The Rocks 2021 winners revealed

Planet Rock's annual celebration of rock and metal music

The Rocks 2021
Author: Scott ColothanPublished 11th Jun 2021

AC/DC, Thunder, Ozzy Osbourne, Iron Maiden and Whitesnake’s David Coverdale are among the winners at The Rocks 2021.

The brainchild of Wyatt, The Rocks - Planet Rock’s celebration of the greatest British and international rock music - is a direct response to the pop-obsessed award ceremonies that often ignore rock and metal music.

For the first time in the event’s eight-year history, The Rocks 2021 awards ceremony was broadcast live on Planet Rock’s YouTube channel tonight (11th June) and hosted by Wyatt at Nightrain in Bradford.

AC/DC were the big winners on the night scooping two prestigious gongs, while Thunder, When Rivers Meet, Massive Wagons, Ozzy Osbourne, Iron Maiden and Myles Kennedy all triumphed too.

Whitesnake legend David Coverdale also won the inaugural Rocks Honours Award, which recognises bands and artists for their contribution to rock music.

Check out the full winners list below.

David Coverdale joined Wyatt from his home in America to accept his honour, while there were also video messages from Myles Kennedy, Thunder’s Luke Morley, When Rivers Meet, Andy Copping accepting behalf of Iron Maiden, and Massive Wagons.

Alongside all the winners and acceptance speeches, The Rocks 2021 awards ceremony featured live performances from The Damn Truth (‘This Is Where We Are Now’), Kris Barras (‘Hail Mary’), Massive Wagons (‘Back To The Stack’) and Those Damn Crows (‘Set In Stone’).

Watch The Rocks 2021 awards ceremony again:

The Rocks 2021 full winners list:

Best British Band

Thunder – WINNER
Massive Wagons – 2nd place
Those Damn Crows – 3rd place

Best British Album

Massive Wagons: 'House of Noise' – WINNER
Thunder: 'All The Right Noises' – 2nd place
Ozzy Osbourne: 'Ordinary Man' – 3rd place

Best British Single

Ozzy Osbourne: 'Ordinary Man' – WINNER
Massive Wagons: 'In It Together' – 2nd place
Those Damn Crows – 'Sick of Me' – 3rd place

Best International Album

AC/DC: 'Power Up' – WINNER
Foo Fighters: 'Medicine at Midnight' – 2nd place
The Dead Daisies: 'Holy Ground' – 3rd place

Best International Band

AC/DC – WINNER
Foo Fighters – 2nd place
Within Temptation – 3rd place

Best Worldwide Solo Artist

Myles Kennedy – WINNER
Ozzy Osbourne – 2nd place
Bruce Springsteen – 3rd place

Best New Band

When Rivers Meet – WINNER
Mason Hill – 2nd place
Scarlet Rebels – 3rd place

Greatest Live Band of All Time

Iron Maiden – WINNER
Queen – 2nd place
AC/DC – 3rd place

The Rocks Honours Award

David Coverdale - WINNER

You can also check out all the winners from the past four years below:

See all the winners from The Rocks 2020

See all the winners from The Rocks 2019

See all the winners from The Rocks 2018

See all the winners from The Rocks 2017

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