Joel McIver

Joel McIver

Joel McIver is a British author. The best-known of his 25 books to date is the bestselling Justice For All: The Truth About Metallica, first published in 2004 and appearing in nine languages since then. McIver's other works include biographies of Black Sabbath, Slayer, Ice Cube and Queens Of The Stone Age. His writing also appears in newspapers and magazines such as The Guardian, Metal Hammer, Classic Rock and Rolling Stone, and he is a regular guest on music-related BBC and commercial radio.

Latest articles by Joel McIver

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ZZ Top: Live At Montreux

By Joel McIver Published

Like it’s 1986 – no, make that 1969 – all over again.

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Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play And Sing The Songs Of Big Bill Broonzy

By Joel McIver Published

Reunited blues brothers pay tribute to the Broonzy canon.

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Adam Sweet: Small Town Thinking

By Joel McIver Published

Heartfelt blues wails and solos, Mississippi-style, via Devon.

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Beneath The Remains: 25 years later

By Joel McIver Published

We talk to Sepultura founding member Max Cavalera about the Brazilian quartet's breakthrough album

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Ronnie James Dio: This Is Your Life

By Joel McIver Published

Metal’s A Team get together to honour the king

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Metallica: Through The Never

By Joel McIver Published

The live extravaganza's aural accompaniment

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Bombus: The Poet And The Parrot

By Joel McIver Published

Swedish rockers prove more than the sum of their parts

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Jeff Hanneman of Slayer performs onstage during The Big 4 held at the Empire Polo Club on April 23, 2011 in Indio, California.
Jeff Hanneman: Slayer's Quiet Man

By Joel McIver Published

Metal Hammer looks back at the sometimes reluctant Slayer guitarist who hated to travel, but loved and lived to play...

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Amon Amarth: Deceiver Of The Gods

By Joel McIver Published

Viking metallers sail through their tricky ninth album

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Evile: Skull

By Joel McIver Published

UK thrash champions forge further ahead

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Iron Maiden: Maiden England '88

By Joel McIver Published

The Irons show off their brilliance in Brum

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Ghost: Infestissumam

By Joel McIver Published

Satanic rockers take another step towards the mainstream

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Anthrax: Worship Music/Anthems

By Joel McIver Published

NY thrashers return with some fresh covers

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Hatriot: Heroes Of Origin

By Joel McIver Published

Former exodus vocalist goes back to his roots

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Machine Head: Machine Fucking Head Live

By Joel McIver Published

Doing exactly what it says on the tin...

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Red Lamb: Red Lamb

By Joel McIver Published

Metal’s great and good get together for charity

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Rage Against The Machine: XX: Twentieth Anniversary Edition

By Joel McIver Published

Xmas-storming agit-rockers celebrate a milestone

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Megadeth: Countdown To Extinction (Deluxe Edition)

By Joel McIver Published

Dave Mustaine revisits his silver age

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Metallica: Quebec Magnetic

By Joel McIver Published

Thrash overlords put their fan favourites on film

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Stone Sour: House Of Gold & Bones Part I

By Joel McIver Published

The only thing Corey Taylor does by halves

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Metallica: "When they began, Cliff ran the band, he was in charge"

By Joel McIver Published

Thirty years after Metallica bassist Cliff Burton’s death, Metal Hammer celebrates Cliff’s short but influential life, and asks what path Metallica might...

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Bolt Thrower: Chaos Reigns

By Joel McIver Published

On October 28, 1989, Bolt Thrower released the album Realm Of Chaos. In 2005, Metal Hammer talked to the seminal underground metal band

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