
Simon Young
Born in 1976 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Simon Young has been a music journalist for over twenty-six years. His fanzine, Hit A Guy With Glasses, enjoyed a one-issue run before he secured a job at Kerrang! in 1999. His writing has also appeared in Classic Rock, Metal Hammer, Prog, and Planet Rock. His first book, So Much For The 30 Year Plan: Therapy? — The Authorised Biography is available via Jawbone Press.
Latest articles by Simon Young

The 10 most viewed System Of A Down videos on YouTube
By Simon Young published
System Of A Down's videos and audio clips have been streamed 4.7 billion times on YouTube alone. But which song is responsible for a quarter of that number?

The 10 most viewed Iron Maiden videos on YouTube
By Simon Young published
Which of Maiden's most popular videos shares a link with Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit?

The 10 most viewed Metallica videos on YouTube
By Simon Young published
Of all the clips on Metallica's official YouTube channel, which promo has been viewed 1.2 billion times?

Here are the astonishing US sales stats for every Metallica album
By Simon Young published
We broke out the calculators for this forensic analysis of every unit Metallica have shifted in the United States since 1983. As it turns out, they've done quite well for themselves

Here are the 20 longest-charting albums in the history of the Billboard 200
By Simon Young published
Pink Floyd, Metallica, AC/DC and Nirvana classics are just some of the albums to have spent hundreds of weeks in the charts

Here's everything we know about Metallica’s new album 72 Seasons so far
By Simon Young published
From latest single If Darkness Had a Son to the details of that striking cover, here’s all the essential info you need on Metallica’s new album 72 Seasons

Biffy Clyro and Vennart side-project Empire State Bastard announce intimate UK tour
By Simon Young published
Former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo will join Simon Neil and Mike Vennart for the dates which take place in March

Modern Life Is War drummer Luke Rauch has been diagnosed with cancer
By Simon Young published
A GoFundMe has been set up to financially assist his family as he undergoes treatment

Metallica to release If Darkness Had a Son on March 1
By Simon Young published
You can watch the band perform a short clip of the song now as a TikTok Duet

Metallica tease new 72 Seasons track through series of TikTok duet videos
By Simon Young published
See Rob Trujillo's French Bulldog try to get in on some riff action

Here's what Slayer would sound like playing Bon Jovi's Livin' On A Prayer
By Simon Young published
Finnish YouTuber Otu has delivered an apocalyptic reimagining of Bon Jovi's 1986 anthem

Puddle of Mudd frontman Wes Scantlin charged with trespassing at his former Los Angeles home
By Simon Young published
Scantlin will face a court hearing in March

Ross Robinson has revealed what his favourite two Slipknot songs are and we're not complaining
By Simon Young published
The Godfather of Nu Metal says Slipknot's debut album was "ruthless"

Henry Rollins: "I don’t like anything that gives a racist a leg to stand on"
By Simon Young published
The former Black Flag frontman is currently on an extensive spoken word world tour

Voivod to release a special 40th anniversary album this summer
By Simon Young published
Morgöth Tales will feature re-recordings of classic tracks from their early years

Metallica offer fans a look behind the scenes on set of Screaming Suicide video
By Simon Young published
72 Seasons will be released on April 14

Here's what Rust In Peace would sound like if James Hetfield fronted Megadeth
By Simon Young published
The internet continues to nourish us all with its exquisite bounty

The Mars Volta plot short summer UK tour
By Simon Young published
Plus: the prog collective will release an exclusive 12" of Frances the Mute on Record Store Day

This Iron Maiden x Taylor Swift mash-up really shouldn't work but it's 200 seconds of soulful genius
By Simon Young published
Listen to this version of Run To The Hills dropkicked through a pop filter

Watch Ozzy play Horizon Call of the Mountain on the new Playstation VR 2 headset
By Simon Young published
The Sabbath frontman may delay his return to the UK as he's got some virtual reality dinosaurs to deal with first

Here's The Police classic Roxanne, but it's just Rocks
By Simon Young published
Watch YouTube SethDrums cry laughing as he attempts to play along to an altered version of the 1978 single

Frank Turner's song I Still Believe has popped up on the new Ted Lasso trailer and now we can't wait for season 3
By Simon Young published
Plus: Turner to tour New Zealand, Australia and North America this spring

Here's the iconic Seinfeld TV show theme, but it's Freddie Mercury singing Another One Bites the Dust over the top
By Simon Young published
So what's the deal with excellent mash-ups?
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