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Joel McIver (born 10 February 1971) is a British author. His best-known work isJustice for All: The Truth AboutMetallica, first published in 2004 and appearing in nine languages since then. McIver's other works include biographies ofBlack Sabbath,Slayer,Thunder,Ice Cube, andQueens of the Stone Age. His writing appears in newspapers and magazines such asThe Guardian, theDaily Telegraph andClassic Rock, and he is an occasional guest onBBC and commercial radio and television.
Joel McIver | |
|---|---|
 McIver in 2013 | |
| Born | (1971-02-10)10 February 1971 (age 54) |
| Occupation | Author |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Genre | Biography |
| Subject | Non-fiction |
| Notable works | Justice for All: The Truth About Metallica |
Education and career
editMcIver is an alumnus ofBackwell School[1] and theUniversity of Edinburgh.
McIver was the editor ofBass Player magazine from 2018 to 2022, having spent six years before that editingBass Guitar magazine.[2]
Works
editSince 1999, McIver has written 35 books.[2] In the introduction toNeil Daniels' 2009 bookAll Pens Blazing, writerMartin Popoff described McIver as "probably the top [rock] scribe in the world".[3] In a review in April 2012,Classic Rock magazine described him as "...by some distance, Britain's most prolific hard rock/metal author..."[4]
As well as writing his own books, McIver has co-written several musicians' autobiographies. The first of these was the memoir of sometimeDeep Purple bassistGlenn Hughes, published in 2011.[5] Other memoirs co-written by McIver include those ofMax Cavalera ofSoulfly,[6]Megadeth bassistDavid Ellefson,[7]David Bowie's former drummerWoody Woodmansey[8] and blues veteranJohn Mayall.[9]
Awards
editAs editor ofBass Guitar magazine, McIver received the 2018 Award of Excellence for Best Educational Project from the Players School of Music inClearwater, Florida.[10]
The same year, Sony's 35th-anniversary-edition reissue ofThe Alan Parsons Project's 1982 albumEye in the Sky, for which McIver wrote extensiveliner notes, won its category at the annualProg magazine awards.[11] Parsons, along with surround mastering engineers Dave Donnelly andP. J. Olsson, won theGrammy Award for Best Immersive Audio Album for the box set at the61st Annual Grammy Awards.[12]
In 2018, McIver co-hosted a podcast calledDead Rock Stars with fellow writerMick Wall. In June that year,The Guardian namedDead Rock Stars their podcast of the week.[13][14]
In 2024, an extinct species ofbrittle star was named Ophiolofsson joelmciveri by Dr Mats Eriksson of the University of Lund, Sweden.[15][16]
Bibliography
editAs writer
edit- Extreme Metal (foreword byJeffrey Dunn ofVenom, 2000)[17]
- Slipknot: Unmasked (2001)[18]
- Nu-Metal: The Next Generation of Rock and Punk (foreword byCasey Chaos ofAmen, 2002)[19]
- Ice Cube: Attitude (2002)[20]
- Erykah Badu: The First Lady of Neo-Soul (2003)[21]
- Justice for All: The Truth About Metallica (foreword byThomas Gabriel Fischer ofCeltic Frost andTriptykon, 2004)[22]
- Extreme Metal II (foreword byMille Petrozza ofKreator, 2005)[23]
- No One Knows: The Queens of the Stone Age Story (foreword byKat Bjelland ofBabes In Toyland, 2005)[24]
- The Making of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Blood Sugar Sex Magik (2005)[25]
- The Making of the Sex Pistols' The Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle (2006)[26]
- Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (2006)[27]
- The Bloody Reign of Slayer (foreword by the members ofMunicipal Waste, 2008)[28]
- The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists (foreword byGlen Benton ofDeicide, 2009)[29]
- Unleashed: The Story of Tool (2009)[30]
- To Live Is to Die: The Life and Death of Metallica's Cliff Burton (foreword byKirk Hammett ofMetallica, 2009; updated with afterword byFrank Bello ofAnthrax, 2016)[31]
- Holy Rock'N'Rollers: The Kings of Leon Story (2010)[32]
- Crazy Train: The High Life and Tragic Death of Randy Rhoads (foreword byZakk Wylde ofBlack Label Society, afterword byYngwie Malmsteen, 2011)[33]
- Overkill: The Untold Story of Motörhead (foreword byGlenn Hughes, 2011)[34]
- Machine Head: Inside the Machine (foreword byChris Kontos, formerly ofMachine Head, 2012)[35]
- Ultimate Rock Riffs (foreword byRobb Flynn ofMachine Head, 2013)[36]
- Know Your Enemy: Rage Against the Machine (2014)[37]
- Sinister Urge: The Life and Times of Rob Zombie (foreword by Jeremy Wagner ofBroken Hope, 2015)[38]
- The Complete History of Black Sabbath: What Evil Lurks (foreword byRobb Flynn ofMachine Head, 2016)[39]
As official biographer or co-writer
edit- Deep Purple and Beyond: Scenes from the Life of a Rock Star (withGlenn Hughes, foreword byLars Ulrich of Metallica, 2011)[40]
- My Life with Deth: Discovering Meaning in a Life of Rock & Roll (withDavid Ellefson, foreword byAlice Cooper, 2013)[41]
- My Bloody Roots: From Sepultura to Soulfly and Beyond (withMax Cavalera, foreword byDave Grohl, 2013, revised in 2022 with afterword byRandy Blythe)[42]
- Glen Matlock's Sex Pistols Filthy Lucre Photo File (withGlen Matlock, foreword byChad Smith of theRed Hot Chili Peppers, 2014)[43]
- Bible of Butchery: Cannibal Corpse, The Official Biography (foreword byGene Hoglan, 2014)[44]
- Thunder: Giving the Game Away: The Official Biography (foreword byAndy Taylor, formerly ofDuran Duran, 2016)[45]
- Spider from Mars: My Life with David Bowie (withWoody Woodmansey, foreword byTony Visconti, afterword byJoe Elliott ofDef Leppard, 2016)[46]
- Blues from Laurel Canyon: My Life as a Bluesman (withJohn Mayall, foreword byMick Fleetwood ofFleetwood Mac, 2019)[47]
- I Am Morbid: Ten Lessons Learned from Extreme Metal, Outlaw Country, and the Power of Self-Determination (withDavid Vincent, foreword by astrophysicistMatt Taylor, 2020)[48]
- The Saga ofSkálmöld (foreword byPresident of IcelandGuðni Th. Jóhannesson, 2021)[49]
- Fathers, Brothers, and Sons: Surviving Anguish, Abandonment, andAnthrax (withFrank Bello, foreword byGene Simmons ofKiss, 2021)[50]
- Still Too Sexy: SurvivingRight Said Fred (withRichard Fairbrass and Fred Fairbrass, foreword byEddie Kidd, 2022)[51]
Forewords and introductions
edit- Only Death Is Real: An Illustrated History of Hellhammer and Early Celtic Frost 1981–1985 byTom Gabriel Fischer (2010)[52]
- Only the Good Die Young by Jason Draper (2012)[53]
- A Peaceville Life byPaul "Hammy" Halmshaw (2016)[54]
- More Life with Deth byDavid Ellefson (2019)[55]
References
edit- ^Interview inVenue magazine, 2008.[page needed][volume & issue needed]
- ^ab"Articles by: Joel McIver".Guitar World. Retrieved11 April 2023.
- ^Daniels, Neil; All Pens Blazing, 2009, p6[volume & issue needed]
- ^"'The Complete History Of Black Sabbath: What Evil Lurks' Book Due In October".Blabbermouth.net. 10 August 2016. Retrieved11 April 2023.
- ^"GLENN HUGHES Performs Solo Acoustic Set At 'Life of A Rock Star' Book-Launch Event (Video)". BlabberMouth.[permanent dead link]
- ^"MAX CAVALERA's Autobiography to Include Foreword By Dave Grohl". BlabberMouth. Archived fromthe original on 15 November 2011.
- ^"Exclusive: Megadeth Bassist's Autobiography Due Next Year".Blabbermouth.net. 21 December 2012. Retrieved22 December 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^Formats and Editions of Spider from Mars : my life with Bowie [WorldCat.org].OCLC 957648116 – via www.worldcat.org.
- ^"Blues from Laurel Canyon: My Life as a Bluesman".
- ^@BassGuitarMag (20 March 2018)."We're Deeply Honoured That the Staff..." (Tweet) – viaTwitter.[better source needed]
- ^"Steven Wilson, Caravan & Steve Howe among Progressive Music Award winners".Loudersound. 14 September 2018. Retrieved22 December 2020.
- ^"2019 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Nominations List".grammy.com. 7 December 2018. Retrieved29 December 2018.
- ^"Dead Rock Stars and the legend of Lemmy – podcasts of the week".The Guardian. 1 June 2018. Retrieved22 December 2020.
- ^"Joel McIver".The Guardian. Retrieved22 December 2020.
- ^Thuy, Ben; Eriksson, Mats E.; Kutscher, Manfred; Numberger-Thuy, Lea D. (2024)."Ophiolofsson joelmciveri Thuy & Eriksson & Kutscher & Numberger-Thuy 2024".doi:10.5281/zenodo.13365653.
- ^Thuy, Ben; Eriksson, Mats E.; Kutscher, Manfred; Numberger-Thuy, Lea D. (2024)."The beginning of a success story: Basalmost members of the extant ophiuroid clade from the Silurian of Gotland, Sweden".European Journal of Taxonomy (947):216–247.doi:10.5852/ejt.2024.947.2631.
- ^"Remembering Extreme Metal with Author Joel McIver; an Interview".
- ^McIver, Joel (2003).Slipknot Unmasked (Again). Omnibus.ISBN 978-0-7119-9764-6.
- ^"Nu-Metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk".
- ^McIver, Joel (October 2012).Ice Cube: Attitude. Foruli Classics.ISBN 978-1-905792-34-4.
- ^McIver, Joel (2002).Erykah Badu: The First Lady of Neo-soul. Sanctuary.ISBN 978-1-86074-385-6.
- ^"Justice for All: The Truth about Metallica - Revised Edition".
- ^"Extreme Metal II Due in April".
- ^"Queens of the Stone Age: No One Knows".
- ^"Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Making of Blood Sugar Sex…".
- ^"The Making of "The Great Rock' N ' Roll Swindle"".
- ^"Sabbath Bloody Sabbath: Updated Edition".
- ^McIver, Joel (2010).The Bloody Reign of Slayer. Omnibus.ISBN 978-1-84938-386-8.
- ^"Jawbone Press".
- ^"Unleashed: The Story of Tool".
- ^"Jawbone Press".
- ^"Holy Rock 'n' Rollers: The Story of Kings of Leon".
- ^"The Deciblog goes over the mountain with Randy Rhoads biographer Joel McIver". 26 August 2011.
- ^"Overkill: The Untold Story of Motorhead".
- ^"Machine Head: Inside the Machine".
- ^"Ultimate Rock Riffs: 100 Heart-Stopping Opening Riffs f…".
- ^"Know Your Enemy: The Story of Rage Against the Machine".
- ^McIver, Joel (2015).Sinister Urge: The Life and Times of Rob Zombie. Hal Leonard.ISBN 978-1-61713-616-0.
- ^"Ozzy and Black Sabbath: What Evil Lurks".
- ^https://www.waterstones.com/book/deep-purple-and-beyond/glenn-hughes/joel-mciver/9781905792054
- ^"Interview: Joel McIver and Megadeth's David Ellefson Discuss Their New Book, 'My Life with Deth'". 22 October 2013.
- ^"Jawbone Press".
- ^Matlock, Glen; McIver, Joel (2014).Glen Matlock's Sex Pistols Filthy Lucre Photofile. Foruli Classics.ISBN 978-1-905792-47-4.
- ^https://www.moshville.co.uk/reviews/book-review/2014/09/review-bible-of-butchery-cannibal-corpse-the-official-biography/
- ^"The Thunder Story: Giving the Game Away".
- ^"Bowie drummer Woodmansey's autobiography to Pan Mac".
- ^"Blues from Laurel Canyon: My Life as a Bluesman".
- ^"David Vincent and Joel McIver Talk 'I Am Morbid' Biography". 20 February 2020.
- ^"SKÁLMÖLD - Official Biography, the Saga of Skálmöld, Available Now; Includes Foreword from Current President of Iceland".
- ^"Fathers, Brothers, and Sons by Frank Bello with Joel McIver".
- ^"Still Too Sexy: Surviving Right Said Fred - Signed Edition".
- ^"Only Death is Real by Tom Gabriel Fischer with Martin Eric Ain Hellhammer Early Celtic Frost Photo History". 11 February 2013.
- ^"Only the Good die Young".
- ^https://www.waterstones.com/book/peaceville-life/paul-hammy-halmshaw/ian-glasper/9781999667009
- ^"Jawbone Press".