Caggiano's 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, they eventually got
Tommy Boy Records to release their debut album ''Can't Breathe''. Soon after the release, the band broke up in summer 2000. Caggiano first 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 (2003) and Worship Music (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,
Slayer, and
Metallica. 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
Cradle of Filth, Anthrax, and
Jesse Malin, along with many other prominent metal/hard rock bands. He was also the guitarist/songwriter for
the Damned Things along with
Scott Ian (Anthrax),
Joe Trohman and
Andy Hurley (
Fall Out Boy), and
Keith Buckley (
Every Time I Die). 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
Volbeat 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
Dani Filth, bassist
King ov Hell, and drummer
John Tempesta in a new band, Temple of the Black Moon. 2015 saw the retrospective release of the
Soda Pop EP featuring three Caggiano guitar tracks from 1995. In June 2023, Volbeat announced over social media that they had parted ways with Caggiano. == Discography ==