Joel McIver is the bestselling author of Justice for All: The Truth About Metallica, which has been translated into 9 languages, and several other books. He has written for Rolling Stone, The Guardian, Metal Hammer, Classic Rock, and he is the occasional guest on BBC. Classic Rock magazine has called him "by some distance Britain’s most prolific hard rock/metal author." He wrote the official biography of the world’s biggest death metal band, Cannibal Corpse and co-wrote Megadeath’s bio from bass player David Ellefson.
Robb Flynn is the founder, frontman, and guitarist of Bay Areaââ?¬â based metal band Machine Head, which has toured the world since 1994 alongside the world’s biggest bands. The winner of many awards for their music, Machine Head has sold over three million records and was nominated for a Grammy award in 2008.