Day in Rock Report for 03/21/2022

Ghost enjoyed a very big first week for their new album, "Impera", which had the largest sales week of any album this year (with almost 70,000 copies sold), according to Billboard.

"Impera" debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 which includes streaming, but topped the Current Rock Album, Current Hard Music Album, Vinyl Album and Digital Albums charts. (read more)

Rob Zombie and Mudvayne have announced that they are teaming up for Freaks On Parade Tour this summer that will also feature Static-X and Powerman 5000.

The tour will visit 21 cities and is scheduled to kick off on July 20th in Maryland Heights, MO at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Hollywood and will conclude on August 21st at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands, TX. (read more)

Randy Houser has premiered a one-shot music video for his latest single "Note To Self". The clip was shot in one take entirely by a drone and directed by cinematographer Jay Christensen and co-directed by Spencer S. Peter.

Shot in downtown Nashville, the video follows Houser performing solo from Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, across the alley and to the historic stage of Ryman Auditorium where he joins his full band. (read more)

The MusiCares: Music on a Mission virtual concert details have announced and the special event will include a never-before-seen MusiCares performance from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

We were sent the following details: Brandi Carlile, Shawn Colvin, Jason Isbell, Jesse & Joy, k.d. lang, and Fantastic Negrito, Latin GRAMMY Award winners Gian Marco and Dante Spinetta, GRAMMY Award nominee Amythyst Kiah, along with Fitz of Fitz and the Tantrums, morgxn, Zach Person, and Emily Wolfe will join the performance lineup at the MusiCares: Music on a Mission Presented by Gibson on Wed, March 30, 2022, at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. (read more)

Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge, Creed and Tremonti) has shared a video for his take on the classic "I've Got You Under My Skin" to celebrate the announcement of his new album, "Tremonti Sings Sinatra."

As the name suggests, the album features the acclaimed guitarist singing classic songs by Frank Sinatra, backed by surviving members of Frank Sinatra's orchestra. (read more)

Brooklyn-based Le Big Zero just released their new single "Coda", from their forthcoming album "A Proper Mess" (out April 8th) and to celebrate we asked them to tell us about the new song. Here is the story:

Coda was pieced together from a discarded track by Michael's previous band X-Ray Press. It was a song written earlier in their existence, but never found a home on an album or even in a live set. Yet it always had such potential. Work was needed to deconstruct the song from its aggressive and super-weird math rock origins. (continue)

Danny Elfman and Trent Reznor have joined forces for a brand new version of "Native Intelligence," the duo's second collaborative reimagining of music from Eflman's ambitious double album Big Mess [ANTI- / Epitaph Records].

Featuring a lead vocal from Reznor and backing vocals from Elfman that soar over a precise syncopated orchestral arrangement and blistering rock instrumentation, the never-before-heard song serves as a fitting encore to the duo's collaboration of "True" last year. (read more)

Rush have announced that they have teamed up with the award-winning Henderson Brewery Inc of Toronto for a second premium, limited edition beer called "Moving Pitchers."

The band shared these details: After the success of Rush x Henderson Canadian Golden Ale the band felt there was an opportunity to create a more sophisticated, premium beer. (read more)

Dierks Bentley has announced that he will be returning to the road this summer for a new leg of his Beers On Me Tour that will visit 31 cities across the U.S.

His busy summer will be kicking off on May 27th in Welch, MN at the Treasure Island Resort & Casino and will wrap up on September 11th in Missoula, MT at the Adams Center. (read more)

Machine Gun Kelly has announced that he will hitting the road for his Mainstream Sellout Tour that will be visiting 52 arenas across North America and Europe.

The trek will include special guests including Avril Lavigne, Travis Barker, blackbear, Trippie Redd, WILLOW, iann dior, PVRIS and 44phantom that will vary in each market (see local listings). (read more)

Willie Nelson has announced his Outlaw Music Festival Tour that will feature Willie Nelson & Family joined by a number of special guests at various stops.

The guests will include Chris Stapleton, The Avett Brothers, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Billy Strings, ZZ Top, Gov't Mule, Brothers Osborne, Zach Bryan, Steve Earle & The Dukes, Allison Russell, Charley Crockett, Larkin Poe, The War and Treaty, Brittney Spencer, Particle Kid and more. (read more)

The 50th anniversary of Deep Purple's landmark "Machine Head" album is being celebrated by the syndicated radio show In The Studio With Redbeard: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands.

Redbeard had this to say, "Listening half a century later to the goosebump-inducing remastered version, there is no indication whatsoever that Deep Purple's Machine Head album was made amidst a virtual minefield of misfortune, any one of which had the potential to blow the effort sky high. And judging by this March 1972 album's iconic place in hard rock history, these hardships merely served to steel Deep Purple lead singer Ian Gillan, wayward guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, bass player Roger Glover, under-rated drummer Ian Paice, and the late esteemed organist Jon Lord against adversity on all sides. (read more)

Former Ministry guitarist Sin Quirin has shared "Por Los Siglos", the first song and video from brand new project Siglos with Transtorno's Pedro Sanchez.

Sin had this to say, "It's been a long time coming and I'm so beyond excited to finally have this new project see the light of day. Our first single and video 'Por Los Siglos' turned out just as I had envisioned it. It's a slightly different sound and direction for me with this project and I couldn't be happier with it. (read more)

Cradle Of Filth have released a music video for their brand new single "How Many Tears To Nurture A Rose?", which was directed by Vicente Cordero.

Frontman Dani Filth had this to say about the new video, "This is yet another great video by director Vicente Cordero, encapsulating the occult essence of the song's lyricism with great sweeping colourful strokes of total batsh*t-craziness. It really makes for frightening, yet strangely compelling viewing!" (read more)