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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 It is also a worthy historical document for the serious enthusiast and can be used as a handy reference tool for the aspiring metal writer.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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Tales from the Golden Age of Rock Journalism,
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This review is from: All Pens Blazing: A Rock & Heavy Metal Writer's Handbook, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
If you love rock music and the magazines and books that that have advised you, inspired you and brought you closer to the ourageous world of your rock idols then you should get this book. If those books & magazines ever inspired you to become a rock writer then you should definately get this book.
And Here Is Why: All Pens Blazing is an insiders view of the rock journalism industry delivered by way of interviews with some of the biggest names in the field such as Joel McIver, Dave Ling, Jeb Wright and Malcolm Dome. The book book lends itself well to random page turning, uncovering the treasures of its contents in tasty bite size morsels, like choosing food from severl plates of Tapas. However, it is much more than a simple collection of interviews. All Pens Blazing is something of a historical document, covering the rise and fall of many influential rock mags in the words of the people who were there. It also makes a great reference book, containing lots of quoteable material for essays and assignments (Pay attention Journalism students, I'm talking to you!). In summary, All Pens Blazing has someting for everyone, from the casual reader to the aspiring author. Neil Daniels has created something which ultimately becomes much more than the sum of its parts and as such, it is a very special book which you must add to your collection.
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Comprehensive compendium,
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This review is from: All Pens Blazing: A Rock & Heavy Metal Writer's Handbook, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
If your looking for a flashback to the good old days of rock then you can't really go wrong with this one. Some classic moments from the past and stories to keep you reading. To be honest I typically keep these kind of books on the loo as toilet read but this one was bedside material. Trust me that is a good recommendation!
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A great history of the metal press by the people who made it,
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This review is from: All Pens Blazing: A Rock & Heavy Metal Writer's Handbook, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
All Pens Blazing is basically a collection of 65 interviews with some of the world's leading metal writers, including, Geoff Barton, Dante Bonutto, Paul Brannigan, Steffan Chirazi, Ian Christe, Dave Dickson, Malcolm Dome, Paul Elliott, Lonn Friend, Neil Jeffries, Howard Johnson, Dave Lewis, Dave Ling, Peter Makowski, Matthias Madder, Joel McIver, Alexander Milas, Derek Oliver, Martin Popoff, Greg Prato, Dave Reynolds, Steven Rosen, Xavier Russell, Brian Slagel, Paul Suter and Jeb Wright. It's a great read and the kind of book that you can dip in and out of. There are so many stories especially from the Kerrang! writers of the eighties. There's also a cool foreword by the Canadian writer Martin Popoff. If you want to learn about the bands read the writers. In fact these interviews are more interesting than the artists themselves. It's a killer tome! Great title too...
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