Day in Rock Report for 12/29/2021

Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner had a top 21 story from September 2021 after it was revealed that he was recovering from "major emergency heart surgery," according to a social media post shared by his girlfriend on September 28th.

The band announced the previous day that they were forced to postpone the remaining dates of their U.S. tour after Faulkner was hospitalized for "major medical heart condition issues". (read more)

Alan Jackson earned a top 21 story from September 2021 after he revealed during an interview on The Today Show that he has been living with a rare hereditary degenerative nerve condition called "CMT" (Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder) that is impacting his ability to tour and perform. UMG Nashville shared the following details with us:

"I've been reluctant to talk about this publicly and to my fans, but I have this neuropathy - a neurological disease that's genetic that I inherited from my daddy," Jackson shares. "There's no cure for it, but it's been affecting me for years. And it's getting more and more obvious." (read more)

Guns N' Roses scored a top 21 story from September 2021 when they shared the news that they will be releasing their new "Hard Skool" EP in multiple formats on February 25th exclusively via their official online store.

The EP will be released as a CD, 7" vinyl and on cassette and will feature the newly released tracks "Hard Skool" and "Absurd", as well as live versions of the classic's "Don't Cry" and "You're Crazy". (read more)

KISS manager Doc McGhee was the featured guest on the latest episode of the popular Talking Metal podcast and spoke about many topics including sharing some details about the band's biopic "Shout It Out Loud".

McGhee earned a top 21 story from September 2021 after he shared that the plan is for the film to be released theatrically before it will come to the streaming service Netflix and it will focus on the band's early years. (read more)

(hennemusic) Rush bassist Geddy Lee revealed plans via social media to publish his memoir in the fall of 2022, which earned him a top 21 story from September 2021.

The rocker shared news of the origins of the project on Instagram, writing, "So, how did I kill time during the pandemic? Little did I know that as of March 2020 I'd be locked down for over a year and a half-the longest time I'd spent in Toronto since I was nineteen and hit the Northern Ontario bar circuit with Rush. (read more)

Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth earned a top 21 story from September 2021 when he announced that he will be returning to Las Vegas to launch a new series of residency dates.

The shows will once again be taking place at the Mandalay Bay's House Of Blues in Las Vegas and Roth will be kicking things off with a New Year's Eve performance. (read more)

Metallica had a top 21 story from September 2021 after they were featured guests and performers on the September 10th episode of ABC-TV's Jimmy Kimmel Live. The group's appearance was in sync with the same-day release of a series of 30th anniversary reissues of their self-titled fifth album, according to hennemusic.

Band members were first seen reading real Amazon 1-star reviews of The Black Album before they joined Kimmel in studio for an interview about their commercial breakthrough and its legacy three decades later. (read more)

Iron Maiden earned a top 21 story from September 2021 after their brand new album, "Senjutsu", debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 Album chart, which marked their highest charting album ever on the U.S. chart.

"Senjutsu" was also the top selling album of the week, according to Billboard with the record selling 61,000 actual copies. In addition to the actual sales, the album enjoyed 3.57 million on-demand streams of the record's 10 tracks, according to Billboard. (read more)

Sharon Osbourne had a top 21 story from September 2021 after she spoke about the upcoming Ozzy Osbourne biopic and said that she hopes that they will begin filming the project in the spring of next year.

The film will focus on the early days of her and Ozzy's relationship. She told DailyMailTV, "It's a movie about Ozzy's and my life, how we came together in the early days and our volatile relationship. (read more)

Thomas Rhett proved that you can go home again and in the process earned a top 21 story from September 2021 after he scored his 18th No. 1 single with his latest song "Country Again," which topped both the Billboard Country and Mediabase/Country Aircheck Charts.

The single is the title cut from Rhett's latest studio album, "Country Again: Side A" that was released back in April by The Valory Music Co. He had this to say, "This song is so special to me, because every line really is autobiographical. (read more)

(hennemusic) The Foo Fighters were named the recipients of the Global Icon Award at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards in New York on September 9th, which earned them a top 21 story from September 2021.

While receiving the honor - which originated a decade ago as part of MTV's Europe Music Awards - Dave Grohl delivered an acceptance speech on behalf of the group, which he launched in 1995 with a self-titled debut album. (read more)

Dierks Bentley, Jason Aldean Lead CBS New Year's Eve Lineup was a top 21 story from September 2021: CBS have announced that they will be going Nashville for New Year's Eve this year with a special program featuring a number of big name music stars ringing in 2022.

Dubbed "New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash", the special will be broadcast on Friday, Dec. 31 (8:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT, 11:30 PM-1:30 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and will also be streamed live and on demand on Paramount+. (read more)

Dance Gavin Dance Cofounder Left Tour For Rehab was a top 21 story from September 2021: Dance Gavin Dance have announced that drummer and co-founder Matthew Mingus left the group's tour so that he can seek treatment for "substance use issues", after he was unable to finish a concert in Detroit this past weekend.

The band had to enlist their drum tech to finish their Detroit concert after Mingus was not able to get through the entire show. The group shared the following update, "Following the events that occurred at our Detroit show on Saturday, we wanted to share some further info with our fans. Matt is unfortunately battling with substance use issues. (read more)

(hennemusic) Carlos Santana enjoyed a top 21 story from September 2021 after he shared a stream of his cover of the 1967 Procol Harum classic, "Whiter Shade Of Pale", featuring vocals by Steve Winwood.

The tune was a preview to the guitarist's album, "Blessings And Miracles", which sees Santana joined by an all-star lineup that includes Rob Thomas, Chris Stapleton, Chick Corea, Rick Rubin, Corey Glover, Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett, and Journey drummer Narada Michael Walden, among others. (read more)