From The Front Lines Of Rock

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"The Manowar interview has to be read to be believed!" - reader Adrian Shotbolt

⚠ Want to relive the good old days of rock and metal, back when rock bands and magazines were dangerous and fun? ⚠

Download yourself this heady dose of metal nostalgia!

Author Jason Arnopp was a rock journo for Kerrang! magazine, long before he wrote the novel The Last Days Of Jack Sparks about a doomed rock journalist.

During 14 years of service to rock, he was held at gunpoint at The Vatican with Cradle Of Filth, went on a hair-raising Hollywood joyride with The Cult's Ian Astbury and bickered with Pantera in Baton Rouge.

​From The Front Lines Of Rock gathers 30 of Arnopp's greatest interviews, mostly for world-famous rock weekly Kerrang!

FULL CONTENTS LIST:
Anthony Kiedis of RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS in Paris (1992)
IRON MAIDEN's most outrageous road story on their Fear Of The Dark tour, after Bruce Dickinson announced he was leaving! (1992)
THE BLACK CROWES in Holland (1993)
Tea with MANOWAR in London! (1993)
Rocking Tokyo with MANIC STREET PREACHERS (1993)
Trent Reznor of NINE INCH NAILS in London (1994)
MACHINE HEAD in London (1995)
KORN in Malibu during the making of their second album (1996)
JON BON JOVI in Mexico (1995)
Shannon Hoon and BLIND MELON in London (1995)
Shirley Manson and GARBAGE in Florida on their first major US tour (1996)
James Hetfield from METALLICA in Norway (1996)
Hanging with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash in LA (1996)
Paul Stanley of KISS in London after their reunion (1996)
QUEENSRŸCHE talk heroin in London (1997)
L7 in Paris (1997)
Mike Patton and FAITH NO MORE in Poland (1997)
NINE INCH NAILS phone chat with Trent Reznor (1997)
KORN in London (1997)
Punk guitar tips from GREEN DAY’s Billie Joe Armstrong in London (1998)
Getting arrested with CRADLE OF FILTH in Rome (1998)
ROB ZOMBIE in Los Angeles (1998)
Tom Morello from RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE (1999)
EMINEM in London (1999)
A flippin' hostile PANTERA in a Baton Rouge beer garden (2000)
... and then PANTERA's Phil Anselmo alone, that same afternoon (2000)
JON BON JOVI in Los Angeles (2000)
PLACEBO in Japan (2001)
Fred Durst from LIMP BIZKIT in LA (2001)
SYSTEM OF A DOWN in San Francisco (2005)

Arnopp adds an intro (including that Ian Astbury anecdote) and outro, plus an afterword for each article and over 200 footnotes throughout. Whether you're a hardened fan who craves metal nostalgia or a newcomer curious about classic rock journalism, From The Front Lines Of Rock has the fix you need!

TESTIMONIALS

"With a great sense of humour and a sharp ear for the telling quote, Jason Arnopp is an interviewer who always gets the goods. Read and learn” - Andrew Harrison (editorial genius at magazines including Q, MIXMAG and SMASH HITS.)

"Jason Arnopp is one of those ludicrous, funny people who manages to get the most reticent of stars to tell him things that they really shouldn't. As a journalist, he is blessed with a remarkable bedside manner. He might be able to teach you a thing or two” - Phil Alexander (MOJO Editor-In-Chief and former KERRANG! Editor.)

“It was my very happy experience to work with and read Jason Arnopp for a number of years on Kerrang! One singular thing marked Jason apart in his field – he had the invaluable ability to ask the unexpected question that caught both subject and reader off guard, and unfailingly meant you found out something new about whomever he was interviewing" - Paul Rees (former Editor of Q and KERRANG!)

What are you waiting for? Buy this book. And furthermore, buy it for Satan!

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Still not sure? Check out the book's entire intro in my blog post here. 
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