The forthcoming film of David Gilmour’s 2024 return to Rome’s historic Circus Maximus as part of the Luck and Strange tour, his first in nearly a decade, was directed by long-time Gilmour collaborator Gavin Elder. The sublime spectacle, filmed...
Bobby Caughron
Bobby Caughron is a music journalist and Editor-In-Chief for XS ROCK. He began a life-long fan of hard rock and metal music after hearing KISS as a kid. He is still an avid fan of the 80s metal scene and continues to discover and write about new music in all rock genres today.
THE STRAY CATS—all three original members Brian Setzer (guitar, vocals), Lee Rocker (upright bass, vocals), and Slim Jim Phantom (drums, vocals)—have today (July 28) announced their return to the road this fall for a cross-country month-long tour. Set to kick off October 25, the iconic multi-million...
Puscifer, the multi-dimensional rock troupe featuring Maynard James Keenan, Mat Mitchell, and Carina Round, have released In Case You Were Napping (Puscifer Entertainment/Alchemy Recordings/BMG), a 15-song digital-only collection celebrating the band’s nearly two decade recorded legacy of boundary-pushing music....
Stoned Jesus has returned with a cool, hard-driving rocker called “Shadowland”. While well-marked by their mind-melting heaviness, the album’s lead single is haunted by shadows of doubt. But on “Shadowland”, frontman Igor Sydorenko and his new mates outrun their...
Sabaton is the #1 Global Power Metal Band and one of Sweden’s most successful bands, and is ready to ignite a new era with the highly anticipated release of their 11th studio album LEGENDS. It arrives October 17 via...
Death To All, the touring tribute to the late Chuck Schuldiner and his pioneering band Death, returns to North American stages this November for a month-long celebration of two of the legendary band’s landmark albums: Spiritual Healing (1990) and...
In honor of their 40th anniversary, GWAR, the Scumdogs of the Universe and eternal masters of intergalactic mayhem, have unleashed their brand-new multimedia experience, ‘The Return of Gor Gor,’ today. More than just a release, ‘The Return of Gor...
From Ashes To New just dropped a brand new video for the song “New Disease.” Watch it here: All eyes are on the explosive alt-metal outfit FROM ASHES TO NEW. They’ve already made their mark as a hugely successful...
Bangalore Choir Release “Bullet Train” the First Track from New Album RAPID FIRE SUCCESSION: On Target Part II. David Reece talking about “Bullet Train”, “I wrote this song with the wonderful Andy Susemihl. Andy and I both often talk...
SLIPKNOT (25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) is a deluxe reissue celebrating the release of their iconic eponymous debut album which catapulted the band in 1999. This special release immortalizes the band’s creative process at the time when the Iowa nine went...
