Joel McIver is the author of 16 books on rock music, including a bestselling biography of Metallica and books about Slayer, Black Sabbath and Queens Of The Stone Age. His 2009 biography of the late Metallica bassist Cliff Burton (To Live Is To Die: The Life And Death Of Cliff Burton) was nominated as the music book of the year by several reviewers. McIver also contributes to music and film magazines such as Rolling Stone and Classic Rock and presents a series on Scuzz TV, Guitarmageddon, based on another of his Jawbone titles, The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists. Visit www.joelmciver.co.uk for more information. Zakk Zakk Wylde: Zakk Wylde (born Jeffrey Phillip Wielandt; January 14, 1967 in… Bayonne, New Jersey) is an American musician and songwriter, who is best known as the former guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and founder of the heavy metal band Black Label Society. He was the lead guitarist and vocalist in Pride & Glory, who released one self-titled album in 1994 before disbanding. As a solo artist he released Book of Shadows in 1996.