Rob Caggiano
Name: Rob Caggiano
Nickname(s): Cagg
Birth date: November 7th
Birthplace: Bronx, NY
Hometown: NY
Current Residence: Somewhere in Los Angeles
Marital Status: Nope
Children: Nope
Bands You've Been In: I've been in a few bands over the years and played on a lot of records.
Hobbies/Interests: I like playing drums alot! I also produce/mix records when I'm not out there playing shows. I've produced tons of killer bands/artists over the years from Anthrax, Cradle of Filth (Grammy Nominated 2005), Bleeding Through, The Drama Club, A Life Once lost etc......I even worked with a guy named Bruce from New Jersey!
PERSONAL WEB SITE/LINKS: Here's my MySpace:
http://profile.myspace.com/rcaggiano
Brief Gear Description/ Endorsements: ESP Guitars, Dimarzio Pickups, VHT Amps, Dunlop/MXR pedals, MONO Cases/Straps, Universal Audio, Metric Halo, Amplitube, Korg, Zoom, Samson, M-Audio, Hafler, Motu, Hafler etc....
Musical Influences: The Beatles, Van Halen, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, The Misfits, Rush, Sigur Ros, Satyricon, Iron Maiden, Dean Martin, Slayer, Skinny Puppy, Mayhem, Judas Priest, John Coltrane, Emperor, Ulver, Miles Davis, Billy Joel, I could pretty much go on for days here! lol
Favorite Bands: Same as above but a million more of course!
Favorite Albums: AC/DC (If You Want Blood.....You've Got it, Back in Black) Van Halen (1984), The Beatles (Sgt. Pepper), Led Zeppelin (Physical Graffiti), The Misfits (Walk Among us) Miles Davis (Kind of Blue), Metallica (Master of Puppets) Bruce Springsteen (Born to Run), NIN (The Fragile, Downward Spiral), Iron Maiden (Number of The Beast), Deftones (White Pony), Billy Joel (Glass Houses), Def Leppard (High and Dry, Pyromania) Megadeth (Peace Sells) Pink Floyd (The Wall) Tool (Aenima) Darkthrone (Transylvanian Hunger) This is another list that could go on forever!
Favorite Songs: Immigrant Song, Kashmir, Lucy in the Sky, Whole Lotta Rosie, Giant Steps, Jamie's Cryin, Angel of Death, Skulls, Filthgrinder, Drop Dead Legs, Comfortably Numb, Back in Black, Unchained, Foolin, Transylvanian Hunger, The Trooper, Battery, Eminence Front, Another Brick in the Wall, She, Come Together, Born to Run, The Conjuring, etc....
Favorite Musicians: Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Angus Young, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, Neil Peart, Geddy Lee, Prince, Greg Howe, Jason Becker, Dean Martin, Joe Satriani, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bobby Darin, Sting, Marty Friedman, Trent Reznor, David Gilmour, Tony Iommi, Wes Montgomery, Wayne Krantz, John Tempesta, Dave Dicenso, Peter Gabriel, Eric Clapton, yet another endless list!!!
Favorite Anthrax Album: W.C.F.Y.A, Sound of White Noise, Among the Living
Favorite Anthrax Song: Be All End All, Caught in a Mosh, Madhouse, Room for one More, Only, Safe Home, What Doesn't Die
Favorite Anthrax Song To Play Live: Room for One More, Only, Safe Home
Favorite Venues: London Astoria, Roseland NYC, Irvine Meadows
Favorite Anthrax Art (Covers/Shirts): I really love what Alex Ross did with the W.C.F.Y.A. cover! Of course the Spreading the Disease cover is a classic and also one of my favorites.
Best Anthrax Moment: Wow....there's been so many great moments. Touring with Motorhead and Judas Priest was killer! I love playing guitar and making noise so for me the "best Anthrax moment" happens a lot.
Worst Anthrax Moment: Anytime my fucking gear doesn't work on stage!!!
Most "Spinal Tap" Moment: lol
Best Thing About Being In Anthrax: I love playing guitar, I love traveling around the world, I love the whole thing but to me the best thing about being in Anthrax is the fans!! Without them, the band wouldn't exist.
Worst Thing About Being In Anthrax: Sometimes the schedule is pretty crazy. It can get pretty hectic for me trying to schedule tours along with my production stuff....but it's not that bad.
Most Memorable Anthrax Shows/Tours: See above
Favorite Bands To Tour With: See above
Your Heroes Are: Eddie Van Halen, Angus Young etc....(see above)
Boxers or Briefs: Boxers
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Food: I eat everything except coleslaw! I actually can't even look at it....it makes me sick! lol
Favorite Beverages: Johnny Walker Black, Corsendonk and any good red wine.
Favorite Clothing/Brands: I hate clothes
Favorite TV Shows: The Honeymooners
Favorite Video Game: I like video games but I simply don't have time to play them at all.....I don't know.
Favorite Movies: Raging Bull, Star Wars, Silence of the Lambs, Saturday Night Fever, Lord of The Rings, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Scarface, Goodfellas, Die Hard 1-2, 30 Days of Night, Dracula, etc.....
Favorite Sports Teams: Yankees
Favorite Places/Locals: My Car
Favorite Books/Authors: Bram Stoker's Dracula, pretty much anything by Stephen King or Peter Straub, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell (Susanna Clarke) etc..
Favorite Quote: Bang Zoooooom!"
Favorite Technology/Gadget: My Helio Ocean
Favorite Comics: 30 Days of Night
Favorite Comic Character: Batman
Favorite Web Sites: blackmetal.com, consumptionjunction.com, passedoutwookies.com, myspace.com, universalaudio.com
How'd You Get Into Metal/Making Music?: Making music is in my blood....always has been, always will be.
Briefly Describe Other Band Members:

Scott - Metal thrashing, Poker playing, food loving, lyric writing...he's an all around good Jew. :-)

Danny - Don't know him

Frankie - Frankie is sort of a lovable maniac! Haha.... He's an amazing performer and a huge part of the equation.

Joey - Don't know him

Bush - John is probably my favorite metal singer of all time! Also one of the coolest people I ever met.

Dan Nelson- Dan is a great guy an amazing singer. It's pretty funny how I met him actually....haha. I look forward to making a killer record with Dan! The other great thing about him is that.....now I'm not the "new guy" anymore! lol

What Would You Do If You Weren't In Anthrax? I'd be in another band
If You Were A Donut, What Donut Would You Be? Jelly Donut