Juan Adalid is a Spanish music journalist, writer, broadcaster and poet. As director of the "Elestigia Metal Global" website, he has explored his passion for various musical genres, including Rock n' Roll, AOR, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Black Metal and Global Metal in general. His professional experience has been reflected in his ability to analyze and investigate each musical genre, in addition to reporting through chronicles, news, reviews and interviews, published on his website and in specialized media such as Metaltrip, Dark Music Site, Metalcry Webzine, Track To Hell, ViriAor and Subterráneo Heavy.
In 2012, his first book of poetry "The Poetic Nostalgic Stay", published by Editorial Babel Books, Inc. of the United States, became a success, selling hundreds of copies. He was also the cover of the online magazine "Babel" where he was interviewed that year.
Throughout his career as a freelance writer, he has continued to achieve success with works such as "Dark Poetic Reflections" (Tribute to Friedrich Nietzsche) in 2017 and the e-book series "How to become a poet?" which have reached the No. 1 position in the TOP 100 of Amazon's best sellers in the Poetry and Text Writing category.
In 2022, he returned with his book "Extrospective Phrases and Thoughts" and the e-book series "Dossier Heavy Metal", exploring the world of Rock and Heavy Metal.
In 2023, they published their book "Microterror - Short Horror Stories," securing the 3rd position in Amazon's TOP 100 Best Sellers in the Horror and Occult category.
They've participated in various contests organized by the publishing house Diversidad Literaria. Among them, they became a finalist in the IX International Contest "Microterrors" with their story "Eternity," included in the Terror Anthology "Microterrors IX" in 2022. Their story "Obscura" was also selected in the X International Contest "Microterrors" and is included in the Terror Anthology "Microterrors X" in 2023.
One of their most significant achievements was with their story "The Soul of the Mirror," chosen among over 700 participants to be part of the Terror Anthology "On the Edge of the Knife" in 2023.
Additionally, their story "The Rebirth of Fire" was selected in the I International Micro-Story Contest "Microdragons" and will be included in the book "Microdragons" 2023. Their poem "Cosmic Whispers" was chosen in the XIII International Poetry Contest "Verses in the Air" and will be included in the Poetry Collection "Verses in the Air" 2023.
Their passion for literature and music has marked a multifaceted and successful career in Spain and Latin America.
