Ultimate Classic Rock Awards

In a race that wasn't even particularly close, and for the second year in a row, Guns N' Roses have won the honors for Tour of the Year in the 2012 Ultimate Classic Rock Awards, as decided by our annual readers poll.

In the tightest race of the 2012 Ultimate Classic Rock Awards, the Beatles' 'Stereo Vinyl Box Set' takes home the prize for Box Set of the Year. The award was voted on by our readers.

Rod Stewart's best-selling memoir, 'Rod: The Autobiography' has won the 2012 Ultimate Classic Rock Award for Book of the Year. The award was voted on by our readers.

Led Zeppelin were the second biggest winners in the 2012 Ultimate Classic Rock Awards, taking home two trophies for their live album and concert film 'Celebration Day,' which chronicled their triumphant one-off 2007 reunion concert.

Kiss were the clear champs of our reader-selected 2012 Ultimate Classic Rock Awards, taking home trophies in six of the 11 categories -- including Album and Artist of the Year.

Sticking their proverbial tongue out at all challengers, and barring an uprising from fans of other bands, it looks as if Kiss is in line to be the biggest winner of the 2012 Ultimate Classic Rock Awards. As of now, with one week left in the voting, the band is ahead in six of the 11 categories.

The 2012 Ultimate Classic Rock Awards -- all eleven categories -- are now live and ready for your voting. We've narrowed down 12 months worth of songs, albums, tours, books, DVDs and more into a concentrated group of finalists in each field. Now it's your turn to pick the winners.

We finish off the 2012 Ultimate Classic Rock Awards with arguably the biggest category of the bunch -- Artist of the Year. It's been a spectacular year for music, and we're here to make one last case for each artist that's been nominated based on what they've done over the past 12 months.

If a picture's worth a thousand words, then 2012 has been the equivalent of an epic Tolstoy novel for classic rockers. Now you get a chance to vote for your favorite photo of 2012. Do you prefer Sammy Hagar chillin' and grillin' with an unusually relaxed James Hetfield, or Gonzo the Muppet taking over for Ted Nugent...

The 2012 Ultimate Classic Rock Awards continue with one of the most important categories -- Album of the Year. Many of classic rock's biggest bands put out new albums this year, and now you have the ability to reward them with your support in our 2012 Album of the Year poll.