BLACKBURN band Sky Valley Mistress have rocked their way into the semi-finals at The Red Bull Download Festival 2013.

With their single Dirty Blonde Blues, the alternative blues rock band are now in the final 15 after beating competition from around the UK.

The band fought off 700 entrants and need your vote to help them get through to the next stage, which will see them performing at the Download Festival next month.

The trio — vocalist Kayley ‘Hell Kitten’ Davies, guitarist Squire and drummer Maxwell Harvey William Newsome III —were in London earlier this week, recording tracks with expert producers and receiving personal tips from Don Broco.

From this friday May 17, Sky Valley Mistress and the other 14 finalists will be put to the public vote one last time to decide who goes through to the final eight, who then gets to perform at the Red Bull Studios stage in Donington Park.

Kayley said: “When you get an opportunity like this you've got to grab it with both hands and squeeze it for all its worth.”

Voting will last for a week and votes count if you tweet, like on Facebook, watch the video and share the url. Max said: “It’s probably the best thing that has ever happened to us as a band and it’s not over yet. We have learned so much during our time at the Red Bull studio. We are just asking everybody to vote for us people who know us and people who don’t. It could change our lives.”