Jethro Tull beat Metallica to win the first Grammy Award for Heavy Metal Performance in 1989, causing a great deal of controversy, as many did not consider them to be a heavy metal band. The band did not show up to collect their award, but released a full-page newspaper advertisement the next day stating that "The flute is a ''heavy'' metal instrument."{{fact}} | Jethro Tull beat Metallica to win the first Grammy Award for Heavy Metal Performance in 1989, causing a great deal of controversy, as many did not consider them to be a heavy metal band. The band did not show up to collect their award, but released a full-page newspaper advertisement the next day stating that "The flute is a ''heavy'' metal instrument."{{fact}} |