- Joel McIver
Joel McIver (born 1971) is a British author. His best-known book to date is the bestselling "Justice For All: The Truth About
Metallica ," published in 2004. His other works include biographies ofErykah Badu , Slipknot,Ice Cube ,Black Sabbath , theRed Hot Chili Peppers and theSex Pistols . McIver's work is sold worldwide but is especially popular in the USA, Australia and Scandinavia. His writing also appears in many magazines, includingMetal Hammer ,Classic rock ,Total Guitar ,Rhythm andRecord Collector .In May 2007 McIver announced via the
Blabbermouth news site that he was writing the first English-language book aboutSlayer , due for publication byOmnibus Press in June 2008. Two excerpts from the book, "The Bloody Reign Of Slayer", appeared at McIver's website in April 2008. A third and final excerpt appeared in June. When the book appeared the same month it received positive reviews inKerrang ,Metal Hammer , Classic rock,Rock Sound and many other publications.In July 2008 singer
Glenn Hughes , sometime member ofDeep Purple andBlack Sabbath , announced that he was co-writing his autobiography with McIver. On 15 August McIver was a special guest onIron Maiden singerBruce Dickinson 's BBC 6 Music radio programme, "The Friday Rock Show", and discussed Hughes' forthcoming autobiography as well as his other projects.McIver is an alumnus of
Backwell School and the University of Edinburgh.There is also an American novelist of the same name.
External links
* [http://www.joelmciver.co.uk Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/joelmciver Myspace page]
* [http://www.rocksbackpages.com/writer.html?WriterID=mciver Joel McIver at Rock's Back Pages]
* [http://www.forwhommetallicatolls.org.ru/Chapter%20Interviews%20-%20Joel%20McIver.htm Interview with Joel McIver at Metallica fansite]
* [http://www.hardradio.com/shockwaves/podcasts/podcast6.m4a Audio interview with Joel McIver at Shockwaves]
* [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Search&searchtext=joel+mciver&x=79&y=8 Joel McIver at Blabbermouth]
* [http://www.thrashhits.com/2008/07/book-the-bloody-reign-of-slayer-joel-mciver/ Review of "The Bloody Reign Of Slayer" atThrash Hits ]
* [http://www.thrashhits.com/2008/07/behind-the-hits-001-joel-mciver Interview about "The Bloody Reign Of Slayer"]
* [http://www.heavymetalnation.com/Joel%20McIver%20Interview,%20Author%20of%20The%20Bloody%20Reign%20Of%20Slayer%20-%20July%202008%20-%20By%20Pharmer4.php Another interview about the Slayer book]
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