Day in Rock Report for 12/22/2021

Sammy Hagar's Beach Bar Cocktail Co. marked the 17th anniversary of the murder of Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott by shared a video clip of SiriusXM's Jose Mangin showing the former Van Halen frontman the VinDimeLimo.

In the clip, Hagar once again recalled being asked by Pantera's former manager to join the group to replace Phil Anselmo. Sammy said that this manager told him that the band "want[ed] me to be the lead singer of the band. And he asked me, 'Would you be interested?' (read more)

Former Journey frontman Steve Perry has released a visualizer video for his take on "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas". The track comes from his Christmas album, "The Season".

Perry said of the tracks on the album, "All the songs on this record were my favorites growing up. I used to hear them on the Philco radio that my grandmother always had on in the kitchen when she was cooking the most amazing holiday food, and because of that they hold a very emotional place in my heart. I wanted to make sure to record them all in a simple way that honors how I first heard and fell in love with them as a child." (read more)

(hennemusic) ZZ Top have reportedly sold the rights to their music catalog to BMG and KKR for an estimated $50 million. According to Variety, the agreement includes a buyout of the band's publishing catalogue and their income from recorded royalties and performance royalties.

ZZ Top - who released their debut album in 1971 and released 14 more over the course of their 50-year career - have sold more than 50 million albums worldwide. (read more)

Meshuggah shared the bad news with fans via social media on Tuesday (December 21st) that they have been forced to postpone their U.S. tour for medical reasons.

They wrote, "We regret to inform that Meshuggah will have to reschedule their U.S. headline tour. While the ongoing pandemic has been throwing various curve balls on us all the past year, ultimately delaying the completion of the upcoming Meshuggah studio album - there are other concerns that have forced us to make this unfortunate decision. (read more)

(hennemusic) Metallica performed a number of rare tracks during the second of two 40th anniversary concerts that took place in San Francisco, CA over the weekend.

Following a December 17 appearance at the city's Chase Center, Metallica closed out their weekend celebrations with a December 19 show that included six songs they haven't played live in close to a decade. (read more)

(hennemusic) The Scorpions have launched a three-part mini-series previewing their forthcoming album, "Rock Believer."

"For our new album, 'Rock Believer', we all came back together in the studio like in the old days and captured that journey on camera," says the band. "Today we release the first part 1 of 3. Maybe you discover some unreleased music snippets from our new album in it..." (read more)

Vattica recently released a new single and video called "Gasoline", and to celebrate we asked mastermind Alexander Millar to tell us about the inspiration for the track. Here is the story:

Gasoline is about human desire, which often burns people up. In American culture we tend to associate the word "desire" with sex, but a desire can be for anything; food, love, power, control. wealth, fame, etc. Each of us are driven and motivated in life by the pursuit of our desires, so it's very important to know what they are and how they shape our behavior. (continue)

Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson earned a top 21 story from July 2021 after he said during an interview he sees no way for Rush to exist again following the death of Neal Peart, but he is open to working with Geddy Lee again, .

Lifeson made the comments during an appearance on the SiriusXM show Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk. He said, I think, really, Rush ended in 2015. There's no way Rush will ever exist again because Neil's not here to be a part of it. (read more)

KISS vocalist, rhythm guitarist and cofounder Paul Stanley had a top 21 story from July 2021 after he tweeted an apology for a comment that he made about acclaimed record producer Bob Ezrin in the recently aired A&E documentary "Biography: KISStory".

Ezrin produced two of the band's most beloved studio albums, 1976's "Destroyer" and 1992's "Revenge," as well as their most controversial record, 1981's "(Music From) The Elder". (read more)

An official website for late AC/DC frontman Bon Scott was launched by his family to celebrate what would have been his 75th birthday back on July 9th, earning a top 21 story from July 2021.

We were sent the following details: Bon's family is launching the first ever official Bon Scott website which will serve as a destination for fans keen to discover more about the legendary singer, including tributes from renowned rockers. They will also be able to leave testimonials about seeing or meeting Bon and purchase newly-available official merchandise. (read more)

Creedence Clearwater Revival earned a top 21 story from July 2021 after they scored their very first No. 1 hit single after their classic 1971 song "Have You Ever Seen The Rain" claimed the top spot on the Billboard's Rock Digital Song Sales Chart for two consecutive weeks.

Their singles "Bad Moon Rising" reached No. 9 and "Fortunate Son" claimed the No. 10 spot on the Rock Digital Song Sales Top Ten, which all follow Craft Recordings' recent release of "The Studio Albums Collection" deluxe box set. (read more)

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne earned a top 21 story from July 2021 after both took to social media to celebrate to mark their 39th wedding anniversary on Sunday, July 4th.

Sharon shared, "Thank you for 39 years. For the most incredible life together. The crazy, wonderful and insane times. Yes, pain and sorrow too, but we got through it. We worked so hard for years professionally and personally. We succeed together. (read more)

Eighteen Visions earned a top 21 story from July 2021 after they surprised fans with the release of a new covers album called "1996" that sees them taking on classic songs from hard core and hard rock artists.

Side A is called "Hardcore" and includes the original title track as well as the cover songs D.T.O. (Vision Of Disorder), The Hangedman (Damnation A.D.), Born From Pain (Earth Crisis) and Blanket (Unbroken). (read more)

Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx was the subject of a top 21 story from July 2021 after he took to social media on July 2nd to celebrate a major milestone in his life, 20 years of sobriety. He shared a photo that stated "You've been sober for 20 years, 240 months, 7306 days and 175,319 hours.

Nikki captioned the photo, "Some people will try an kick you in the nuts, steal your money, stab you in the back, guaranteed to let you down, sabotage yer life, not believe in you and gossip that you'll never make a day without drugs or alcohol. (read more)