Rock Never Dies

Rock Never Dies is the 7th episode of Season 12. It aired on December 1st, 2016.

Summary
RICK SPRINGFIELD ROCKS OUT AS LUCIFER – Lucifer (Rick Springfield) realizes that as rock star Vince Vincente, he can get his fans to do whatever he wants. Thrilled with this power, Lucifer arranges to play a secret VIP concert in order to kill all of them. Sam (Jared Padalecki), Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Castiel (Misha Collins) enter the underbelly of the music industry to try to stop him.

Main Cast

 * Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester
 * Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester
 * Misha Collins as Castiel
 * Mark Sheppard as Crowley

Recurring Cast

 * Rick Springfield as Lucifer and Vince Vincente
 * Woody Jeffreys as Tommy

Supporting Cast

 * Kadeem Hardison as Russel Lemmons

Featured Supernatural Beings

 * Archangel (Lucifer)
 * Seraph (Castiel)
 * Crossroad Demon (Crowley)
 * Vengeful Spirit  (mentioned)

Continuity

 * Sam mentions God's apology to Lucifer, which occurred in season 11 episode "We Happy Few". Here, Lucifer reveals that he no longer accepts this apology, believing it to be fake.
 * Lucifer reminds Castiel of his time as Lucifer's vessel, which lasted for most of the second half of season 11.
 * Dean mentions that they were last in LA about ten years before to deal with a Vengeful Spirit. This is most likely a reference to season 2's "Hollywood Babylon".

Trivia

 * The episode was watched by 1.80 million viewers and got a 0.6 rating.
 * This is the second appearance of the Ocean voice actor Scott McNeil, who portrays a band member who is killed by Lucifer. He previously played Benny Sutton in the Season 5 episode "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid".
 * Dean's phone displays Castiel's caller ID as Cass. In season 11 episode "Baby", it was Castiel.
 * This episode is set in Los Angeles, California, the same location Fox's television series Lucifer is based.
 * Notably, Lucifer himself joked in "The Devil in the Details" that once Amara was defeated, he would "go to LA and solve crimes", which is the basis of Fox's Lucifer.

Quotes

 * Dean: Why're you doing this?


 * Lucifer: Why?


 * Sam: You and God made up. You forgave him. What would he think?


 * Lucifer: Not especially interested in his opinion. Dear old dad, he finally apologized for abandoning me and what's the very next thing he does? He ditches me. And you two, by the way. And rides off into the sunset with aunty Amara. He needed my help, and he'd say anything to get it. His words, your words they mean nothing. Don't you get it? This is all meaningless. Heaven. Hell. This world. If it ever meant anything that moment is passed. Nothing down here except hopeless distraction addicts. So filled emptiness, so desperate to fill up the void. They don't mind being served another stale rerun of a rerun of a rerun. You know what my plan is? I don't have one. I'm just going to keep smashing daddy's already broken toys, and making you watch.