more info

Stereogum — The 2009 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame nominees were announced this morning, and again prog get no respect. However, cheers to The Stooges for finally getting the nod (Iggy Pop's Madonna tribute put him in the Hall's good graces) along with Metallica, wh... more info

Paste Magazine — It's shaping up to be quite a year for Metallica. The rock mavens released their ninth studio album Death Magnetic this month, and have just been named as a finalist for 2009's class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. more info

Yahoo! Music UK — Dotmusic - Returning rock heroes amongst nominees for music pantheon more info

JamBase — THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR 2009 INDUCTION Ryan Adams The nominations for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum were announced today. The nine nominees are: Jeff Beck, Chic, Wanda Jackson... more info