Latest articles by Simon Young
Slipknot's former drummer is selling memorabilia for a good cause
A portion of Jay Weinberg's sales will benefit the MusiCares charity
Mayhem vocalist learned details of bandmate's murder from a metal fanzine
Attila Csihar was offered Mayhem singer's job after becoming pen-pals with late guitarist Euronymous
How an email rant inspired a song worth a billion streams and picked up some iconic fans along the way
When the world felt very unstable in 2001, Jimmy Eat World delivered the feel good hit of the autumn
The story behind Miss Murder by AFI
AFI's 2006 single Miss Murder was even a Top 5 hit in Venezuela
Black Sabbath to be given the classical treatment on UK tour featuring local orchestras
A series of shows will reinvent Sabbath's metal blueprint throughout the UK – with strings attached
A nu metal hero says he's fully invested in religion after lengthy battle with addiction
Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix has revealed his sobriety journey has been strengthened by his faith
Fishbone had the world at their feet. Then their guitarist joined a religious cult
This is the most unhinged chapter in Fishbone's decades-long career of funk-metal mayhem
"I could feel the power behind me and it was like being in front of a locomotive." The Swedish metal icons whose biggest hit was so confusing even Metallica's Kirk Hammett struggled to keep up
It's safe to day that even the most patient music teacher struggle to explain the polyrhythms that provide the backbone of this Meshuggah classic
The BRIT Awards are to honour Ozzy Osbourne's contribution to music
The ceremony will take place in Manchester on February 28
“I think I have 11 counts of breaking and entering on my criminal record": How Nickelback's nostalgic Photograph spawned a flood of memes and the unwanted attention from a soon-to-be-impeached American President
This 2005 Nickelback hit single just won't go away, so you may as well read about it
"When it ended, I asked, “Do you hate it?” How an old rap-rock demo, a Chris Farley skit and an all-star jam helped turn one Canadian pop-punk band into megastars
Deryck Whibley said Sum 41's breakthrough hit was kicking around for 18 months
How an irate producer and 'Chris Rock' convinced Beastie Boys to finish what would be their biggest-ever song
Listen all of y'all, it's a Sabotage story behind the song
How living in a rat-infested squat helped turn Green Day into one of the world's biggest bands
While West Oakland in the late 80s sounded like a sketchy place to live, it inspired a pop punk classic
How Queens of the Stone Age got a metal legend to sing on a single US radio would not touch
Feel Good Hit of the Summer was a commercial flop but became an instant, messy classic
How pockets of mindless violence inspired the most important 63 seconds of punk ever
Even 45 years after its release, this 1981 single remains depressingly relevant today
Lamb Of God rage back with ferocious new track Into Oblivion
Lamb of God's first album in four years will be released in March
"Quite simply, one of the very best British bands of the past three decades." Every Biffy Clyro album ranked from worst to best
'Mon the Biff!
Metallica released their first music video 35 years ago. This is how it ruined my life.
A Metal Hammer writer looks back on the scarring effects of the video for Metallica’s One, which debuted on January 22, 1989
The Jesus Lizard: “We’re still the same four guys, but not as handsome as we used to be”
The Jesus Lizard are back, and David Yow has things on his mind
"Minor Threat were like The Beatles. I saw Ian MacKaye write Straight Edge on his mother's piano": Henry Rollins on Black Flag, Minor Threat, The Stooges, Green Day, Beyoncé and the meaning of punk
Former SOA, Black Flag, Rollins Band frontman Henry Rollins knows a thing or three about punk rock, so pay attention please
Every Helmet album ranked from the worst to the best
New York's Helmet have been kicking up a racket since 1989. We assess, rate and rank their catalogue to identify which noise-rock album is their defining work
Every The Smashing Pumpkins album ranked from worst to best
The collected studio works of Billy Corgan and company rated and ranked, from the so-so to the smashing
The 10 best Rocket From The Crypt songs from 1995
Two fistfuls of pure sonic magic released by Speedo's San Diego greasers at their untouchable peak
