About the Author

Joel McIver is a British author and journalist. He wrote the bestselling Justice For All: The Truth About Metallica, (also published by Omnibus Press) a hard-hitting analysis which has now sold 30,000 copies in seven languages. McIver's other works include biographies of Slayer, Black Sabbath, Slipknot, Ice Cube, Queens Of The Stone Age, and the Sex Pistols. His writing also appears in many magazines, including Metal Hammer, Classic Rock, Rolling Stone, Rhythm and Record Collector.