Synopsis

CHRONICLING FOUR DECADES OF HEAVY METAL JOURNALISM

Compiled and edited by NEIL DANIELS

Foreword by Martin Popoff

Jeff Apter Gavin Baddeley Bailey Brothers Geoff Barton Carl Begai Mark Blake Jerry Bloom Dante Bonutto Paul Brannigan Louise Brown Garry Bushell Brett Callwood Steffan Chirazi Ian Christe Carol Clerk Dave Dickson Malcolm Dome John Doran Paul Elliott Jerry Ewing Mike Exley Dave Ferris

Lonn Friend Joe Geesin Ian Gittins Ian Glasper Tim Henderson Mark Hoaksey Seb Hunter Neil Jeffries Howard Johnson Tim Jones Dom Lawson Dave Lewis Dave Ling Peter Makowski Matthias Madder Joe Matera Joel Mclver Bruce Mee Mick Mercer Alexander Milas Ben Myers Derek Oliver

Daniela Pilic Martin Popoff Greg Prato Dave Reynolds Steven Rosen Xavier Russell Jonathan Selzer Joe Shooman Brian Slagel Joseph Stannard Paul Suter Adem Tepedelen Everett True John Tucker Tommy Udo Clinton Walker Chris Welch Stirling Whitaker Philip Wilding Rich Wilson Jeb Wright Henry Yates

 

Ever wondered what it takes to be a heavy metal journalist? In this comprehensive collection, Neil Daniels has interviewed a staggering 65 of the world's most successful writers of heavy metal and hard rock. Many of these writers are successful biographers, editors and long-standing freelancers who have interviewed some of the genre's leading artists from KISS to Metallica and Black Sabbath to Slayer. They've travelled the world over, lived in tour buses, got drunk with their idols, attended some of the greatest gigs in history and are still alive to tell the tale. It's all here; the wild stories, the anecdotes.. .and the advice!

All Pens Blazing offers a potted history of the genre as well as the publishing industry from the legendary Sounds and Melody Maker to metal bibles Kerrang! and Metal Hammer to modern day magazines like Terrorizer, Powerplay and Classic Rock. There's also a wealth of information on fanzines and webzines as well as long-gone magazines like Metal Forces, RIP and RAW. With a foreword by the Canadian metal historian Martin Popoff, this collection makes essential reading for the heavy metal fan. It is also a worthy historical document for the serious enthusiast and can be used as a handy reference tool for the aspiring metal writer.

NEIL DANIELS has written about classic rock and heavy metal for a wide range of magazines and fanzines. He has penned books on Judas Priest, Robert Plant, Linkin Park and Bon Jovi and co-authored Dawn Of The Metal Gods: My Life In Judas Priest & Heavy Metal with Al Atkins. More information is obtainable at www.neildaniels.com

 

 

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