Robert Caggiano (born November 7, 1976) is an American guitarist and record producer. Since 2013, Caggiano has been the lead guitarist of the rock band

Volbeat Volbeat are a Danish rock band formed in Copenhagen in 2001. They play a fusion of rock and roll, heavy metal, and rockabilly. Their current line-up consists of vocalist and guitarist Michael Poulsen, guitarist Rob Caggiano, drummer Jon Lars ...

. He had formerly been guitarist of thrash metal band

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and

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band Boiler Room.

Career

Caggiano's first professional band was Boiler Room that formed in 1996. The band caught the attention of Roadrunner Records after an opening slot for the band Orgy in 1999. After several delays, the band eventually got

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to release their debut album ''Can't Breathe''. Soon after the release, the band broke up in summer 2000. He initially played with

from 2001 until 2005, exiting when their '' Among the Living'' lineup reunited, and later returning in 2007 following the end of that reunion. He appears on the albums '' We've Come for You All'' and '' Worship Music'', as well as the '' Greater of Two Evils'' compilation (a live-in-the-studio recording of older material) and the live album ''

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''. Caggiano was also part of "The Big 4" tour during 2010 and 2011 which featured Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer, and Metallica. The Bulgaria show was streamed and broadcast to movie theaters all over the world and the entire " Big 4" show (Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer and Metallica) came out on DVD in November 2010. left, Caggiano performing in 2010 Caggiano is also known as a record producer/mixer under the alias of Scrap 60 Productions most notably for producing

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, and Jesse Malin along with many other prominent metal/hard rock bands. Caggiano was also the guitarist/songwriter for a band called the Damned Things along with Scott Ian (Anthrax), Joe Trohman and Andy Hurley (Fall Out Boy), and Keith Buckley (Every Time I Die). The debut album for the Damned Things which was also produced and recorded by Caggiano was released through Island Records on December 13, 2010. On January 4, 2013, it was announced that he had left Anthrax, reportedly in order to focus on studio production work for a while until he figured his next move as an artist. He said of his decision to leave "This is an extremely difficult and emotional decision for me to make but my heart is just steering me in a different direction right now. I've always been one to follow my heart in everything that I do and while this might be one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make, it feels like the right one for me at this time." On February 4, 2013, it was announced that Caggiano had officially joined Danish band

as lead guitarist. Originally called on as the record producer for Volbeat's new album '' Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies'', Caggiano was asked to join as a full-time member two weeks into the recording process due to the chemistry between him and the other band members. In addition, Caggiano has also recently joined forces with singer Dani Filth, bass player King ov Hell as well as drummer John Tempesta in a new band, Temple of the Black Moon, which is actively recording.

Discography

with Anthrax with Boiler Room with The Damned Things with Volbeat

Production discography (selection)

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'' – '' Nymphetamine'' (

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nominated) *Cradle of Filth – '' Thornography'' *Sahg – "Sahg 2" *

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– '' The Truth'' *Jesse Malin – "Glitter in the Gutter" (featuring

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and Ryan Adams) * Ill Niño – '' One Nation Underground'' *Ill Niño – '' Revolution Revolución'' *Machine Head – "Supercharger Remix" *Anthrax – ''We've Come for You All'' *Anthrax – "The Greater of two Evils" *Prong – "Remix 2010" *H2O – "H2O" * The Agony Scene – ''

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'' *A Life Once Lost – ''

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– '' The Darker Side of Nonsense'' *

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– ''

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'' *Straight Line Stitch – ''When Skies Wash Ashore'' *

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– ''

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'' *Muzzy – "Boathouse Sessions" *

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– "The Drama Club" EP 2008 *Anthrax – ''Worship Music'' *

– '' Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies'' *

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– '' Shock Value''

References

External links

Metal Antix interview'Ironiclast' Cover Artwork Unveiled
{{DEFAULTSORT:Caggiano, Rob American heavy metal guitarists Living people 1976 births Lead guitarists Anthrax (American band) members American expatriates in Denmark The Damned Things members Volbeat members American people of Italian descent