It all started with 5 guys from LA who got together on weekends to jam and write songs. They were no strangers to one another having played in different bands together. At this time, Steve Plunkett (vocals/guitar) was playing...
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.
Today, gothic noise rockers CRIPPLING ALCOHOLISM are proud to share their new single, “LADIES NIGHT,” taken from their upcoming album ‘Camgirl,’ due out on September 12th via Portrayal of Guilt. The new track arrives alongside a music video, available...
HELSTAR will release their long-awaited 11th studio album, “The Devil’s Masquerade,” on September 12th, 2025 through Massacre Records. “The Devil’s Masquerade” marks a powerful return to the band’s roots, bringing back the classic creative chemistry between James Rivera (vocals)...
Tesla bassist Brian Wheat has announced the following: It’s good to reconnect with my old pal Tommy Skeoch, we’re working on a new band together called “Terminal” with Chris Holmes and Josey Scott from Saliva. We look forward to...
This Autumn, Welsh singer-songwriter and rising star Laura Evans returns with her anticipated second album, “Out of the Dark” – out October 17th. Honest, soulful and sonically bold, “Out of the Dark” marks a powerful new chapter for an...
Lost Signal is the electronic music project of New York state-based Charles Rehill, who is a collector of hardware synthesisers inspired by the melodic vibrancy of composers ranging from Vangelis to Ólafur Arnalds. Production and sound design work begun...
This week, Gibson hosted a very special event to celebrate Tony Iommi, the legendary guitarist of Black Sabbath, and launch the return of his Tony Iommi Signature Humbucker™ out now from the Gibson Pickup Shop. Music fans gathered at...
Lorna Shore’s latest single “Prison Of Flesh” is one of the metal band’s heaviest to date, fueled by vocalist/lyricist Will Ramos’ raw feelings about his family’s history with dementia and the toll it takes on the person and those...
GRAMMY® Award winning bassist David Ellefson (Ex-Megadeth) and acclaimed metal vocalist Jeff Scott Soto have unleashed the official music video for “Vengeance,” featuring guest vocals from the legendary Tim “Ripper” Owens (KK’s Priest, ex-Judas Priest). The track comes from...
Gothic rockers Unto Others have been making waves and are one of the bands that have brought about a recent Gothic Rock resurgence. Listen to the band cover the punk legends The Ramones’ version of “Pet Sematary,” which is...
