Rob Caggiano
Rob Caggiano (born November 7, 1976 , Bronx , New York City ) is an American guitarist , sound engineer and record producer . He was part of the line- up of the thrash metal band Anthrax from 2001 to early 2013 with interruptions . In early February 2013 he was officially introduced as the guitarist of the band Volbeat .
biography
Caggiano was born and raised in New York City. He started playing guitar and drums at the age of nine and later focused exclusively on playing the guitar. In 1996 he was one of the founders of the nu-metal band Boiler Room , with whom he recorded and released the album Can't Breathe in 2000 . The band broke up in 2001. At the same time Anthrax was looking for a second guitarist. Caggiano, who had known the band members for a long time, applied for the post and was hired after an audition. Since the beginning of the 2000s, Caggiano and Eddie Wohl have formed the Scrap 60 production team and run their own recording studio . Some of the most famous bands whose albums he produced include Cradle of Filth and Bleeding Through . Caggiano also worked as a sound engineer on tours for bands such as Motörhead and Judas Priest . In 2011 he produced the song Forgive me Father (I am in Trance) on the Cradle of Filth EP Evermore Darkly.
In February 2013 the Danish band Volbeat introduced Caggiano as a new guitarist. He takes the position of former guitarist Thomas Bredahl , which has not been permanently occupied since the end of 2011 .
Caggiano is unmarried, has no children and lives in Los Angeles .
Discography
- with boiler room
- Can't Breathe (2000)
- with anthrax
- We've Come for You All (2003)
- The Greater of Two Evils (2004)
- Worship Music (2011)
- with The Damned Things
- Ironiclast (2010)
- with Volbeat
- Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies (2013)
- Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie (2016)
- Rewind Replay Rebound (2019)
- as a guest musician
- Primer 55 - Introduction to Mayhem (2000)
- Melechesh - Enki (Song The Palm, the Eye and Lapis Lazuli , 2015)
- as a producer
- Dry Kill Logic - The Darker Side of Nonsense (2001, as co-producer)
- 36 Crazyfists - Bitterness the Star (2002, as co-producer)
- Cradle of Filth - Nymphetamine (2004)
- A Life Once Lost - Hunter (2005)
- Cradle of Filth - Thornography (2006)
- Bleeding Through - The Truth (2006)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Cameron Edney: Rob Caggiano - Anthrax. Metal Fanatix, February 2006, accessed May 14, 2010 .
- ↑ Boiler Room biography. Allmusic , accessed on May 14, 2010 .
- ↑ CRADLE OF FILTH: 'Evermore Darkly…' Track Listing Revealed - Sep. 6, 2011. (No longer available online.) Roadrunner Records , formerly in the original ; accessed on October 26, 2011 (English). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ VOLBEAT TO RELEASE OUTLAW GENTLEMEN & SHADY LADIES APRIL 8th, 2013 Rob Caggiano Joins Volbeat As Second Guitarist. (No longer available online.) Universal Music , archived from the original on February 8, 2013 ; accessed on February 4, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Rob Caggiano on MySpace (English)
- Rob Caggiano at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Caggiano, Rob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American guitarist, sound engineer and record producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 7, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bronx |