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Dio – The Studio Album Collection: 1996-2004 (Review)

Dio – The Studio Album Collection: 1996-2004 (Review)

Bobby CaughronMar 22, 20205 min read

Artist: Dio Album: The Studio Collection 1996-2004 Genre: Metal Label: BMG/Niji Release Date: March 20, 2020 Reviewed by: Bobby Caughron Review: The late great Ronnie James Dio is now a legendary figure in the Heavy Metal genre.  His untimely death

Autograph - Where Are They Now?

Autograph – Where Are They Now?

Bobby CaughronFeb 24, 20206 min read

Known primarily for their biggest hit single “Turn Up The Radio”, Autograph released three major albums for RCA Records including “Sign In Please”, “That’s The Stuff” and “Loud and Clear”. The original lineup of Autograph got together in 1983. The

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

Brian Posehn Talks With XS ROCK About New Album "Grandpa Metal" Featuring An All Star Metal Lineup

Brian Posehn Talks With XS ROCK About New Album “Grandpa Metal” Featuring An All Star Metal Lineup

Bobby CaughronFeb 8, 20203 min read

Comedian/actor/ writer Brian Posehn, who has appeared in several films including Rob Zombie’s “The Devil’s Rejects,” starred in Comedy Central’s “The Sarah Silverman Program,” had a recurring role on the Emmy-winning TV series “The Big Bang Theory,” has written 45-issues

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

King Kobra....Where Are They Now?

King Kobra….Where Are They Now?

Bobby CaughronFeb 2, 20206 min read

King Kobra was started by drummer Carmine Appice after he finished work touring with Ozzy Osbourne for the “Bark At The Moon” tour.  The band was rounded out by mostly unknown musicians at the time consisting of Mark Free (Lead

Cinderella ...Where Are They Now?

Cinderella …Where Are They Now?

Bobby CaughronJan 29, 20205 min read

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 band’s

Dirty Shirley - Dirty Shirley (Review)

Dirty Shirley – Dirty Shirley (Review)

Bobby CaughronJan 23, 20202 min read

Artist: Dirty Shirley Album: Dirty Shirley Genre: Melodic Metal \ Hard Rock Label: Frontiers Music Srl. Release Date: January 24, 2020 Reviewed by: Bobby Caughron Review: Okay, so I hate the album cover and the name of the band….but believe

XS ROCK Interview With Reb Beach

XS ROCK Interview With Reb Beach

Bobby CaughronJan 22, 20202 min read

Reb Beach is a true journeyman of rock n’ roll music.  You may know him as the guitarist from Winger, Whitesnake or from stints with Alice Cooper, Night Ranger, and Dokken. His skills and professionalism are highly sought after in

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

Interview with Tony Campos From Static-X and Live Show Review

Interview with Tony Campos From Static-X and Live Show Review

Bobby CaughronDec 19, 20195 min read

Often, I’m asked what it’s like backstage when I get to interview the artists. Many times the artists arrive at the venue with a very limited amount of time to get the equipment set up, do soundchecks and take the

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Wednesday 13 Discusses New Album Necrophaze, Musical Influences, Latest Tour And More

Bobby CaughronDec 18, 20192 min read

I joined Wednesday 13 on his tour bus in Ybor City, Tampa Florida for a discussion that including the new album Necrophaze, his take on the music business, touring with Static-X, his musical influences and what the future holds for

Interview With Virus, Guitarist From Dope

Interview With Virus, Guitarist From Dope

Bobby CaughronDec 17, 20191 min read

I recently caught up with Virus from the band Dope on their current tour with Static-X.  I’ve been a longtime fan of the band and Virus’ guitar work is some incredible stuff. If you’ve never seen the band live, definitely

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:

Interview With John Gallagher From Raven

Interview With John Gallagher From Raven

Bobby CaughronJun 14, 201914 min read

RAVEN are that rare thing in music,  true originals – cut these guys with a razor and they will BLEED true heavy metal – a more intense live band does not exist on this planet! Hailing from Newcastle Upon Tyne

Def Leppard's Change In Sound: The Tale Of Two Leppards

Def Leppard’s Change In Sound: The Tale Of Two Leppards

Bobby CaughronJun 9, 20194 min read

Def Leppard is arguably one of the most successful bands to emerge from the 80’s hard rock and heavy metal scene.  The band found success early on, hitting the scene with their debut full-length album “On Through The Night” in

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

Death Angel To Release New Album Humanicide in May

Death Angel – Humanicide (Review)

Bobby CaughronMay 12, 20192 min read

Artist: Death Angel Album: Humanicide Genre: Metal Label: Nuclear Blast Records Release Date: May 31, 2019 Reviewed by: Bobby Caughron   Review: If the new Death Angel album Humanicide was your opponent in a boxing match, you’d be pummelled into

10 Bad Albums By 10 Great Hard Rock Bands

10 Bad Albums By 10 Great Hard Rock Bands

Bobby CaughronMay 9, 201910 min read

You wanted the best….you got the best! Now here are some of their worst albums These 10 artists are some of hard rocks’ most famous bands.  Most have long careers with certified Gold and Platinum albums.  But even these artists

Whitesnake – Flesh & Blood (Review)

Whitesnake – Flesh & Blood (Review)

Bobby CaughronMay 3, 20194 min read

Artist: Whitesnake Album: Flesh & Blood Genre: Hard Rock / Classic Metal Label: Frontiers Music Srl. Release Date: May 10, 2019 Review By: Bobby Caughron   Review: It seems like it’s been an incredibly long wait for an album of new material from

Interview With Marc Ferrari From Keel

Interview With Marc Ferrari From Keel

Bobby CaughronApr 27, 20196 min read

Marc Ferrari. You probably know him from his work in the band Keel as well as his own bands Cold Sweat and Medicine Wheel.  But, what you probably didn’t know, is you’ve most likely heard his work in numerous movie

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

The Good, The Bad And The Dirt On The Motley Crue Movie

The Good, The Bad And The Dirt On The Motley Crue Movie

Bobby CaughronMar 31, 20196 min read

On March 22nd, Netflix premiered “The Dirt”, the biopic about the infamous and sordid details of lives of Motley Crue.  Having read the book, I was curious how they were going to fit everything into a two hour movie.  And

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,

Whatever Happened To Fastway's Original Singer Dave King?

Whatever Happened To Fastway’s Original Singer Dave King?

Bobby CaughronFeb 6, 20192 min read

When Dave King joined Fastway he was relatively unknown at the time. Fastway was put together by Motorhead guitarist “Fast” Eddie Clarke and UFO bass player Pete Way.  The name Fastway was a combination of the “Fast” from Eddie Clarke

Top 15 Christian Metal Bands Of The 80's

Top 15 Christian Metal Bands Of The 80’s

Bobby CaughronFeb 1, 201911 min read

01. Stryper-Stryper has to be at the top of this list. Not because I think they’re the best, but because their contribution to Christian metal is the equivalent of Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, and Judas Priest in the non-christian metal

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

Monte Pittman Talks To XS ROCK

Monte Pittman Talks To XS ROCK

Bobby CaughronNov 11, 20181 min read

Recently, I had the chance to sit down backstage and talk with Monte Pittman. Monte’s out on the road with Sebastian Bach and supporting not one, but two great new albums that were recently released on Metal Blade Records. If

Stephen Pearcy - View to a Thrill (Review)

Stephen Pearcy – View to a Thrill (Review)

Bobby CaughronNov 9, 20183 min read

Review: Extra! Extra! Read all about it….The latest news headlines should read Stephen Pearcy releases great new Ratt album, on his own!  Why? Because the material on Pearcy’s latest release “View To A Thrill” sounds so much like Ratt, that

How Beavis & Butthead Ruined Winger's Coolness At The Peak OF Their Popularity

How Beavis & Butthead Ruined Winger’s Popularity At Their Peak

Bobby CaughronOct 30, 20183 min read

From the late 80’s into the early 90’s Winger built momentum and became an overnight sensation, in part thanks to heavy rotation of their videos on MTV, which at that time, actually showed music videos. Winger’s debut album went platinum

25 Great Hair Bands That Debuted In The 90’s

25 Great Hair Bands That Debuted In The 90’s

Bobby CaughronAug 22, 201813 min read

During the 80’s glam and melodic metal ruled the airwaves. For all of the bands that made it big, there were plenty of other talented bands that got lost in the shuffle. Many of them suffered from lack of promotion

25 Great Hard Rock Albums Of The 80's That You Might Have Missed

25 Great Hard Rock Albums Of The 80’s That You Might Have Missed

Bobby CaughronApr 18, 201817 min read

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 many

Interview With Patrick Stone From Budderside

Interview With Patrick Stone From Budderside

Bobby CaughronFeb 28, 201813 min read

Recently, I had the chance to catch up with Patrick Stone, lead vocalist for Budderside. I spoke with him just before he was going on stage to perform as the opener for L.A. Guns on their latest tour. He invited me me

Budderside - S/T Album Review

Budderside – S/T Album Review

Bobby CaughronFeb 28, 20183 min read

Artist: Budderside Album: Budderside Genre: Metal Label: Motorhead Music Release Date: September 2017 Reviewed by: Bobby Caughron Review: Budderside‘s self-titled release is an incredible album filled with diversity of both sounds and style that still manages to create a cohesive,

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

L.A. Guns : The Missing Peace Album Review

L.A. Guns : The Missing Peace Album Review

Bobby CaughronOct 6, 20173 min read

Artist: L.A. Guns Album: The Missing Peace Genre: Hard Rock Label: Frontiers Music srl. Release Date: October 13, 2017 Review by: Bobby Caughron Review: So now that hell has finally frozen over and Tracii Guns and Phil Lewis have officially

Interview With Chris Jericho WWE Superstar & Vocalist For Fozzy

Interview With Chris Jericho WWE Superstar & Vocalist For Fozzy

Bobby CaughronOct 4, 20179 min read

Today I sat down with Chris Jericho. Pro wrestler, rock singer, writer, podcaster and the list goes on and on. Chris is a multi-talented guy and was great to interview. We talked about his latest album, Judas by his band

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Stryper Blames Tim Gaines’ Barrage Of Disrespectful Comments, Post And Tweets For His Dismissal

Bobby CaughronSep 3, 20172 min read

Stryper have posted the following regarding Tim Gaines termination from the band: A MESSAGE FROM STRYPER Dear fans and friends,We wish Timothy Gaines nothing but the best, and we will always remember the history and the good times that we

Best & Worst Lead Singer Changes In Rock N' Roll

Best & Worst Lead Singer Changes In Rock N’ Roll

Bobby CaughronAug 8, 201710 min read

The Most Successful Bands To Change Singers While many bands have tried, only a few have been really successful with switching lead singers after they become famous. Let’s take a look of some of the best lead singer changes first….

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

Interview With Legendary Drummer Deen Castronovo

Interview With Legendary Drummer Deen Castronovo

Bobby CaughronAug 10, 201611 min read

Recently, I had the chance to talk with Deen Castronovo. A man with a music resume’ as long as my arm. You know his work from bands and playing with artists like Bad English, Ozzy Osbourne, Steve Vai, Paul Rodgers,

Interview With Keith Douglas From Tora Tora

Interview With Keith Douglas From Tora Tora

Bobby CaughronJun 8, 20167 min read

Today, we’ve got a great interview with Tora Tora‘s guitarist, Keith Douglas. After signing with A&M Records, Tora Tora recorded their debut album Surprise Attack in 1989. Surprise Attack hit Billboard’s Top 200 at No. 47 and featured the great

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Interview With Chris VanDahl, Vocalist For Angels In Vein

Bobby CaughronJun 5, 201617 min read

XSROCK recently posted the announcement of the new band, Angels In Vein, featuring former members of L.A. Guns, Faster Pussycat and White Lion.  We were immediately bombarded with questions from our readers demanding to know more about this new group.

Hard Rock and Metal From Japan

Hard Rock and Metal From Japan

Bobby CaughronMay 30, 20166 min read

A BRIEF HISTORY OF JAPANESE HARD ROCK AND METAL Part One Recently, there has been a lot of publicity around the Japanese band Babymetal. This trio of Japanese teens have taken the world by storm and found international success. Now,

Interview with Leather Leone of Chastain

Interview with Leather Leone of Chastain

Bobby CaughronNov 17, 20159 min read

Chastain is the XSROCK Metal Artist Of The Month for November If you haven’t heard their latest album. It’s a must have for all metal fans! Leather Leone, metal vocalist extraordinaire, talked to us about all things Leather and Chastain.

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