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This years's Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Award nominations were announced today on the UK based magazine's web site, and there are a slew of artists up for awards this year. Legendary Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne is to be granted official Living Legend status at the 2008 event, at which the other winners will be announced at a gala ceremony on Monday, November 3 at London's Park Lane Hotel.

The nominations for the '08 ceremony were announced this afternoon by shock-rock legend Alice Cooper at a launch event held at the Borderline in central London. Previous recipients of the Living Legend award include Jimmy Page, Lemmy and Cooper himself.

Def Leppard and Whitesnake are both nominated for Album Of The Year, Band Of The Year and jointly Event Of The Year for their recent double-header tour. Other nominees for Album Of The Year include Alice Cooper, hard rockin' blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa, The Black Crowes, Uriah Heep, Opeth and Journey.

Led Zeppelin are also up for three gongs, for Band Of The Year, DVD Of The Year and Event Of The Year, having played a comeback show at London's 02 Arena last December.


Full Nominees for Album of the year are as follows :

Big Linda – I Loved You
Black Crowes – Warpaint
Joe Bonamassa – Sloe Gin
Alice Cooper – Along Came A Spider
Def Leppard – Songs From The Sparkle Lounge
Journey – Revelation
Opeth – Watershed
Stone Gods – Silver Spoons And Broken Bones
Uriah Heep – Wake The Sleeper
Whitesnake – Good To Be Bad

Public voting on all of categories, which include Best New Band, Best Band, Reissue Of The Year and DVD Of The Year among others, kicks off from August 20 in Classic Rock magazine, and from August 16 by visiting the Clog.To see all the nominations go to the Classic Rock

oakley_reef wrote:Def Leppard and Whitesnake are both nominated for Album Of The Year, Band Of The Year and jointly Event Of The Year for their recent double-header tour. Other nominees for Album Of The Year include Alice Cooper, hard rockin' blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa, The Black Crowes, Uriah Heep, Opeth and Journey.

Wow, last I looked it was still July. A little early for Album Of The Year announcements!!!!

Andrew wrote:

oakley_reef wrote:Def Leppard and Whitesnake are both nominated for Album Of The Year, Band Of The Year and jointly Event Of The Year for their recent double-header tour. Other nominees for Album Of The Year include Alice Cooper, hard rockin' blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa, The Black Crowes, Uriah Heep, Opeth and Journey.

Wow, last I looked it was still July. A little early for Album Of The Year announcements!!!!

yea i was surprised too....

Now, if this had been a GRAMMY nod, I would have been very excited..

There is not much to choose from

Only JB and the Snake have records that could compete with Revelation - I have the Crowes, Cooper @ Uriah records, and they're not even close.

I have high hopes for the upcoming Foreigner studio album.

My vote would go to Whitesnake first, Def Leppard second. I really dig Lep's new CD.

stevew2 wrote:There is not much to choose from

given its a UK RAG that is pretty impressive... and you are right, there is not much choice here...in their defense it it is a CLASSIC ROCK HONOURS...

You know, how can you name nominees for "Album of the Year" when there's still an AC/DC album, a Metallica Album, an Extreme Album, and (reportedly) a Sammy Hagar album to come out this year yet...

A little premature to me...

Stone Gods nominated???? This is the same band as The Darkness but with a new singer????

venomnation wrote:You know, how can you name nominees for "Album of the Year" when there's still an AC/DC album, a Metallica Album, an Extreme Album, and (reportedly) a Sammy Hagar album to come out this year yet...

A little premature to me...

Agreed.

I think there's a new Marillion album out soon too.

how did the new Lep cd make that list ? it isnt that good.

WS is the killer, Journey second.

venomnation wrote:You know, how can you name nominees for "Album of the Year" when there's still an AC/DC album, a Metallica Album, an Extreme Album, and (reportedly) a Sammy Hagar album to come out this year yet...

A little premature to me...

Agree, the Metallica album could be very good. I hadn't heard about Sammy, when is this coming out?

I know Rick Springfield might not fit into this catagory....

but after listening to his album over and over online. I have to say his album beats the rest on that list and I think the Whitesnake couldnt be beat. also the new Journey.

but this new Rick Springfield album ROCKS!!!!!!