Rob Caggiano

Rob Caggiano
Background information
Also known as	Scrap 60 Productions
Born	Bronx, New York November 7, 1976 (1976-11-07)
Genres	Heavy metal, thrash metal, groove metal, hard rock
Instruments	Guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals, percussion, drums
Years active	1990s–present
Labels	Nuclear Blast, Roadrunner, Island Records
Associated acts	Anthrax, The Damned Things, The Devils of Loudun, Boiler Room
Notable instruments
ESP Guitars Custom Shop Horizons and EX model Fryette Pitbull

Robert Caggiano (born November 7, 1976) is an American guitarist and producer best known as the lead guitarist of the Heavy Metal band Anthrax. His 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 Tommy Boy Records to release their debut album 'Can't Breathe'. Soon after the release, the band broke up in summer 2001.

Biography

He initially played with Anthrax 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 Music of Mass Destruction. Rob was also part of "The Big 4" tour recently which featured Anthrax, Slayer, Megadeth and Metallica. The Bulgaria show was streamed and broadcasted to movie theaters all over the world and the entire "Big 4" show (Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer and Metallica) came out on DVD Nov. 2, 2010. Rob Caggiano is also known as a record producer/mixer under the alias of Scrap 60 Productions most notably for producing Cradle of Filth, Anthrax, and Jesse Malin along with many other prominent metal/hard rock bands. Rob is 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 (Everytime I Die). The debut album for The Damned Things which was also produced and recorded by Rob Caggiano was released through Island Records on December 13, 2010.

Anthrax albums

Date of release	Title	Label	Chart positions	US sales
May 6, 2003	We've Come for You All	Sanctuary/Nuclear Blast	122
September 13, 2011	Worship Music	Megaforce/Nuclear Blast	12

Boiler Room albums

Date of release	Title	Label	Chart positions	US sales
2000	Can't Breathe	Tommy Boy/Roadrunner Records

The Damned Things albums

Date of release	Title	Label	Chart positions	US sales
2010	Ironiclast	Mercury Records

Anthrax compilation albums

• The Greater of Two Evils (2004)

Anthrax live albums

• Music of Mass Destruction (2004)

Production discography (Not complete)

• Cradle of Filth Nymphetamine (Grammy Nominated)
• Cradle of Filth "Thornography"
• Cradle of Filth Damnation and a Day
• Sahg "Sahg 2"
• Bleeding Through The Truth
• Jesse Malin "Glitter in The Gutter" (featuring Bruce Springsteen 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"
• H20 "H20"
• The Agony Scene The Darkest Red
• A Life Once Lost Hunter
• Dry Kill Logic The Darker Side of Nonsense
• 36 Crazyfists Bitterness the Star
• Straight Line Stitch When Skies Wash Ashore
• Chthonic Mirror of Retribution
• Muzzy "Boathouse Sessions"
• The Drama Club "The Drama Club" EP 2008
• Anthrax Worship Music

References

Metal Antix Interview [1]