Simon Young

Simon Young

Born in 1976 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Simon Young has been a music journalist for over twenty 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. 

Articles by: Simon Young

Metallica perform The Call of Ktulu in Florida

Watch Metallica rip their way through classic Ride The Lightning track in Florida

By Simon Young published

The Call Of Ktulu was part of the band's recent tribute show honouring their former manager

Charles Berthoud performs Muse's Hysteria on bass

This Muse bass cover will inspire you to donate your instrument to the nearest fire

By Simon Young published

Charles Berthoud performs Hysteria's iconic bass line, vocal melodies and guitar parts with just two hands

Larry David and James Hetfield

Here's that Curb Your Enthusiasm and Metallica mash-up you didn't know you needed

By Simon Young published

This new version of Enter Sandman is pretty, pretty, pretty good

Sir Paul McCartney and Rick Rubin stand at a production desk, with an inset of Cannibal Corpse's Hammer Smashed Face

Watch Paul McCartney and Rick Rubin "check out" Cannibal Corpse's Hammer Smashed Face in hilariously well-made parody video

By Simon Young published

Although this is a well-crafted parody video, God, we wish it was real

A scene from Jerry Cantrell's video Prism of Doubt

Jerry Cantrell shares video for Prism of Doubt and we honestly don't know what's happening anymore

By Simon Young published

Caution: this stop-motion animated video has apocalyptic and intergalactic erotic themes

Jason Aalon Butler

Fever 333 vocalist Jason Aalon Butler shelves all touring activity until next spring

By Simon Young published

"You were promised a new and exciting era of Fever 333 and that is what you'll get," says frontman

Billy Corgan with a background of tortilla chips

Watch Billy Corgan casually snack on some tortilla chips during a drum solo at Smashing Pumpkins show

By Simon Young published

"A Smashing Pumpkin smashing Pringles," comments one fan on fan-shot YouTube clip

Mitch Lucker

Suicide Silence remember late vocalist Mitch Lucker 10 years on

By Simon Young published

"We miss you brother," write band in online post

Synyster Gates tattoos an Avenged Sevenfold fan

Would you let Synyster Gates tattoo you after he's taken a drink? These Avenged Sevenfold fans did

By Simon Young published

Does this mucking about mean the band have finished their long-awaited new album?

Brann Dailor and Joey Zampella

Clowns to the left, Jokers to the right: here's how the rock world spent their Halloween

By Simon Young last updated

And what did Corey Taylor dress up as this year?

Dead Kennedys

Jello Biafra pays tribute to the late Dead Kennedys drummer D.H. Peligro

By Simon Young published

"I feel like I’ve been hit by a train," writes Biafra in extensive online post

The first image from Evil Dead Rise, out 2023

Evil Dead Rise director Lee Cronin gives patient fans a groovy treat this Halloween

By Simon Young published

Here's your first look at the movie, which will be released in cinemas next spring

Weezer's Rivers Cuomo

No-one had a clue that Rivers Cuomo was Weezer's frontman when he studied at Harvard

By Simon Young published

The Weezer frontman tells Conan O’Brien why he chose to go to university after he release of the band's debut album

A cropped poster for When We Were Young festival taking place in 2023

Green Day and Blink-182 to headline When We Were Young Festival 2023

By Simon Young published

Las Vegas one-day festival will feature over 50 bands

Bad News appear on the BBC show Wogan in 1987

Watch Bad News cause mayhem on a British chat show in 1987

By Simon Young published

See the late Terry Wogan effortlessly deal with a pyro accident, petty squabbling and a near punch-up on his iconic chat show

An image of David Lee Roth alongside YouTube artwork from his official channel

David Lee Roth has shared a version of Van Halen's Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love

By Simon Young published

Listen to this new take on the Van Halen classic taken from their 1978 self-titled debut

A screenshot of Corpsegrinder's new video Bottom Dweller

This animated video from Cannibal Corpse's vocalist goes from adorable to apocalyptic in seconds

By Simon Young published

Bottom Dweller is taken from George 'Corpsegrinder' Fisher's self-titled solo debut album

Ozzy

Ozzy Osbourne says he once thought Eric Clapton was stalking him around Los Angeles

By Simon Young last updated

The Double O admits to being "paranoid as f**k" at the time

Eddie Vedder

Pearl Jam cancel second show this week after Eddie Vedder damages vocal cords at Lollapalooza Paris

By Simon Young published

"The effects on his throat from the last outdoor show are still just too brutal," band tell Prague fans

A scene from The Beatles documentary, Get Back

Get Back director Peter Jackson says there's a new Beatles film in the works

By Simon Young published

The Lord of the Rings director says it will be very different to the three-part 2021 documentary series

Dio's Holy Diver album artwork and a cut-out of Rick James

Look out! This Rick James and Dio mash-up is a slice of fried internet gold

By Simon Young published

YouTuber mash-up alchemist Bill McClintock has done it again, this time with Dio's Holy Diver and Rick James' Mary Jane

Ronnie James Dio and an official poster for his documentary

Official Dio documentary set for release at the end of the summer

By Simon Young published

DIO: Dreamers Never Die features an all-star cast recounting their memories of the legendary vocalist and never-before-seen footage

Eddie Vedder

Pearl Jam pull Vienna concert as Eddie Vedder has "no throat"

By Simon Young published

Heat, dust and smoke from Paris show are to blame for damaged vocal cords, say band

Cliff Burton IPA pack shot and a portrait of Metallica bassist Cliff Burton

This Cliff Burton beer will quench the thirst of the most major of ragers

By Simon Young last updated

This Burton family-endorsed IPA clocks in at 6.4%

A still from a Slipknot promotional video

Are Slipknot about to release new music?

By Simon Young last updated

The band post cryptic teaser video on social media

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