Robert Caggiano (born November 7, 1976) is an American guitarist and record producer. He was the lead guitarist of the Danish rock band

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

from 2013 to 2023 and of

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band

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from 2001 to 2005 and 2007 to 2013. He was also a member of

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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 Roadrunner Records is a Dutch–American record label focused on Heavy metal music, heavy metal and hard rock music. Founded in the Netherlands in 1980, it is now a division of Warner Music Group and is based in New York City. Formerly seen as ...

after an opening slot for the band

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in 1999. After several delays, they 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. Caggiano first played with

from 2001 until 2005, exiting when their ''

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'' lineup reunited, and later returning in 2007 following the end of that reunion. He appears on the albums '' We've Come for You All'' (2003) and ''

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'' (2011), as well as the '' Greater of Two Evils'' compilation (2004; a live-in-the-studio recording of older material) and the live album '' Music of Mass Destruction'' (2004). He was also part of "The Big 4" tour during 2010 and 2011 which featured Anthrax,

Megadeth Megadeth is an American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by vocalist and guitarist Dave Mustaine. Known for their technically complex guitar work and musicianship, Megadeth is one of the "big four" of American thrash metal—alo ...

Slayer Slayer is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King, drummer Dave Lombardo and bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. Slayer's fast and aggressive musical style made them ...

, and

Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band. It was formed in Los Angeles in 1981 by vocalist and guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrume ...

. The Bulgaria show was streamed and broadcast to theaters all over the world and the entire "Big 4" show came out on DVD in November 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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, Anthrax, and

Jesse Malin Jesse Malin (born January 26, 1967) is an American rock musician, guitarist, and songwriter. He began his performing career in the New York hardcore band Heart Attack, and rose to prominence as vocalist of D Generation. , he is a solo recordin ...

, along with many other prominent metal/hard rock bands. He was also the guitarist/songwriter for

the Damned Things The Damned Things was an American rock supergroup most recently consisting of Fall Out Boy's Joe Trohman and Andy Hurley, Anthrax's Scott Ian, Every Time I Die's Keith Buckley, and Alkaline Trio's Dan Andriano. The band's name is inspired b ...

along with

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(Anthrax),

Joe Trohman Joseph Mark Trohman (born September 1, 1984) is an American musician. He is best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the American rock band Fall Out Boy,Joe Bosso.The Fall Guy. ''Guitar World''. January 2009. 47–50. as well as t ...

and

Andy Hurley Andrew John Hurley (born May 31, 1980) is an American musician who is the drummer for the rock band Fall Out Boy. Prior to Fall Out Boy, Hurley played in several hardcore punk bands. He joined Fall Out Boy as the full-time drummer in 2003 and ...

(

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), and

Keith Buckley Keith Buckley (born November 19, 1979) is an American singer, best known as the vocalist and lyricist of Many Eyes, the now defunct metalcore band Every Time I Die and the heavy metal supergroup The Damned Things. He is also a published aut ...

(

Every Time I Die Every Time I Die was an American metalcore band from Buffalo, New York, formed in 1998. For most of the band's career, the line-up was centred on brothers Keith (vocals) and Jordan Buckley (guitar), as well as rhythm guitarist Andy Williams, ...

). The debut album of the Damned Things, '' Ironiclast'', which was also produced and recorded by Caggiano, was released in December 2010. In January 2013, it was announced that Caggiano 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." In February 2013, it was announced that Caggiano had officially joined Danish hard rock band

as their 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 worked with singer

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, bassist

King ov Hell Tom Cato Visnes (born 27 November 1974),

Discography

Anthrax

Boiler Room

The Damned Things

Volbeat

Production discography (selection)

– ''

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'' (

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nominated) *Cradle of Filth – ''

Thornography ''Thornography'' is the seventh studio album by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. It was released on 17 October 2006, by record label Roadrunner. It was produced by former Anthrax guitarist Rob Caggiano, engineered by Dan Turner and ...

'' *

Sahg Sahg is a three-piece Norway, Norwegian hard rock/doom metal band formed in Bergen in the summer of 2004, by key figures in the metal scene of their country: Tom Cato Visnes (King ov Hell), Einar Selvik (Kvitrafn), Olav Iversen and Thomas Toftha ...

– ''Sahg 2'' *

Bleeding Through Bleeding Through is an American metalcore band from Orange County, California, formed in 1999. Influenced largely by hardcore punk and Swedish melodic death metal, the band was established by lead vocalist Brandan Schieppati as a personal projec ...

– ''

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'' *

– '' Glitter in the Gutter'' (feat.

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and

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) *

Ill Niño Ill Niño (Spanish for "ill child"; stylized as ill niño) is an American nu metal band formed in Union City, New Jersey, in 1998 by drummer Dave Chavarri, who remains the band's sole original member. They have released seven studio albums, two ...

– '' One Nation Underground'' *Ill Niño – '' Revolution Revolución'' *

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– ''Supercharger Remix'' *

– '' We've Come for You All'' *Anthrax – ''

The Greater of Two Evils ''The Greater of Two Evils'' is an album by American heavy metal band Anthrax. It was released in November 2004 via Sanctuary. The album is made up of 14 songs from the band's early era that were first released between 1983 and 1990. These tra ...

'' *Anthrax – ''

'' * Prong – ''Remix 2010'' *H2O – ''H2O'' *

The Agony Scene The Agony Scene is an American heavy metal band from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Formed in 2000, the group currently consists of lead guitarist Chris Emmons, vocalist and bassist Mike Williams, and rhythm guitarist and bassist Brian Hodges. The band has ...

– '' The Darkest Red'' *

A Life Once Lost A Life Once Lost was an American metal band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. History A Life Once Lost formed in 1999 in a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After the release of their first album, '' Open Your Mouth for the Speechless... i ...

– ''

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'' *

Dry Kill Logic Dry Kill Logic is an American heavy metal band from Westchester County, New York. Formed in 1995 under the names Hinge and Hinge AD, they have released three albums. History Psychodrama Records (1997–1999) After being together as a ba ...

– '' The Darker Side of Nonsense'' * 36 Crazyfists – '' Bitterness the Star'' *

Straight Line Stitch Straight Line Stitch is an American metalcore band from Knoxville, Tennessee. History Straight Line Stitch initially was formed by Patrick Haynes and Seth Thacker in 1999 and issued an EP and a demo album before adding vocalist Alexis Brown ...

– ''When Skies Wash Ashore'' *

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– '' Mirror of Retribution'' *Muzzy – ''Boathouse Sessions'' * The Drama Club – ''The Drama Club'' EP *

– '' Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies'' * Twelve Gauge Valentine – ''

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References

External links

Metal Antix interview'Ironiclast' Cover Artwork Unveiled
{{DEFAULTSORT:Caggiano, Rob American heavy metal guitarists Living people 1976 births American lead guitarists Anthrax (American band) members American expatriates in Denmark The Damned Things members Volbeat members American people of Italian descent Guitarists from New York (state) Musicians from the Bronx