Author Joel McIver will release his new book The Complete History Of Black Sabbath: Where Evil Lurks on October 15th. McIver’s best known piece is a Metallica book Justice For All: The Truth About Metallica. He also wrote the official biography for death metal act Cannibal Corpse and co-wrote Megadeth bassist David Ellefson’s bio. Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn wrote the forward to the book.

A description of the book:

“They are the band that created metal music . . . and they have defined it for more than four decades. Black Sabbath's career spans eleven different line-ups and nineteen studio albums in addition to the twenty-eight solo albums of the original four members.

“The band began in 1968 as a blues rock band on the cover circuit of Birmingham, England. Clawing their way up from the postwar bombed-out suburbs of Birmingham, the four members, guitarist and main songwriter Tony Iommi, bassist and main lyricist Geezer Butler, singer Ozzy Osbourne, and drummer Bill Ward would define a new genre of music and make themselves world famous.

“Joel McIver explores the complete history of Sabbath, from the precursor bands to the release of the holy trinity of heavy metal – ‘Black Sabbath’ (the song) on Black Sabbath (the album) by Black Sabbath (the band) - to the present. With over 150 photos, a gatefold family tree tracing the development of the band, a complete discography, and a foreword by Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn, this is the must-have book for any Sabbath fan.”