Essi Berelian

Essi Berelian

Whether it’s magazines, books or online, Essi has been writing about rock ’n’ metal for around thirty years. He has been reviews editor for Classic Rock and Metal Hammer, rock reviews editor for lads mag Front and worked for Kerrang!. He has also written the Rough Guide to Heavy Metal and contributed to the Rough Guide to Rock and Rough Guide Book of Playlists, and the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles (13th edition). Most fun interview? Tenacious D – Jack Black and Kyle Gass – for The Pick of Destiny movie book. An avid record/CD/tape collector, he’s amassed more music than he could ever possibly listen to, which annoys his wife no end.

Latest articles by Essi Berelian

Cover art for Nitrogods - Roadkill BBQ album

Nitrogods - Roadkill BBQ album review

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The spirit of Lemmy and co lives on

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Cover art for Elder - Reflections Of A Floating World album

Elder - Reflections Of A Floating World album review

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Stoner-prog behemoths take us on an epic trip

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Cover art for Voyager - Ghost Mile album

Voyager - Ghost Mile album review

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Atmospheric, melancholic prog metal from Down Under

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Cover art for The Sword - Greetings From… album

The Sword - Greetings From… album review

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Purveyors of cutting-edge stoner metal

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Cover art for Wednesday 13 - Condolences album

Wednesday 13 - Condolences album review

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Who scares wins

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Cover art for Kobra And The Lotus - Prevail I album

Kobra And The Lotus - Prevail I album review

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Heavy fuckin’ metal and then some

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Cover art for Falling In Reverse - Coming Home album

Falling In Reverse - Coming Home album review

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All pop, zero punk

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Cover art for Invidia - As the Sun Sleeps album

Invidia - As the Sun Sleeps album review

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Testosterone-drenched metal showcase

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Cover art for The Wild! - Wild At Heart album

The Wild! - Wild At Heart album review

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Cartoon biker gang’s party-hard debut

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Cover art for Kick Axe - Reissues album

Kick Axe - Reissues album review

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Kick-ass heavy metal

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Cover Artwork for Beltane Fire - Different Breed

Beltane Fire - Different Breed album review

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Listen and follow

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King King Live album cover

King King - King King Live album review

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Flying in a blues dream

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The Outlaws Legacy Live album cover

The Outlaws - Legacy Live album review

By Essi Berelian published

Still on the run

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Cover art for Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger

Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger reissue album review

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Bigger and badder than ever, Soundgarden’s classic third album gets a multi-format facelift

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Voodoo Vegas Freak Show Candy Floss album cover

Voodoo Vegas - Freak Show Candy Floss album review

By Essi Berelian published

Bournemoth rock'n'rollers' second album consolidates their early promise

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Saxon The Vinyl Hoard album cover

Saxon - The Vinyl Hoard album review

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Metal detector not supplied.

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Deep Purple On Tour MCMXCIII: Live In Europe album cover

Deep Purple - On Tour MCMXCIII: Live In Europe album review

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Blackmore and Gillan’s battle rages on.

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Blacklist Union Back To Momo album cover

Blacklist Union - Back To Momo album review

By Essi Berelian published

Blacklist Union go fourth

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Girl Sheer Greed album cover

Girl - Reissues album review

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Daring but doomed early-80s glamsters

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The Main Grains Don’t Believe Everything You Think album cover

The Main Grains - Don’t Believe Everything You Think album review

By Essi Berelian published

Danny McCormack is still wild at heart

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New Model Army Winter album cover

New Model Army - Winter album review

By Essi Berelian published

New Model Army's latest album is gloriously uneasy listening for the masses

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Praying Mantis Sanctuary album cover

Praying Mantis - Reissues album review

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Double-vinyl reissued editions of Praying Mantis’ most recent albums

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The Dowling Poole: [One] Hyde Park

By Essi Berelian published

DP dive in at the deep end.

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The Treatment: Generation Me

By Essi Berelian published

Just what the doctor ordered.

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Vinnie Moore: Aerial Visions

By Essi Berelian published

UFO six-stringer flexes his creative muscles.

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