Foo Fighters have won the Band Of The Year prize at this week's Classic Rock Awards in London, an event which also celebrated Classic Rock magazine's tenth anniversary. The group weren't there on the night, but sent a videotaped acceptance speech.
Elsewhere, Ozzy Osbourne was awarded the Living Legend gong by former GnR man Slash, while other winners on the night included Whitesnake, who won Best Album, Kiss guitarist Paul Stanley, who was named Showman Of The Year, and Aussie group Airborne, who picked up the award for Best New Band.
Led Zeppelin were awarded the gong for Event Of The Year for their reunion gig at the O2 last year, the promoter of which, Harvey Goldsmith, won a Special Award. The late Syd Barret, meanwhile, was posthumously given the Inspiration Award.
The mag's Editor-in-chief Scott Rowley says of the current rock scene, and of the renewed dominance of some classic bands from the genre: "Ozzy's a household name and bands like AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Metallica and Guns N' Roses are getting more headlines and front covers than ever, breaking box office records and topping the charts. The Classic Rock Roll of Honour is a celebration of rock music as the most vital and vibrant genre of music".