Bay Area thrash metal icons TESTAMENT returns this Fall with their fourteenth studio album, Para Bellum. The album which will be released on October 10th via Nuclear Blast Records stands as both a battle cry and an observation of humanity’s uneasy alliance with...
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.
Michael Fisher, co-founder and guitarist for the band Heart, has passed away. Heart singer Ann Wilson has posted the following regarding Michael’s passing: “Michael lived life fully and loved completely. Now he is taking his long journey to the...
Def Leppard appeared as guest performers and performed their hit song “Pour Some Sugar On Me” on the August 20th episode of America’s Got Talent. The British rockers are set to do another residency in Las Vegas again from...
Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali died on August 20th, 2020, at the age of 68 from pancreatic cancer. Banali was highly regarded in the world of rock drummers and also played drums in W.A.S.P. and the band Heavy Bones....
Recently, Florence + The Machine announced their new upcoming album title as “Everybody Scream,” and today they’ve dropped the music video for the song. The new album is set for release on the spookiest of spooky holidays, Halloween. For...
Florence + The Machine have just announced their 6th album called “Everybody Scream”, which will arrive appropriately on Halloween. The album will feature 12 tracks, but the titles have not been revealed yet. The band’s last album was “Dance...
The Los Angeles-based punk band Sour Tongue was formed in the early days of the 2020 pandemic by Satori Marill and John Murphy, the mission of the alternative rock, grunge and riot grrrl influenced quintet remaining the same ever...
Today, Brooklyn hardcore legends BIOHAZARD unleash their explosive new single “Eyes On Six” from their upcoming album ‘Divided We Fall,’ their first studio release in over a decade, out October 17th via BLKIIBLK. Reuniting the original lineup, the album...
3x-Grammy-nominated and four-time #1 rock outfit NOTHING MORE caused quite a stir about their latest video, “EXISTENTIAL DREAD,” before it was even officially released yesterday. After only a teaser trailer was shared (Friday, August 15), a debate online about...
David Coverdale has just released the new video for “Easier Said Than Done” with The Hook City Strings Orchestra. The song is from the 2025 album Forevermore: Revisited, Remixed, and Remastered. Forevermore is Whitesnake’s eleventh studio album, originally released...
