The nominations for the 2009 Rock & Roll Honour awards staged by Classic Rock magazine were 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 six 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, November 2 at the Park Lane Hotel.

Public-voted categories include:

Best New Band

01. CHICKENFOOT
02. THE PARLOR MOB
03. DIAGONAL
04. STEADLÜR
05. CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX
06. NEW DEVICE

Album Of The Year

01. Black Ice - AC/DC
02. Death Magnetic - METALLICA
03. Folklore & Superstition - BLACK STONE CHERRY
04. The Ballad Of John Henry - JOE BONAMASSA
05. Everyday Demons - THE ANSWER
06. Chinese Democracy - GUNS N' ROSES
07. Consolers Of The Lonely - THE RACONTEURS
08. And You Were A Crow - THE PARLOR MOB
09. The Devil You Know - HEAVEN & HELL
10. Black Clouds & Silver Linings - DREAM THEATER

Band Of The Year

01. AC/DC
02. IRON MAIDEN
03. KINGS OF LEON
04. FAITH NO MORE
05. METALLICA

Reissue Of The Year

01. ZZ TOP - Eliminator (Warner)
02. DEF LEPPARD - Pyromania - (Universal)
03. MOTÖRHEAD - No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Sanctuary/Universal)
04. THE WHO - The Who Sell Out (Universal Commercial Marketing)
05. PEARL JAM - Ten (Sony)
06. BLACK SABBATH - Reissues/Paranoid deluxe (Universal)
07. THE KINKS - Picture Book (Universal)
08. DEEP PURPLE - Stormbringer (EMI)
09. THE MOVE - Anthology (Salvo)

DVD/FILM Of The Year

01. KISS - Kissology - The Ultimate Kiss Collection
02. THE ROLLING STONES - Shine A Light
03. NEIL YOUNG - Archives
04. IRON MAIDEN - Flight 666
05. Woodstock - The Movie
06. ANVIL - "Anvil! The Story of Anvil"

Event Of The Year

01. Download
02. Hard Rock Hell II
03. The resurrection of ANVIL
04. The return of the TAP
05. MAIDEN get a Brit
06. AC/DC take over the world

Video footage of SPINAL TAP reading the Classic Rock & Roll of Honour nominations can be viewed below.

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