Heavy metal titans Lamb Of God join forces with Megadeth to remake a true classic. Originally released in 1986, “Wake Up Dead” was the lead single from Megadeth’s iconic multi-platinum selling album Peace Sells… but Who’s Buying?. And now, one week before the second installment of the TheMetal...
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.
‘Psalms For Eternity’ by Lillian Axe is released as a 3CD Digipak on 6 May 2022 by Global Rock Records. ‘Psalms For Eternity’ brings together, for the first time, tracks from all previous Lillian Axe releases in one comprehensive...
“Emergency” is the haunting opening track of MSG’s upcoming new studio album, Universal, set for release on May 27th via Atomic Fire Records. The album’s first single comes along with an official music video, produced by Justin Griffiths. Comments MICHAEL SCHENKER, “‘Emergency’ is...
Skid Row have released their first single from their upcoming new album to be released In October, called “The Gang’s All here’ featuring brand new vocalist Erik Gronwall who was formerly the vocalist for the critically acclaimed band H.E.A.T.
Mysterious melodic metal cult, DOGMA, has joined the MNRK Heavy roster, today unveiling a blasphemously compelling new video for the track “Father I Have Sinned.” Shrouded in mystery, draped in black cloaks and corpse paint, this dark force known as DOGMA has...
As I sat down to talk with Ronnie Atkins about his new solo album, his cancer diagnosis, and of course The Pretty Maids. The first thing that hit me was Ronnie’s big smile. For a person who’s been battling...
So the long advertised and hyped Stadium Tour featuring Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett is finally happening this Spring/Summer after several postponements due to the COVID pandemic. The average ticket price seems to be around $150...
Formed in 1982 by Tom Keifer and Eric Brittingham, Cinderella was one of the biggest bands of the ’80s rock and metal era. Following several lineup changes, the band solidified their members with Jeff Labar and Fred Coury. The...
In 1985 the band Ready For The World hit the scene, blending pop. funk, R & B, and electro elements. They scored a huge hit with their single “Oh Sheila” and as a result, found their debut album going...
Metallica has announced the following regarding Kirk’s solo outing: Did somebody say solo project? You read right! Our very own Kirk Hammett has recorded Portals, a four-song instrumental EP, and will be celebrating Record Store Day with its worldwide release...
