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.

Articles by: Essi Berelian

Dark New Day: New Tradition

By Essi Berelian published

Supergroup’s sophomore release – at long last.

Kopek: White Collar Lies

By Essi Berelian published

A very dark, dynamic and soulful debut album.

ZZ Top: Live in Germany 1980

By Essi Berelian published

Close, but no cigar.

Ginger: 100%

By Essi Berelian published

The highlights of a ridiculously over-the-top project.

Twelve Clay Feet: Totem Bells

By Essi Berelian published

Cinematic alt-rock debut.

Prong: Carved Into Stone

By Essi Berelian published

Grime metal from the gutters of Noo Yoik.

Savage: Sons Of Malice

By Essi Berelian published

Time for a rock solid NWOBHM comeback.

The James Warner Prophecies: Things Change

By Essi Berelian published

Clever, quirky, pigeonhole-dodging debut.

Oliver Dawson Saxon: Motorbiker

By Essi Berelian published

Can former Saxon members match glories past?

Nitrogods: Nitrogods

By Essi Berelian published

Dynamite Motörhead-inspired Germanic debut.

Shinedown: Amaryllis

By Essi Berelian published

More hooks than 10 rounds with Mike Tyson.

Freedom Call: Land Of The Crimson Dawn

By Essi Berelian published

Daft but fun melodic metal.

Electric Mary: III

By Essi Berelian published

Thunder from Down Under.

The Boss Mustangs: The Boss Mustangs

By Essi Berelian published

Boss sounds from the Michigan underground.

White Wizzard: Flying Tigers

By Essi Berelian published

Classic metal upstarts return with proggy ambitions.

The Bloody Hollies: Yours Until The Bitter End

By Essi Berelian published

Weird and wonderful blues and punk collision.

The Jolts: 8%

By Essi Berelian published

Canadian punkers reveal hidden depths.

Earthprayer: Nine Days

By Essi Berelian published

Big voice, big guitars: what’s not to like?

Lydia Loveless: Indestructible Machine

By Essi Berelian published

Hard-drinking, hard-rocking alt-country.

Slam Cartel: Handful of Dreams

By Essi Berelian published

Slammin’, no-nonsense debut.

Diamondog: Kill Me

By Essi Berelian published

Third time almost lucky.

Triggerfinger: All This Dancin’ Around

By Essi Berelian published

There’s more to this lot than moules and frites.

Dropkick Murphys: Going Out In Style

By Essi Berelian published

A big old Oirish knees-up.

Cauldron: Burning Fortune

By Essi Berelian published

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

Astrolites: Play For Keeps

By Essi Berelian published

Swedish rockabilly cool cats.

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