As big of a band as Twisted Sister was, it’s kind of amazing that they only released five full studio albums during their career. That is if you don’t count their Christmas album. Twisted Sister was filled with big...
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.
In no particular order, the top 5 Grunge bands of the 90s were Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, and Pearl Jam. Of those bands, the only original singer left alive is Eddie Vedder, vocalist for Pearl...
India Has One Of The Best Current Hair Metal Bands With Girish And The Chronicles: Listen Here!

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Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce the release of “Hail To The Heroes“, the upcoming new album from India’s Girish And The Chronicles on February 11, 2022. The new single and video, ‘Primeval Desire‘ is out now. Pre-order/save “Hail To The Heroes” HERE: https://orcd.co/gatcStream or download the...
During the 80’s hard rock ruled the airwaves. Quiet Riot’s Metal Health became the first #1 metal album of all time. Soon after the scene exploded with bands like Motley Crue, Guns N’ Roses, Dokken, Ratt, Warrant, Poison, and...
Rocker ANDREW HAGAR makes a strong statement with the hard-charging song “Red Light Appetite” and its video, a cinematic + blood-thirsty vampire Western video that he shared today (November 18) ahead of the single’s release tomorrow (November 19). “Red...
Marc Storace has posted the following update on his Official Facebook Page: Finally!! The video for my new Single “Live and Let Live” is “in the can” and all is set for the Single-Release of the Album-Title-Song “Live and...
For every Motley Crue, Def Leppard, and Van Halen, There were many other bands that were really good, but somehow didn’t quite make it to the top. The 80s Hard Rock and Metal scene had some really great bands...
Loudness will release their first double studio album in their long history on December 29th, 2021. Just in time for the 40th anniversary of the band. Info on the release is listed below: SUNBURST-My Warrior <Disc 1> Rising Sun...
Multi-platinum selling industrial music icons Static-X have released a music video for the song “Terminator Oscillator” from their critically acclaimed 2020 release Project Regeneration Vol. 1. The 2-part album features the final vocal performance of Wayne Static, along with...
SABATON ANNOUNCES LIVE, DOUBLE DVD/Blu-Ray RELEASES ”THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW” AND “THE GREAT SHOW”

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SABATON ANNOUNCES LIVE, DOUBLE DVD/Blu-Ray RELEASES ”THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW” AND “THE GREAT SHOW”
Multi-Platinum Swedish metal band SABATON today announces the limited-edition, live-in-concert, double-DVD/Blu-Ray, “The Great Show,” and “The 20th Anniversary Show,” both set for release on November 19 (Nuclear Blast). Both titles were filmed during the band’s 2019-2020 “The Great Tour“ world trek, and both feature...