The Rocks 2022
Cast your vote now for the bands, albums and singles of the past year.
Last updated 1st Apr 2022
VOTING IS NOW CLOSED FOR THE ROCKS 2022! WE'LL BE REVEALING THE WINNERS ON 28TH APRIL 2022.
The Rocks returns for 2022! Planet Rock's ninth annual celebration of the greatest British and international rock bands is back.
Every year our very own Wyatt hosts Planet Rock's response to the pop-obsessed award ceremonies that ignore our vibrant rock and metal music scene.
Instead of being decided by anonymous music industry figures, every single category at The Rocks is voted entirely by YOU, the fans!
The full list of The Rocks 2022 nominees:
Best British Artist
Elles Bailey
Florence Black
Iron Maiden
Joanne Shaw Taylor
Judas Priest
Kris Barras Band
Mason Hill
Massive Wagons
Phil Campbell & Sons
Saxon
Scarlet Rebels
Stone Broken
The Darkness
The Dust Coda
The Wildhearts
Those Damn Crows
Thunder
Wayward Sons
When Rivers Meet
Listener choice
Best International Artist
Beth Hart
Black Stone Cherry
Dan Reed Network
Foo Fighters
Ghost
Goodbye June
Greta Van Fleet
Guns N' Roses
Halestorm
Joe Bonamassa
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Scorpions
Smith/Kotzen
The Cadillac Three
The Dead Daisies
The Pretty Reckless
The Sheepdogs
Listener choice
Best Album
Billy F Gibbons - Hardware
Blackberry Smoke - You Hear Georgia
Greta Van Fleet - The Battle At Garden's Gate
Iron Maiden - Senjutsu
Joanne Shaw Taylor - The Blues Album
Mammoth WVH - Mammoth WVH
Mason Hill - Against the Wall
Myles Kennedy - The Ides of March
Samantha Fish - Faster
Scorpions - Rock Believer
Slash ft. Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators - 4
Suzi Quatro - The Devil In Me
The Darkness - Motorheart
The Wildhearts - 21st Century Love Songs
Tremonti - Marching In Time
Wayward Sons - Even Up The Score
When Rivers Meet - Saving Grace
Listener choice
Best New Band
This category is an open vote, so listeners can nominate any band they think is worthy of the title 'Best New Band of 2022'.
Stateside Award
Blackberry Smoke – You Hear Georgia
Hayes Carll – You Get It All
Independent Country – American Portions
James McMurtry – The Horses and the Hounds
Morgan Wade - Reckless
Myles Kennedy – The Ides Of March
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Raise the Roof
The Black Keys – Delta Kreme
The Wandering Hearts – The Wandering Hearts
Yola – Stand for Myself
Listener choice
The Blues Power Award
Beth Hart - A Tribute To Led Zeppelin
Billy F Gibbons - Hardware
Gary Moore - How Blue Can You Get
Joanne Shaw Taylor - The Blues Album
Joe Bonamassa - Time Clocks
Muddy Waters - Electric Mud (2021 re-issue)
Rory Gallagher - Rory Gallagher (50th Anniversary Edition)
Samantha Fish - Faster
The Damn Truth - Now or Nowhere
When Rivers Meet - Saving Grace
Greatest Metal Band Of All Time
This category is an open vote, so listeners can nominate any band they think are worthy of the title 'Greatest Metal Band Of All Time'.
The Black Plaque Award
The inaugural Black Plaque Award is to recognise a music venue that our listeners think is worthy of a Planet Rock Black Plaque. This could be anything from the smallest independent venue right up to an academy or arena, so long as it's a venue that you think holds a special place in the rock and metal community.
Best Single
Blackberry Smoke – All Over The Road
Brothers Osborne – Headstone
Buckcherry – Hellbound
Eddie Vedder – Brother the Cloud
Elles Bailey – Cheats and Liars
Florence Black – Sun & Moon
Foo Fighters - Love Dies Young
Ghost – Call Me Little Sunshine
Iron Maiden – The Writing on the Wall
King Herd – Remedy
Mammoth WVH – Don’t Back Down
Ricky Warwick – Still Alive
Slash – The River is Rising
Smith/Kotzen – Solar Fire
The Damn Truth – Only Love
The Hot Damn – I Didn’t Like You Anyway
Thunder – The Western Sky
Listener choice
Voting for The Rocks 2022 has now closed
When are The Rocks 2022 winners announced?
Wyatt and Sam Hughes will host The Rocks 2022 award ceremony on 28th April 2022, in a live stream where we will announce all winners, as well as introduce some very special live performances.
Last year Wyatt hosted The Rocks 2021 award ceremony on 11th June 2021, in a live stream where he announced all the winners, as well as introduced some very special live performances... Watch it below
Gallery: The Rocks 2021 winners
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