Synopsis

Celebrating almost a decade of rock writing, author Neil Daniels has compiled a selection of interviews with some of the world's most famous rock and heavy metal artists. Amongst the thirty plus interviews includes Dio talking about his solo career and Heaven & Hell, Nikki Sixx on his controversial book The Heroin Diaries, Magnum vocalist Bob Catley on his superlative solo work, Thunder on their post-reunion albums, Judas Priest's Glenn Tipton on his solo endeavours, Doro on her role as one of metal's leading ladies and Foreigner on their success in the noughties.

Rock 'N' Roll Mercenaries not only supports the big names but up and coming bands too, including the British metal band Nex, the Swedish AOR group Work Of Art and the Canadian melodic rock outfit Sonic X.

There is also a bonus chapter featuring interviews with a small number of highly-acclaimed and well-known rock scribes, namely, Alan Clayson, Chris Charlesworth, Colin Larkin, Dave Thompson, Jerry Hopkins, Joe Ambrose and Mick Middles

NEIL DANIELS has written about classic rock and heavy metal for a wide range of magazines, fanzines and websites. 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 original Judas Priest singer/co-founder Al Atkins. His acclaimed series, All Pens Blazing: A Rock & Heavy Metal Writer's Handbook Volumes I & II, collects over a hundred original and exclusive interviews with some of the world's most famous rock and heavy metal scribes. His other collection, Rock ‘N' Roll Mercenaries - Interviews With Rock Stars Volume I, compiles forty interviews with many well-known rock stars and music writers. He had eight books published between 2007 and 2010.

His reviews and articles on music and pop culture have been published in The Guardian, Rock Sound, Record Collector, Big Cheese, Powerplay, Fireworks, MediaMagazine, Rocktopia.co.uk, Get Ready To Rock.com, musicOMH.com, Drowned In Sound.com, BBCNewsOnline.co.uk, Carling.com, Unbarred.co.uk and Planet Sound on Channel4's Teletext service.

More information is obtainable at www.neildaniels.com.

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