Day in Rock Report for 08/11/2021

(hennemusic) Megadeth have revealed that bassist James Lomenzo will rejoin the lineup for the band's upcoming rescheduled North American tour with Lamb Of God.

Lomenzo was previously a member of the group from 2006-2010; he appeared on two of their studio albums: 2007's "United Abominations" and 2009's "Endgame." (read more)

(hennemusic) Guns N' Roses are celebrating a new milestone as their 1987 classic chart topping hit, "Sweet Child O' Mine", has topped 1 billion streams on Spotify.

The song was the third track issued from the band's debut, "Appetite For Destruction", remains the group's only US No. 1 single and one of five US Top 10 hits. (read more)

(hennemusic) Fleetwood Mac vocalist Stevie Nicks has announced that she has canceled her 2021 live dates as the US battles another wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The rocker was set to appear at a handful of festivals, including Jazz Aspen, BottleRock Napa Valley, Austin City Limits, the recently-rescheduled New Orleans Jazz Festival, and Atlanta's Shaky Knees event. (read more)

(hennemusic) Iron Maiden discuss the making of their forthcoming album, "Senjutsu", in a newly-released video package. The footage sees bassist Steve Harris, singer Bruce Dickinson and producer Kevin Shirley share details about the band's 17th studio record, and first in six years.

Due September 3, "Senjutsu" was recorded in France in 2019 using some of the procedures the group used when creating their 2015 studio album "The Book Of Souls." (read more)

(hennemusic) The Scorpions are sharing rehearsal video of a new track from their studio in Hannover, Germany. "Rehearsing new songs for the upcoming Tour ..." wrote the group on social media about the footage.

The German outfit have been working on the follow-up to 2015's "Return To Forever" over the past few years; expected to arrive in early 2022, the project was recorded at Peppermint Park Studios in Hannover and mixed at Hansa Studios in Berlin. (read more)

(hennemusic) Recent Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame inductees The Doobie Brothers are previewing music from their forthcoming newly-announced album, "Liberte."

The group have released a 4-song EP of tracks from the project ahead of its arrival on October 1, giving fans a chance to hear "Oh Mexico", "Cannonball", "Don't Ya Mess With Me" and "Better Days." (read more)

(hennemusic) Queen marked the end of their first decade with the 1981 release of a "Greatest Hits" collection on the latest episode of the weekly 50th anniversary video series The Greatest.

The project was issued on the heels of the band's biggest hit singles - "Another One Bites The Dust" and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" - and their only US No. 1 album, "The Game." (read more)

(hennemusic) Anthrax revisit their 2016 album, "For All Kings", on the latest installment of the band's 40th anniversary video series. After the band returned to form and chart success with 2011's "Worship Music", drummer Charlie Benante felt they were moving forward as a very positive time in their career.

"The momentum from 'Worship Music' carried over to that record," recalls Benante, "and I remember being so happy that it was so well received. There's something about good momentum; just the same way you can't stop bad momentum, you can't stop good momentum .. so that record gave me such hope that this next record could be just as good, if not better." (read more)

Richrath Project 3:13 just released their new album "L.A. Is Mine" and to celebrate we have asked Michael Jahnz to tell us about the song "Help Me Save Me from Myself." Here is the story:

In a blink of an eye, a chance meeting in 1988 changed my life forever.

It was an exciting, yet challenging time, moving out to California from the Midwest with my band in 1985. Back then we were progressive rockers in the hairband era, so we were definitely different for the California music scene. We were playing the L.A. circuit at places like the Whiskey, the Roxy and Gazzarri's, doing originals and throwing in a couple RUSH songs here and there. (read more)