Melodic rockers GIANT are excited to announce the upcoming release of their new album ‘Stand And Deliver’, out on May 16th, 2025, via Frontiers Music Srl. To coincide with the announcement, the band shares the first single, “Hold The...
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.
If you like intense, highly energetic live shows with perfect musicianship and songwriting, powerful vocals, a spectacular scenery, fire, force and fun, Finnish metal stars BATTLE BEAST are your perfect choice. Recorded and filmed at a sold-out Helsinki Ice...
Samantha Fish, “a genuine force of sonic prowess” (Rolling Stone) and one of the most electrifying guitarists of her generation, has shared new single “I’m Done Runnin’” – the lead-off track from her forthcoming album Paper Doll, out April...
“American Death” is the latest single from progressive death metal progenitors RIVERS OF NIHIL. The ferocious new track — a true-to-form beater that’s sure to slay live — comes by way of the band’s eponymous fifth full-length, set for...
A monumental summer tour featuring 4 iconic bands ready to rock the nation! Ignite your summer with one of the most electrifying tours of 2025! “The Taste Of Armageddon” tour is set to hit major cities across the United...
JOHN 5 Announces Opening Of Exclusive KNIGHTS IN SATAN’S SERVICE MUSEUM of KISS Memorabilia In Los Angeles, California, Public Tours To Take Place In May 2025 The Iconic Guitarist And Lifelong KISS Fan Offers A Look At His Personal...
Hymns In Dissonance Full-Length Out Now On Metal Blade Records Band To Kick Off North American Headlining Tour Next Week! Watch / stream WHITECHAPEL’s “Hate Cult Ritual” HERE WHITECHAPEL is pleased to present their latest video for “Hate Cult...
KISS To Release Off the Soundboard: HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas – December 3, 1985

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KISS’s sixth authorized OFF THE SOUNDBOARD edition showcases their stop in San Antonio, Texas on December 3, 1985 at HemisFair Arena. Featuring Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Carr and the first Soundboard release with Bruce Kulick on the Asylum...
Brew Ha Ha Productions Announces UNHINGED Festival – A New Extreme Music Experience With Lamb of God, Knocked Loose, In This Moment, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Body Count, Power Trip & More Saturday, July 26 & Sunday, July 27...
WASP IN A JAR, THE VAPORS new full-length, has been welcomed with open arms from critics and fans alike. Music mensch Ira Robbins in the seminal Trouser Press praised, “As if the group had been carefully preserved in amber...