The Rocks 2022

Cast your vote now for the bands, albums and singles of the past year.

Published 31st Mar 2022
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

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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

See all the winners from The Rocks 2020

See all the winners from The Rocks 2019