Cold Waves XIII Festival has announced their headlining lineup for this year’s INDUSTRIAL NATION 2025: Sept. 11 – Oct. 5 Tour, presented by Cold Waves, and bands include Frontline Assembly, Clock DVA, Lead Into Gold, Nitzer Ebb, and Mentallo...
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 most recent recording lineup of Ratt was Stephen Pearcy, Warren DeMartini, Carlos Cavazo, Juan Croucier, and Bobby Blotzer on the Infestation record. Warren DeMartini and Stephen Pearcy had not spoken to one another for the last seven years,...
“I’ve played this music to myself and often close friends for years now. I’m glad you’ll get a chance to finally hear them.”– Bruce Springsteen Seven previously-unheard Bruce Springsteen records will be released for the first time this summer...
Dave Allen, who played bass guitar on Gang Of Four’s first two albums, has passed away at the age of 69. Gang Of Four posted the following in regards to his death: It is with broken yet full hearts...
50 years ago in Terre Haute, Indiana, a small group of fans lit the spark that would become the loudest and proudest fan movement in rock history: the KISS Army. Now, five decades later — and 30 years since...
Al Barile’s Wife, Nancy has shared the news of his passing: Hi Everyone, I wanted to let you know that Al Barile passed away this morning. I was with him. You all know he fought a hard, hard battle....
Blondie has posted the following information regarding the death of drummer Clem Burke: It is with profound sadness that we relay news of the passing of our beloved friend and bandmate Clem Burke following a private battle with cancer....
Today, Slayer announces a one-night-only show just added to the band’s handful of headline concerts set for this summer. Marking the band’s only U.S. East Coast performance in 2025, Slayer will headline Hershey, PA’s 30,000-seat Hersheypark Stadium on Saturday, September...
Bill Leeb is the Canadian musician and mastermind behind electro-industrial scene mainstays Front Line Assembly and ambient-pop duo Delerium, as well as a key member of recording projects that include Noise Unit, Intermix and Cyberaktif. Neuromotive (Stacks Mix by...
Bay Area icons MACHINE HEAD have sharpened their sound into its most direct and impactful form with the release of their eleventh album, UNATØNED. The record – which will be released on April 25th via Nuclear Blast Records –...
