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Martin Popoff Author of: Heavy Metal of the Seventies, Heavy Metal of the Eighties -and- Heavy Metal of the Nineties Martin Popoff is heavy metal's most widely recognized journalist. Born in 1963, Martin received a B.A. in English in 1985 and an M.B.A. in marketing in 1987 before working for Xerox for 2 1/2 years, subsequently co-owning a print brokering company for nine years called The Perfect Page (sold in 1998), after which he became a full-time music journalist.
Martin is the author of 14 books of music criticism: Martin is also senior editor and co-founder of Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles (an award winner that is one of the genre's most respected magazines, currently in its tenth year), top record reviewer and interviewer at www.hardradio.com, and a contributor to Guitar World, Lollipop, Chart, Record Collector, Classic Rock, www.bravewords.com and www.chartattack.com. Approximately 30 additional print and internet publications have carried Martin's byline. Martin has also written liner notes for approximately 25 releases, as well as record label bios for dozens more. He is thanked in over 100 CDs and is on personal terms with dozens of bands, management contacts and label executives. His approximately 7500 album reviews written since 1989 has recently prompted an application for a Guinness World Record. More information on Martin can be found at www.martinpopoff.com or by emailing him at martinp@inforamp.net, or by regular mail at P.O. Box 65208, 358 Danforth Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4K 3A2.
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