KISS are leading the fan vote for induction into the 2014 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.
Cleveland.com reports KISS has overtaken Nirvana in the Rock Hall's poll: KISS’ 15.2 percent is tops, followed by Nirvana at 14.87 percent, Deep Purple at 11.89 percent, and Yes is fourth with 10.52 percent.
With more than a million fan votes cast so far, the four rock acts are ahead of fellow nominees Hall & Oates, The Replacements, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Chic, Peter Gabriel, LL Cool J, N.W.A., Link Wray, the Meters, Linda Ronstadt, Cat Stevens, and the Zombies.
Despite years of slamming the Rock Hall, KISS have been aggressively urging the KISS Army to cast votes for their place in the Clevelend-based institution.
In March of last year, bassist Gene Simmons told Rolling Stone, "It's become a joke. We've been thinking about it and the answer is simply, 'We'll just buy it and fire everybody.'"
"In all seriousness for the fans,” he continued, “for something to be called Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is such an insult to Madonna, Blondie and Tone Loc. Who the f**k knows what other disco act is in there? It's an insult to them because they don't get to be in the 'Dance Hall of Fame,' because that's what they do. They're legitimate dance, disco artists. They don't belong in rock and roll."
The public has the opportunity to vote for the five nominees they believe to be most deserving of induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The top five artists, as selected by the public, will comprise a “fans’ ballot” that will be tallied along with the other ballots to choose the 2014 inductees.
Cast your vote at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame here.
In order to be eligible for this year's ballot, artists or bands need to have released their first single or album in 1988 or earlier.
The nominees are likely to be announced in mid-December.
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