New VH book out by Martin Poppoff...

[Dont disturb my Paradise]

http://www.martinpopoff.com/html/unc...er-manual.html

[Dont disturb my Paradise]

I bought my copy just now...Martin is a brilliant writer. Looking forward too this.

[DFVH5150]

Nice, thanks for posting.

[Hack]

http://www.martinpopoff.com/html/unc...er-manual.html

i will probably buy just cus of the kick ass cover from my beloved favorite tour !

[japeape]

I emailed Martin about this last week, and he messaged right back explaining the
book will be available in about six weeks.
His web guy accidentally rushed the release on his page, but you can pre-order.

I'm a huge fan of Martin and have many, many books by him from over the years.
His writing is so readable & he interviews and researches everyone.
His book on Ted Nugent blew my mind, because he got everyone who was involved
in Ted's career (Charlie Huhn, Cliff Davies, Derek St. Homes), plus Ted himself, to
really go deep and give their own perspectives on what took place.

His recent book on Accept was also great, also The Birth of Thrash, where he get's
everyone from every band, to weigh in on what was happening.

He traces a time line, and then takes you through everything year by year.

And the new Sabotage! Sabbath biography, is just phenomenal stuff.

Martin is from Canada and used to write for Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles.
He writes for many magazines, even Vintage Guitar.
And he's interviewed pretty much everyone from every facet of Hard Rock/Metal.

I've emailed him several times since Winter, and the guy writes back almost instantly.
He's mailed me many books from Canada, and he ships fast!

[japeape]

He's also friends with Metal Historian Sam Dunn, and he's frequently reviewing albums on
Sam's metal youtube channel.

He just get's it.

He understands those special albums, others over look: Stained Class, Sabotage, WACF, Powerage, etc.

He often dissects albums track by track, and it's so enjoyable.

[Dont disturb my Paradise]

He never stops writing either.....the book covers all eras too.

[japeape]

He never stops writing either.....the book covers all eras too.

I was like Martin, I NEED THIS BOOK!
I will add a link to it on the VH page!

He responded, Hang on, we jumped the gun a bit with the orders...
We are looking at pre-Christmas shipping time, save that link until we have them
ready & i'll let you know.

I keep looking at it.

I NEED THIS BOOK!

[Little Dreamer]

This guy has literally written a book about every band on the planet! Like every hard rock/metal/prog band, he's written a book about it!

[RRvh1]

He never stops writing either.....the book covers all eras too.

Cool that it covers all eras, and although I don't care for the title of the book (Unleashed! might've been more appropriate?), I might grab this eventually.

[JUNGLE DRUMMER]

Looks like a great read. And one that will give props to every member of the band, since VH is a lot more than just Ed, and always has been. Look forward to what he has to say about all of Alex's amazing custom monster tour kits over the years.

[Dutchie5150]

Awesome. I'll definitely be grabbing a copy. I'll wait until the official release date before I order though...

[Raldo]

Book looks cool!!

[snowdog]

This guy has literally written a book about every band on the planet! Like every hard rock/metal/prog band, he's written a book about it!

Yep, I've got all his Rush ones and a few others, he's generally pretty good and entertaining. The only mild criticism I have is that he's sometimes a bit one-dimensional. Sometimes he's a little too much "If it's not metal it's crap!" Lol!

But he's good, and he's definitely knowledgeable.

[japeape]

Looks like a great read. And one that will give props to every member of the band, since VH is a lot more than just Ed, and always has been. Look forward to what he has to say about all of Alex's amazing custom monster tour kits over the years.

Yes!

I meant to mention the Alex factor.
Martin really GETS Alex, especially when you read his older reviews on those early VH records.
Alex is a huge part of VH for Martin.

But he lays out his books in a fun way, where it's not just "copy & paste"/
So they arrived with 50.00 and a piano, kinda deal.

He relates his own High School experiences to the music, the shows he
witnessed as a kid in Canada.
He's like a less arrogant Chuck Klosterman.