The 2016 Martin Popoff 20-page ebook about the making of the Judas Priest album, Defenders of the Faith. In this much expanded and rewritten chapter from Martin’s long out-of-print and collectible Judas Priest book, Heavy Metal Painkillers, Popoff looks at...
The 2013 Martin Popoff ebook analyzing the complete four-record catalogue of '70s hard rock band Starz. Starz shoulda been stars, but the story is the usual sordid tale of missed opportunities, mismanagement and miscues. Signing to Capitol, this tough New...
The 2026 Martin Popoff short eBook about Top 20 An Alternate History of Power Pop in 20 Albums. This is another one within the series of Martin’s hit Top 20 lists (some of them break the 20 rule!) looking at various...
The 2026 Martin Popoff short eBook about King Crimson’s Thrak. As is the case across the author’s dozen or so panel analysis books, Martin Popoff convenes a few smart King Crimson listeners to discuss this album in depth. The debate...
The 2023 eBook by Martin Popoff Completing the story started with Dream Evil: Dio in the ‘80s, Killing the Dragon: Dio in the ‘90s and 2000s celebrates the latter half of the Dio band’s distinguished catalogue and career, ended by...
Quite simply, Martin Popoff’s Sabotage! Black Sabbath in the Seventies marks the most intensive analysis of Black Sabbath’s first eight albums ever attempted, and here you have the author himself reading the whole damned, doomed thing to you, all epic...
The 2026 Martin Popoff short eBook about Top 20 An Alternate History of Power Pop in 20 Albums. This is another one within the series of Martin’s hit Top 20 lists (some of them break the 20 rule!) looking at various...
The 2013 Martin Popoff ebook analyzing the final years of Irish hard rock band Thin Lizzy. In the follow-up to Fighting My Way Back: Thin Lizzy 69-76 and We Will Be Strong: Thin Lizzy 76-81, Popoff documents the tragic end...
The 2020 Martin Popoff short eBook about Rainbow. In this ongoing series of documents, Martin Popoff breaks down his 20 favourite songs by the artist. Each track gets a substantial “mini-review” as Popoff counts down the tracks, beginning with #20...
The 2023 Martin Popoff short eBook about Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi.In this ongoing series of documents, Martin Popoff breaks down his favourite songs by the artist, usually 20, but this time focusing on riffs. Each crushing Tony Iommi riff...
The 2009 eBook by Martin Popoff. The battle rages on! In Gettin' Tighter: Deep Purple: '68-'76, Martin Popoff told one half of the story. Now, finally, he completes the frazzled circuit, looking at the stormy Mk. 2 reunion years that...
The 2013 Martin Popoff 20-page ebook about the making of the Sweet album, Sweet Fanny Adams. Stateside, the big Sweet album was Desolation Boulevard, but as you’ll learn from Martin’s massive jaw sessions conducted over a number of years...
The 2016 Martin Popoff short eBook on the making of Buffalo – Only Want You for Your Body. The detailed story of the album, including track-by-track analysis from the author and extensive commentary from the band themselves, interviewed specifically for...
The 2015 Martin Popoff 12-page eBook about the making of Angel Witch’s 1980 album, Angel Witch. The joy and purpose of writing up the story of Angel Witch’s foreboding self-titled masterpiece of doomful NWOBHM is in the telling of a...
The audiobook version of the 2014 Martin Popoff 46-page ebook about the making of MC5’s three albums, Kick Out The Jams, Back In The USA and High Time. This audiobook is read by Martin Popoff himself!Detroit’s Motor City Five exploded like...
The 2026 Martin Popoff short eBook about Top 20 An Alternate History of Power Pop in 20 Albums. This is another one within the series of Martin’s hit Top 20 lists (some of them break the 20 rule!) looking at various...