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}}
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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."<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2006/01/28/stories/2006012802460100.htm An interview with frontman Ian Anderson]</ref>