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On November 2nd 2009, Classic Rock magazine will present their annual Roll of Honour Awards at the Park Lane Hotel in central London. The prestigious award event will bring together some of the biggest names in the rock music industry including Iggy Pop and the Kings of Leon to celebrate their musical achievements.

In support of a tremendous return to the world stage, AC/DC are nominated for three awards – Album Of The Year, for Black Ice, which made history debuting at #1 on album charts in 29 countries, Band Of The Year, and Event Of The Year.

Seemingly never off the road, the inimitable force of Iron Maiden gives them an equal amount of nominations, up against AC/DC for Band Of The Year (and also Metallica, Faith No More and Kings Of Leon), and taking on KISS, The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Anvil and the Woodstock festival for DVD / Film Of The Year.

“Now in their fifth year, our Awards have established themselves as the most prestigious event on the classic rock calendar. With Classic Rock magazine enjoying its highest ever circulation, and with rock giants such as AC/DC, Metallica and Iron Maiden heading our list of nominations, the music that we embrace in the pages of our magazine is in fine fettle. Everyone tells you the record industry is in dire straits but to be honest there’s never been a better time for classic rock music”, said Geoff Barton, Editor-At-Large, Classic Rock.

Come on in to see who’s up for what award at this year’s Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards!

Vote for this year’s Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards!

The nominations for the 2009 Classic Rock Roll Of Honour were exclusively unveiled today by legends of rock parody Spinal Tap. The band took time out of rehearsals for their show at Wembley Stadium next week to announce the shortlists for the 6 public voted categories at a media launch in Hard Rock Cafe’s backstage Hard Rock Calling VIP garden in Hyde Park, London. The winners will be announced at the gala ceremony, which takes place Monday 2 November at the Park Lane Hotel.

Public-voted categories include:

Best New Band

1. Chickenfoot
2. The Parlor Mob
3. Diagonal
4. Steadlür
5. Crippled Black Phoenix
6. New Device

Album Of The Year

1. Black Ice – AC/DC
2. Death Magnetic – Metallica
3. Folklore & Superstition – Black Stone Cherry
4. The Ballad Of John Henry – Joe Bonamassa
5. Everyday Demons – The Answer
6. Chinese Democracy – Guns N’ Roses
7. Consolers Of The Lonely – The Raconteurs
8. And You Were A Crow – The Parlor Mob
9. The Devil You Know – Heaven & Hell
10. Black Clouds & Silver Linings – Dream Theater

Band Of The Year

1. AC/DC
2. Iron Maiden
3. Kings Of Leon
4. Faith No More
5. Metallica

Reissue Of The Year

1. Eliminator – ZZ Top (Warner)
2. Pyromania – Def Leppard (Universal)
3. Motorhead – No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith (Sanctuary/Universal)
4. The Who – The Who Sell Out (Universal Commercial Marketing)
5. Pearl Jam – Ten (Sony)
6. Sabbath – Reissues/Paranoid deluxe (Universal)
7. The Kinks – Picture Book (Universal)
8. Deep Purple – Stormbringer (EMI)
9. The Move – Anthology (Salvo)

DVD/FILM Of The Year

1. Kiss – Kissology – The Ultimate Kiss Collection
2. Rolling Stones – Shine A Light
3. Archives – Neil Young
4. Flight 666 – Iron Maiden
5. Woodstock – The Movie
6. Anvil – The Movie

Event Of The Year

1. Download
2. Hard Rock Hell II
3. The Resurrection of Anvil!
4. The Return Of The Tap!
5. Maiden get a Brit
6. AC/DC take over the world

Don’t forget that you can decide who walks away with all of the awards above by voting on this year’s Classic Rock Roll Of Honour! Cast your vote here!

Other awards to be presented on the night include The Classic Rock Living Legend Award, Classic Songwriter, Showman Award, Tommy Vance Inspiration Award, Outstanding Contribution, Classic Album, Metal Guru, and VIP Award.

Classic Rock Editor-At-Large Geoff Barton has said: “Now in their fifth year, our Awards have established themselves as the most prestigious event on the classic rock calendar. With Classic Rock magazine enjoying its highest ever circulation, and with rock giants such as AC/DC, Metallica and Iron Maiden heading our list of nominations, the music that we embrace in the pages of our magazine is in fine fettle. Everyone tells you the record industry is in dire straits but to be honest there’s never been a better time for classic rock music.”