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United States Rob Caggiano is an American guitarist and record producer, known for his work with prominent heavy metal and hard rock bands such as Anthrax and Volbeat, and for his production contributions to numerous albums.
Rob Caggiano partnered with Jackson Guitars as a signature artist. This collaboration involved the creation of a new signature guitar, the Shadowcaster, designed to be a multi-purpose instrument. Caggiano expressed that Jackson guitars were influential in his formative guitar-playing years.
Rob Caggiano is an artist endorser for TC Electronic, using their guitar effects pedals. He utilizes products such as the FLASHBACK DELAY, FLASHBACK X4 DELAY, HALL OF FAME REVERB, DARK MATTER DISTORTION, MOJOMOJO OVERDRIVE, and SPARK BOOSTER. He has also created custom 'TonePrints' for their pedals, including 'BullsEye' for the Hall Of Fame Reverb.
Robert Caggiano was born on November 7, 1976. He began his professional music career in 1996 with the band Boiler Room. The band gained significant attention, opening for Orgy in 1999, which led to interest from Roadrunner Records. Their debut album, “Can’t Breathe,” was eventually released in 2000 through Tommy Boy Records before the band disbanded later that year.
Caggiano joined the thrash metal band Anthrax in 2001, remaining until 2005. He rejoined Anthrax in 2007 after a brief hiatus and contributed to albums such as “We’ve Come for You All” (2003) and “Worship Music” (2011). He was also part of The Big 4 tour alongside Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer in 2010 and 2011. In January 2013, Caggiano announced his departure from Anthrax, citing a desire to focus on studio production work.
Shortly after leaving Anthrax, Caggiano joined the Danish hard rock band Volbeat as their lead guitarist in February 2013, after initially being enlisted as a producer for their album “Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies.” His tenure with Volbeat saw the release of several albums including “Seal the Deal & Let’s Boogie” (2016), “Rewind, Replay, Rebound” (2019), and “Servant of the Mind” (2021). Beyond his guitar work, Caggiano is recognized as a record producer and mixer, operating under the alias Scrap 60 Productions, working with artists such as Cradle of Filth and Jesse Malin. In June 2023, Volbeat announced his departure from the band.
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