Journalist / author Martin Popoff has released his new book, Riff Raff: The Top 250 Heavy Metal Songs Of The ‘70s.

Says Martin: "As background, back in 2003, I did a well-received book called The Top 500 Heavy Metal Songs Of All Time. Long overdue is a re-polling of the people and now it has been done. Planned is an ‘80s and a ‘90s book, but available NOW is the first of the trilogy."

As the back cover says:

Riff Raff: The Top 250 Heavy Metal Songs of the ‘70s celebrates the 250 pounding, screeching, squealing, screaming, power chord classics issued from the ‘60s (yes, we cheat a bit) through to December 31, 1979 destined to deck the walls of The Heavy Metal Hall of Flame.

But this wasn’t your intrepid author picking them. The results are derived from a massive worldwide poll asking heavy metal fans to pick their favourites and send in a list of either ten or 25 ranked or unranked. A bunch of magic math was applied and here we have it, the cream of the crop perfect for a 20-CD box set and/or Spotify playlist.

But it doesn’t stop there, Popoff reviews and analyzes every entry, also offering a salient artist quote for every last song that makes the cut. Look also for rare photography of your favourite bands in action, as well as funky 45 sleeves that take you back to this golden era in music. A few geeked-out appendices complete our expansive trip, arranged from #250 on the march toward the #1 heavy metal song of the ‘70s as picked by you.

Sabbath, Priest, Purple, Van Halen, Kiss, Aerosmith, UFO, Thin Lizzy, and down to the likes of Montrose, Sweet, Riot and Budgie… who’s got the #1 greatest metal anthem of the ‘70s? Who rules the Top 40… the Top 100… who snuck onto the lower rungs? What bands have made the biggest impression, through rank, through quantity? How did AOR do? Punk? The UK versus America? In short, what ‘70s hard rock anthems have you the headbanging masses designated as classics? Riff Raff: The Top 250 Heavy Metal Songs of the ‘70s is sure to create a firestorm of discussion throughout all facets of the metal world.

Prices including shipping:

US orders: $35.00 US funds
Int’l orders (all books go air): $40.00 US funds
Canadian orders: $37.00 Cdn. funds

PayPal address is martinp@inforamp.net.

Popoff continues: "Book will be signed to you from me, so let me know if it is a present for someone else or you don’t want it signed. Ask me if you’d prefer a PayPal invoice (please indicate what COUNTRY you are in).

"You can also direct payment (personal check in US funds, cash, or INTERNATIONAL money order) to:

Martin Popoff,
P.O. Box 65208
358 Danforth Ave.
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
M4K 2Z2

"Sweet postage savings to be had for multiple orders (or two of pretty much anything - long story, ask me!), for US and Canadian orders. Email me at martinp@inforamp.net with any further questions, and see martinpopoff.com for descriptions, cover art and ordering info for my other 45 or so books that I have available for autographing and shipping.

"Note: this press release constitutes all about the book that will be at my site, but it’s not there for another 10 days. But they are indeed in my office and shipping NOW."

(Martin Popoff photo by Glenn Rodger)