Joel McIver
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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 of Erykah Badu, Slipknot, Ice Cube, Black Sabbath, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Sex Pistols. McIver's work is sold worldwide but is especially popular in the USA, Australia and Scandinavia. His writing also appears in many magazines, including Metal Hammer, Classic Rock, Total Guitar, Rhythm and Record Collector.
In May 2007 McIver announced via the Blabbermouth news site that he was writing the first English-language book about Slayer, due for publication by Omnibus Press in June 2008. Two excerpts from the book, which will be titled The Bloody Reign Of Slayer, appeared at McIver's website in April 2008. A third and final excerpt appeared in June.
McIver is an alumnus of Backwell School and the University of Edinburgh.
There is also an American novelist of the same name.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Myspace page
- Joel McIver at Rock's Back Pages
- Interview with Joel McIver at Metallica fansite
- Audio interview with Joel McIver at Shockwaves
- Joel McIver at Blabbermouth
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