Ladies and gentlemen, the nominations are out for the second Classic Rock Roll Of Honour, which will take place at London's Langham Hotel on 6 Nov. Alice Cooper is set to be given the magazine's Living Legend Award, while nominees for the other awards are as follows:
Album Of The Year:
Muse - Black Holes & Revelations (Warner/A&E)
The Answer - Rise (Alberts)
Wolfmother - Wolfmother (Universal/Modular)
Iron Maiden - A Matter Of Life & Death (EMI)
Motorhead - Kiss Of Death (SPV)
Cheap Trick - Rockford (SPV)
Opeth - Ghost Reveries (Roadrunner)
Band Of The Year:
Iron Maiden
Whitesnake
Journey
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Rolling Stones
Best Reissue:
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Back My Bullets (Universal)
Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime (EMI)
Queen - A Night At The Opera (EMI)
The Allman Brothers - Eat A Peach (Universal)
The Small Faces - Ogden's Nut Gone Flake (Sanctuary)
DVD Of The Year
Pink Floyd - Pulse (EMI)
Cream - Classic Albums: Disraeli Gears (Eagle Vision)
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (Momentum)
Whitesnake - Live...In The Still Of The Night (AFM)
Rush - Chronicles (Mercury)
Classic Rock Event Of The Year
Return of Monsters of Rock
Lordi Winning Eurovision Song Contest
Guns N' Roses tour
Metallica playing Master of Puppets at Download
Roger Waters playing Dark Side of the Moon at Hyde Park
Best New Band
Roadstar
Wolfmother
Pure Reason Revolution
Winterville
The Sword
Commenting on the shortlist, Classic Rock publisher Chris Ingham told CMU: "The inaugural Roll of Honour was a massive success and really shone through for its unique format and because it doesn't pander to fads and trends. We do celebrate the overlooked and the industry and stars appreciate that. This year's Roll of Honour is set to be bigger and better in our new home".
Press info on the awards from Dan at The Incubator.