About

JOE DALY is a music journalist who regularly contributes to magazines such as  Metal Hammer, Classic Rock , Bass Guitar Magazine and Outburn. He founded the music section of L.A. culture site, The Nervous Breakdown and he is the music and culture commentator for Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk’s LitReactor. Joe has been writing about heavy metal and other music for over twenty years and his pieces on Slayer, Slash, Guns N’ Roses and others have earned him awards, acclaim, and quite a few snarky comments on Facebook. When he is not drafting wild-eyed manifestos, Joe enjoys life in San Diego’s groovy North County, doing yoga, running, playing guitar and spending tireless hours in deep and meaningful conversations with his beloved dogs, Cabo and Lola. You can check out some of his most popular essays here .