Journey's story is really a series of stories spanning the post-hippie San Francisco scene of the early 1970s and a new global youth audience addicted to the hit tv series glee. The original Journey was a hastily-assembled West Coast band that progressed from jazz fusion to arena-oriented rock, becoming hugely successful in the process. That shift of direction, as well as the passing of the years, brought about many line-up changes and this first-ever biography traces every twist and turn of the saga, notably Journey's early 80s heyday when front man Steve Perry replaced Robert Fleischman who had himself been hired to supplement keyboard player Gregg Rolie on vocals. More than forty years on, the various shifts of direction and line-up may look daunting, but author Neil Daniel's original interviews and rigorous research have made this biography the definitive account of a wildly successful band with a lot of history. It is perhaps fitting that Journey's optimistic 1981 hit 'Don't Stop Believin', would eventually become the most downloaded track on iTunes.

Iron Maiden first appeared at the Reading Rock Festival in 1980 when Paul Di'Anno was fronting the band and Dennis Stratton was on guitar. They appeared second on the bill to UFO on the second night. Undoubtedly for Maiden's Steve Harris there was nothing but respect for the headliners with UFO's Pete Way being one of Harris's biggest bass guitar influences. Also on the bill that day were two future Iron Maiden members - Bruce Dickinson, then the lead singer with Samson, and guitarist Janick Gers of White Spirit, who were brought in as a replacement band. By 1982 when Maiden returned to Reading it was naturally as the headlining act on the Saturday evening. The band had gone through significant changes to the line-up, most notably with Bruce Dickinson now fronting them, which coincided with their rise in popularity. Incredibly it would be another twenty-three years before Maiden returned to Reading, by which time they were in their third decade and had become the undisputed giants of metal. Their longevity also stood out as most of the other major acts that performed over the three days had only appeared on the scene over the previous few years and none could boast a back catalogue quite like Maiden's. With a large collection of photos by Alan Perry and memorabilia from the gigs plus narrative from Iron Maiden biographer Neil Daniels, this book is a wonderful celebration of Maiden's unforgettable appearances at this British institution.

Bang Your Head - Heavy Metal Shots is another jam-packed collection of metal reviews for die-hard head-bangers from the author of the acclaimed Reinventing Metal - The True Story Of Pantera And The Tragically Short Life Of Dimebag Darrell. In his latest bumper sized collection, seasoned metal writer Neil Daniels has packed together literally dozens of album reviews that date back many years. Daniels covers the full breadth of the genre from the legendary Judas Priest to Metallica and Megadeth via Anthrax, Iron Maiden and Motorhead. The book also features reviews of albums by Destruction, Krokus, Fight, Diamond Head, Tygers Of Pan Tang, Saxon, Tokyo Blade, Riot, Satan, Sepultura, Type O Negative, Wolfsbane, Exciter, Kreator, Iced Earth as well as Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, Bruce Dickinson, Ross The Boss, Lemmy, "Fast" Eddie Clarke and Rob Zombie, amongst lots of other artists in the crazy world of heavy metal. It is a treasure trove of reviews and a noisy celebration of the loudest and heaviest music in the world. Bang Your Head - Heavy Metal Shots is a 5x8 282 page paperback and eBook.

Get Your Rock On - Melodic Rock Shots is another juicy collection of AOR and melodic rock reviews for die-hard rockers from the author of the acclaimed Don't Stop Believin' - The Untold Story Of Journey. In his latest bumper sized collection, seasoned rock writer Neil Daniels has packed together literally dozens of album reviews that date back many years. Daniels covers the full breadth of the genre from the legendary Whitesnake to Europe, Aerosmith, KISS and Journey via LA Guns, April Wine, Lillian Axe, MSG, Frank Marino, Meat Loaf and Queen plus Thin Lizzy, Telsa and Jim Steinman, amongst lots of other artists in the glorious pomp filled world of AOR and melodic rock. It is a treasure trove of reviews and a grand celebration of rock 'n' roll. Get Your Rock On is a 5x8 312 page paperback and eBook.

In his latest collection of articles and reviews acclaimed rock author Neil Daniels turns his attention to the world of genre films, TV and books. In A Dark Room encompasses Daniels' reviews of Hard Case Crime pulp novels and modern genre films, chiefly, thriller, action and fantasy. Also featured are lengthy articles on Alan Moore film adaptions, superheroes on the big and small screen, and contemplations on horror and western cinema. Daniels' Unlocked Box cult TV pieces, which were originally published in Fireworks: The Melodic Rock Magazine, are also included in this collection. The book is rounded off with a series of interesting interviews with acclaimed genre writers, authors and journalists such as David Langford, Roz Kaveney, David Bishop and Kim Newman, amongst others. In A Dark Room is a handy collection of writings for fans of genre films, TV and books.

This fictional rock 'n' roll memoir by acclaimed rock writer Neil Daniels tells the story of Johnny Cannon; an Alice Cooper tribute singer who used to front a band called The Druids, one of the most exciting and distinctive bands of the '80s hair metal era. They released two albums ('The Flight Of The Druids' and 'Kingdome Come') and toured the UK, Europe, America and Japan before calling it a day. Vividly recalled and entertainingly written, this mock rock memoir is filled with hilarious anecdotes, candid diary entries and tales of unrelenting honesty. It is also a moving tribute to a bygone era. Hair metal was big business in the '80s until grunge exploded and it consequently became universally derided and hair metal bands became relics of the past. Many bands lost their record deals, folded or suffered constant line-up changes and were reduced to playing in tiny clubs or going back to the real world and working for someone else. They got real jobs. Johnny Cannon was there and he can tell you everything. Johnny Cannon narrates the history of The Druids and the hair metal genre from the early '80s to 1991 when everything changed. 'It's My Life' is filled with stories of excess by a former '80s rock star turned tribute singer and is Britain's alternative to Motley Crue's hugely successful band autobiography The Dirt.