First in A-Z Series of “Denim & Letters” Review and Interview Compilation Books
After nearly 1,000 written reviews, Maximum Metal senior editor Eric Compton has launched a new alphabetical book series, “DENIM & LETTERS”. This first installment, PIECES OF A, is a mammoth collection featuring all of Compton’s thorough online reviews plus additional reviews written exclusively for the book. PIECES OF A is the first in an alphabetical series of books covering 15 years of hard rock and metal bands.
Included are detailed commentaries from the bands represented here, from hard rock acts like Accept and American Dog to extremists like Abysmal Dawn and The Arcane Order. Eric Compton has meticulously gathered over 130 reviews and over 30 interviews spanning a 15 year period from 1999-2014. This 31,000 word volume is loaded with bands describing their body of work over multiple sub-genres of heavy metal music.
The book is available now through most retailers including Amazon.
Print – $7.99
Kindle – $2.99
Kindle Unlimited – FREE
ISBN-13: 978-1502810533
ISBN-10: 1502810530
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Praise for Eric Compton:
“Eric’s been a faithful and engaging brother in metal, steering us right and smartly now through his celebrated Maximum Metal wordsmithing for going on fully one half the life of the internet…actually slightly longer. His massive alphabetical undertaking will no doubt prove a vital addition to metal scholarship, given its skilled scope across many genres of metal, and certain unique stylistic touches, such as the inclusion of band quotes within many of his adept reviews.” – Martin Popoff, author of 47 books on heavy metal
“This guy knows how to write! Eric has kicked so much ass supporting and reviewing metal music for eons. Trustworthy penmanship and an honest, from the heart, delivery. 100% proper!” – King Fowley (Deceased/October 31)
“This is Eric’s beginning of his labor of love, his music books. He loves doing it, so I bet we will love reading it!” – Lenny Haze (Y&T/Ian Gillan/Ronnie Montrose)
“Thank you very much for taking the time to review our music. We appreciate your comments and actually were in shock how accurate you are in describing what we do. Most critics do not understand us at all.” – Chris Impellitteri
About The Author:
Eric Compton lives in the most haunted city in the world, St. Augustine, Florida with his wife, daughter and two yorkies. He has served as senior editor for MaximumMetal.com for nearly 10 years. His reviews, interviews and social commentary has been featured in Maximum Metal Magazine as well as websites like Brave Words, Blabbermouth, Metal Temple, Metal Rules, Ultimate Metal, Metal Maniacs and Wikipedia. Often you will hear his nonsensical horror movie commentary on The Fearshop Horror Podcast. On clear, quiet nights…you may hear him screaming from the bottom of the country, “You want Jeff Scott Soto!? I’ve got Jeff…Scott SOTO!”
