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John Corabi Discusses Return To Dead Daisies, Mick Mars and More In New Interview

John Corabi Discusses Return To Dead Daisies, Mick Mars and More In New Interview

Bobby CaughronOct 15, 20241 min read

The Dead Daisies have a new album out called “Light ‘Em Up” and John Corabi (Ex-Motley Crue, The Scream, Union) sat down for an interview with Bobby Caughron of XS ROCK to discuss the new album as well as info…

Interview With Erin Garrett Singer For Love Sick Drug

Interview With Erin Garrett Singer For Love Sick Drug

Bobby CaughronSep 22, 20246 min read

XS ROCK: Tell me about the latest band news. Are any new projects coming out, live shows, or announcements?  Erin: We have released our album and are excited to promote it. Currently working with promoters on upcoming show dates.  XS…

She Was the Carnation and the Rose

Q & A With She Was the Carnation and the Rose

Bobby CaughronSep 8, 20244 min read

She Was the Carnation and the Rose (USA) was formed in the late rainy months of 2023, by singer ​Noémi Sárog, songwriter Michael Seebold, and drummer Bill Eagen. The band’s debut album The Guardian Angel, comprises five original songs with…

Interview With Devilskin Bassist Paul Martin

Interview With Devilskin Bassist Paul Martin

Bobby CaughronMay 15, 20245 min read

XS ROCK: Tell me about the latest band news. Any new projects coming out, live shows, or announcements? Paul-Yes indeed. Today we release our 5th offering. A 6-track EP called Surfacing and we follow it up with a 12-date NZ…

Wang Chung's Jack Hues Discusses New All-Star "Abducted By The 80s Tour"

Wang Chung’s Jack Hues Discusses New All-Star “Abducted By The 80s Tour”

Bobby CaughronMay 2, 20241 min read

Wang Chung’s Jack Hues sat down for an interview to discuss the new All-Star tour for “Abducted By The 80s” which features Wang Chung, The Motels, Naked Eyes, Animotion, and Men Without Hats along with some very interesting info on…

Motorhead’s Phil Campbell Talks Seriously Bad Magic In New Interview

Motorhead’s Phil Campbell Talks Seriously Bad Magic In New Interview

Bobby CaughronMar 1, 20231 min read

The legendary Motorhead released their final studio album “Bad Magic” in 2015. To celebrate that iconic album the band has now released the album in an expanded format called “Bad Magic: SERIOUSLY BAD MAGIC” and it’s loaded with incredible material…

Rudy Sarzo Discusses Quiet Riot, Ozzy And Randy Rhoads In New Interview

Rudy Sarzo Discusses Quiet Riot, Ozzy And Randy Rhoads In New Interview

Bobby CaughronFeb 8, 20231 min read

When you talk about legendary bass players in the hard rock metal genre, you can’t have the conversation without including Rudy Sarzo. Rudy has played for some of the top bands in hard rock including Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, Whitesnake,…

Soulfly’s Max Cavalera Discusses New “Totem” Album And Tour In New Interview

Soulfly’s Max Cavalera Discusses New “Totem” Album And Tour In New Interview

Bobby CaughronJan 26, 20231 min read

Soulfly released their latest album “Totem” back in August of 2022 and now the band is ready to hit the tour circuit in support of the album. We spoke with frontman Max Cavalera about the recording process for this album,…

Interview With Ty Oliver Of Raygun Romance

Interview With Ty Oliver Of Raygun Romance

Bobby CaughronJun 25, 20225 min read

Electronic Rock/Synth Pop project RAYGUN ROMANCE (former POWERMAN 5000 Guitarist TY OLIVER) has unleashed the official music video for his newest Dark Synth masterpiece, “Adore You.” Filmed by Marie Ilene and the inimitable front-man (who also edited), “Adore You” features burlesque dancer and pinup Princess Miss Spent Youth…

Berlin's Terri Nunn "Takes Our Breath Away" Discussing Her Latest Album

Berlin’s Terri Nunn “Takes Our Breath Away” Discussing Her Latest Album

Bobby CaughronFeb 10, 20221 min read

Recently, Terri Nunn, lead vocalist for legendary rock band Berlin was interviewed by The Wild 80s where she discussed recording their latest album “Strings Attached”. Listen to the interview below:

Interview With Japanese Metal Queens SHOW-YA

Interview With Japanese Metal Queens SHOW-YA

Bobby CaughronOct 22, 20211 min read

SHOW-YA has been sitting on the throne of the Japanese female metal scene. With their national hit songs, TV appearances, and Japan’s biggest female band event held by SHOW-YA themselves, they are one of the most well-known heavy metal acts…

Gus G. Talks New Instrumental Album & Ozzy In New Interview

Gus G. Talks New Instrumental Album & Ozzy In New Interview

Bobby CaughronOct 14, 20211 min read

Guitar Virtuoso Gus G has returned with a brand new instrumental album called “Quantum Leap”. We caught up with Gus in our latest interview where we discuss the new album, Firewind, dealing with touring during a pandemic and of course,…

Jeff Scott Soto Discusses New Duets Album, Yngwie and Lengthy Career In New Interview

Jeff Scott Soto Discusses New Duets Album, Yngwie and Lengthy Career In New Interview

Bobby CaughronOct 8, 20213 min read

Legendary vocalist Jeff Scott Soto sat down with XS ROCK and discussed his new album along with many aspects of his career and his thoughts on his work with previous artists like Yngwie Malmsteen and Journey. About Jeff Scott Soto…

Jizzy Pearl Discusses Upcoming New Love/Hate And Quiet Riot Albums In New Interview

Jizzy Pearl Discusses Upcoming New Love/Hate And Quiet Riot Albums In New Interview

Bobby CaughronSep 23, 20212 min read

Jizzy Pearl’s Love/Hate is releasing a new album called Hell, CA and I got the chance to sit down with vocalist Jizzy Pearl (Love/Hate, Quiet Riot, Ratt, L.A. Guns) and talk about the new album as well as new happenings…

Interview With Doro Pesch "The Queen Of Metal"

Interview With Doro Pesch “The Queen Of Metal”

Bobby CaughronSep 5, 20211 min read

DORO Pesch of Warlock will celebrate the 35th anniversary of her hit album Triumph And Agony with the release of the spectacular live album Triumph And Agony Live. XS ROCK had the chance to sit down and talk about the new album as well…

King's X Frontman Doug Pinnick Talks Grinder Blues Album In New Interview

King’s X Frontman Doug Pinnick Talks Grinder Blues Album In New Interview

Bobby CaughronAug 30, 20211 min read

GRINDER BLUES are a hard rock blues trio featuring dUg Pinnick (King’s X) on bass and vocals, guitarist and vocalist Jabo Bihlman, and Scot “Little” Bihlman on drums, percussion, and vocals. They offer a high-energy, bone-crushing sound and from-the-gut songwriting,…

Exclusive Interview With John Waite

Exclusive Interview With John Waite

Bobby CaughronMay 25, 202140 min read

In the music world, you’ll find lots of entertainers. You’ll also find some great songwriters, musicians, and singers. These days it’s extremely rare for any one person to have all of these qualities. However, singer/songwriter John Waite is one of…

Interview With Jeff Pilson From The End Machine, Dokken and Foreigner

Interview With Jeff Pilson From The End Machine, Dokken and Foreigner

Bobby CaughronMay 5, 202114 min read

XS ROCK: Hey, man. Thanks for taking the time out to talk to us today. You’re one of the busiest guys I think there is in rock. Jeff Pilson: Then how come I feel lazy? (Laughs) XS ROCK: Well, I…

Robin McAuley Discusses Black Swan Album, Michael Schenker and Recent Health Scare

Robin McAuley Discusses Black Swan Album, Michael Schenker and Recent Health Scare

Bobby CaughronDec 22, 20201 min read

Back before COVID-19 shut down almost everything, we spoke with MSG singer Robin McAuley about the new album he recently recorded with Reb Beach, Jeff Pilson and Matt Starr called “Black Swan”. The interview has been delayed being published until…

Check Out George Lynch's New Industrial Metal Side Project "The Banishment"

George Lynch, Devix AKA and, Joe Haze Discusses New Band Project “The Banishment” In New Interview

Bobby CaughronDec 13, 20202 min read

The idea for THE BANISHMENT has been years in the making for LYNCH to further push his creativity into darker, subliminal and chaotic territories. To accomplish this, he teamed up with HAZE over five years ago, who in addition to being the live guitarist for Lords of…

XS ROCK Exclusive Interview With "The Queen Of Metal" Doro Pesch

Doro Pesch Discusses Her New Box Set Magic Diamonds In New Interview

Bobby CaughronDec 12, 20205 min read

It’s always a pleasure to speak to the Queen Of Metal, Doro Pesch and in our latest interview with her, she opens up about her new box set that features almost 4 hours of music. Listen to our interview with…

John Bush Talks With XS ROCK About Armored Saint's Fantastic New Album "Punching The Sky"

John Bush Talks With XS ROCK About Armored Saint’s Fantastic New Album “Punching The Sky”

Bobby CaughronOct 23, 20202 min read

2020 has been one hell of a year so far.  But if you’re looking for something positive to help get through the madness, Armored Saint’s latest album “Punching The Sky” is exactly what the doctor ordered. We talk with Armored…

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Interview With Don Dokken

Bobby CaughronJul 9, 20204 min read

Recently, I sat down with Don Dokken to discuss his new album, appropriately named The Lost Songs: 1978-1981.  I’ve been a fan of Dokken for years and I was interested to talk with Don, not only about the new album,…

Don Jamieson Discusses New Album "Denim And Laughter"

Don Jamieson Discusses New Album “Denim And Laughter”

Bobby CaughronFeb 15, 20202 min read

Don is best known as a co-host of VH1 Classic’s hit heavy metal talk show series, That Metal Show, where legends of rock hang out to discuss their past and current projects in front of a live studio audience. He…

XS ROCK Exclusive Interview With "The Queen Of Metal" Doro Pesch

XS ROCK Exclusive Interview With “The Queen Of Metal” Doro Pesch

Bobby CaughronFeb 5, 20207 min read

Doro discusses her new U.S. tour dates as well as a surprise song collaboration that she’s currently doing with another well-known metal singer. Doro is called the Metal Queen and she rightfully deserves the title and the crown. She is…

Interview With Groovie Mann From My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult

Interview With Groovie Mann From My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult

Bobby CaughronDec 20, 20194 min read

Just a few hours before their show, I sat down with Frankie Nardiello, A.K.A. Groovie Mann, vocalist for My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult. It was almost 30 years since I had last seen the band perform. I caught…

XS ROCK Interview With Rob Cavestany, Guitarist For Death Angel

XS ROCK Interview With Rob Cavestany, Guitarist For Death Angel

Bobby CaughronDec 15, 20193 min read

The XS ROCK Best Metal Album Of 2019 is “Humanicide” by Death Angel.  An outstanding metal album that has to be heard to be believed and appreciated properly. Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Death Angel guitarist…

XS ROCK Exclusive Interview With Josh Todd Of Buckcherry

XS ROCK Exclusive Interview With Josh Todd Of Buckcherry

Bobby CaughronSep 19, 201913 min read

  You know what’s wrong with rock music? it’s not reckless and it’s not dangerous anymore. Josh Todd – Buckcherry Lead Singer This is the best lineup of Buckcherry that we’ve ever had. On longevity in the rock music business:…

Bon Harris Says Nitzer Ebb Have No Plans For A New Studio Album Anytime In The Near Future

Bon Harris Says Nitzer Ebb Have No Plans For A New Studio Album Anytime In The Near Future

Bobby CaughronMay 28, 201911 min read

As one of the founding members of the iconic EBM band Nitzer Ebb, Bon Harris is practically a legend to fans of the genre.  Nitzer Ebb has a combined output of fourteen albums and EP’s since 1983.  If you ask…

David Ellefson Discusses Super-Group Metal Allegiance, Megadeth and More!

David Ellefson Discusses Super-Group Metal Allegiance, Megadeth and More!

Bobby CaughronApr 22, 201913 min read

David Ellefson, the legendary bassist for Megadeth, is gearing up for some special tour dates with his all-star group Metal Allegiance.  Metal Allegiance’s core members are David Ellefson (Megadeth), Alex Skolnick (Testament), Mike Portnoy (Ex-Dream Theater) and Mark Menghi.  Guest…

Phil Lewis From L.A. Guns Discusses New Album, Reunion With Tracii Guns and More!

Phil Lewis From L.A. Guns Discusses New Album, Reunion With Tracii Guns and More!

Bobby CaughronMar 19, 20198 min read

XS ROCK: So I’ve had a chance to listen to the new album, The Devil You Know and it’s fantastic. It sounds just like what I remember from listening to the first two LA Guns albums years ago. It’s kind…

Doug Aldrich Talks About Burning Rain Album, Whitesnake, Ronnie James Dio and More!

Doug Aldrich Talks About Burning Rain Album, Whitesnake, Ronnie James Dio and More!

Bobby CaughronMar 11, 201916 min read

When your resume’ includes playing in both legendary rock bands, Dio and Whitesnake, you know you’re doing something right.  That’s definitely the case with Doug Aldrich. With a long history of playing and creating incredible songs with bands like Lion,…

Legendary Metal Drummer Ken Mary Talks With XS ROCK

Legendary Metal Drummer Ken Mary Talks With XS ROCK

Bobby CaughronJan 10, 201913 min read

I recently had the opportunity to sit down and talk with legendary drummer Ken Mary.  Over the years, Ken has played with some of the best bands around, including Alice Cooper, Accept, House Of Lords, Chastain, Fifth Angel and most…

XS ROCK Interview With Geoff Tate

XS ROCK Interview With Geoff Tate

Bobby CaughronNov 30, 201714 min read

Geoff Tate seems to be sort of an enigmatic person for a lot of people. Always a bit mysterious and probably often misunderstood. Prior to meeting Geoff for the first time, I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect. I have…

Michael Sweet Talks With XS ROCK

Michael Sweet Talks With XS ROCK

Bobby CaughronOct 23, 201711 min read

Michael Sweet (Stryper) and George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob)  have reunited once again to create Unified, the second album by Sweet & Lynch. I had the chance to sit down and talk with Michael Sweet about the new album, working…

Interview With Legendary Drummer Carmine Appice

Interview With Legendary Drummer Carmine Appice

Bobby CaughronOct 22, 201712 min read

Carmine Appice is a legend in the world of rock drummers. Over the years he has played with a virtual who’s who list of artists including Ozzy Osbourne, Rod Stewart, King Kobra, Blue Murder, Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Pink Floyd, Michael…

XS ROCK Interview With Quiet Riot's Frankie Banali

XS ROCK Interview With Quiet Riot’s Frankie Banali

Bobby CaughronJul 23, 201715 min read

XS ROCK: So, Quiet Riot now has James Durbin as lead vocalist. I’ve had a chance to listen to Road Rage and I think it’s going to surprise a lot of people. I was surprised that he was able to…

XS ROCK Interview With Buckcherry Vocalist Josh Todd

XS ROCK Interview With Buckcherry Vocalist Josh Todd

Bobby CaughronJul 20, 201715 min read

Recently, I received an advanced release for Josh Todd & The Conflict’s debut album, “Year Of The Tiger”. Most of you probably know Josh and guitarist Stevie D from the band Buckcherry. Buckcherry is still alive and well, but I’ve…

Interview With Warrant’s Robert Mason

Interview With Warrant’s Robert Mason

Bobby CaughronMay 12, 20179 min read

XS ROCK: Hey Robert! It’s a pleasure to talk with you. I’ve been a fan for many years. I want to talk about the new Warrant album in a moment, but first, let’s go back to the beginning for a…

Interview With Former Sister Sin Vocalist Liv Jagrell

Interview With Former Sister Sin Vocalist Liv Jagrell

Bobby CaughronApr 22, 201710 min read

    In my opinion, one of the best metal bands to come out after the year 2000 had to be Sister Sin. Each album seem to be better than the one before it as the band continued to release…

Interview With Ex-Guns N’ Roses and Art Of Anarchy Guitarist Bumblefoot

Interview With Ex-Guns N’ Roses and Art Of Anarchy Guitarist Bumblefoot

Bobby CaughronApr 16, 201717 min read

Recently, I reviewed the latest album by Art of Anarchy called “The Madness”. Which you can read here.  Needless to say I was blown away by it. When I got the chance to interview guitarist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, I was thrilled.…

Interview With Alex Grossi From Beautiful Creatures and Quiet Riot

Interview With Alex Grossi From Beautiful Creatures and Quiet Riot

Bobby CaughronApr 13, 201712 min read

Today I had the privilege to sit down and talk with Alex Grossi. Most of you probably know Alex as the guitarist in Quiet Riot. But Alex is quite the journeyman of rock n’ roll and always seems to have a…

Interview With Night Ranger's Jack Blades

Interview With Night Ranger’s Jack Blades

Bobby CaughronMar 4, 201712 min read

Jack Blades Talks To XS ROCK About New Night Ranger Album, His Career and More… Rewind back to the year 1982. I was in middle school and I had gotten a part time job so that I could buy my…

Interview With David Reece

Interview With David Reece

Bobby CaughronFeb 19, 201714 min read

XS Rock readers know that I’ve recently been raving about the debut album by Sainted Sinners featuring David Reece (Accept, Bonfire, Bangalore Choir). Well, today I had the chance to talk with him about his new band, his past work…

Interview With Jack Russell

Interview With Jack Russell

Bobby CaughronJan 14, 20178 min read

XS ROCK: So tell me about your great new album “He Saw It Comin”. I just did a review on it recently and in my opinion, it’s some of the best material that you’ve ever done. Does the title reference your…

Happy Birthday To Ratt Vocalist Stephen Pearcy Who Turns 64 Today!

Interview With Stephen Pearcy From Ratt

Bobby CaughronJan 13, 201711 min read

When I was in high school, I had the walls of my room covered with posters and magazine pages from my favorite bands. No one got more space on those walls than my favorite band, Ratt. When “Out Of The…

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Udo Dirkschneider Says He Will Never Reunite With Accept

Bobby CaughronOct 13, 201610 min read

When it comes to metal’s greatest anthems, Accept’s Balls To The Wall is always listed as one of the top songs. And, with good reason. From the opening chords, you immediately recognize it, your head begins to start rocking in…

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