Tom Morello is ready to introduce Iron Maiden into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

“I’m going to gnaw my leg like a coyote in a trap if I can’t get Iron Maiden in,” Morello, 60, said during a recent appearance on The Eddie Trunk Podcast. “While there are many other deserving artists, Iron Maiden is, to me, the most glaring omission from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.”

“Iron Maiden are like the gold standard of metal bands and they’re not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. And I know Bruce Dickinson said he really didn’t care. Well, I care as a fan. This matters to me very, very much. So I’m going to do everything I can to get, (with) the limited influence that I have, to get Iron Maiden into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

The group has been eligible since 2005 and has been considered twice, both times without being voted on by the institution’s voters.

There is a chance that if the group is ever inducted, they will decline. In a 2018 interview with The Jerusalem PostDickinson said: “I’m really glad we’re not there and I would never want to be there. If we ever get inducted, I’ll refuse – they won’t have my dead body in there.”

He outlined his criticism of the Hall of Fame by saying, “Rock & roll music has no place in a Cleveland mausoleum.” It’s a living, breathing thing, and if you put it in a museum, then it’s dead. It’s worse than horrible, it’s vulgar.”

Original lead singer of Iron Maiden That of Paul Di’Anno the death was confirmed on October 21. In a follow-up statement shared on his Facebook page on Monday, November 11, his family revealed his cause of death It was “a tear in the sac around the heart and blood filled inside from the main artery of the aorta, causing the heart to stop.”

The band released a statement in honor of the late singer, writing:

“We are all deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Paul Di’Anno earlier today. Paul’s contribution to Iron Maiden was immense and helped set us on the path we have been on as a band since “His pioneering presence as a band leader and singer, on stage and on our first two albums, will be remembered not only by us, but by fans around the world.”

Dickinson, Di’Anno’s replacement, admitted during an appearance on Rich Roll that a cancerous tumor on his tongue almost forced him to find your own replacement.

“I was completely ready to accept that I might not be able to sing with Iron Maiden again,” Dickinson, 66, said. “I might be able to sing, I might be able to vocalize, I might be able to sing in a different way, but if I couldn’t sing the way I have to sing with Iron Maiden, I’ll help them find a great replacement because music is sacrosanct.