Hey guys, I'm also a devoted rock fan, and no it's not dead, yet.
Metallica are still bringing out a new album and Jet have released an album a while back, and has anybody ever heard of Airbourne, if not go and buy their album Runnin' Wild. They're great and kinda like AC/DC but a bit heavier!
Now the only reason that Rock isn't as big as it was in the 70's is that it was one of the only types of music around. Now we have stuff like Hip-Hop and Rap which in my opinion is crap.
So Rock isn't dead or dying, it's just had to be mixed in with all the other new-age crap