Articles by: 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

Moyun performs a cover of AC/DC's Thunderstruck on a Guzheng

This cover of AC/DC's Thunderstruck played on a traditional Chinese instrument will soothe your mind

By Simon Young published 15 July 22

Watch Hong Kong musician Moyun perform the 1990 AC/DC classic on a guzheng

Amy Lee and Lindsey Stirling in video for Love Goes On and On

Evanescence's Amy Lee and violinist Lindsey Stirling go back to medieval times in video for Love Goes On and On

By Simon Young published 12 July 22

The track features on violinist's fifth album, Artemis

David Lee Roth releases new piano ballad, Pointing at the Moon

By Simon Young published 11 July 22

Van Halen frontman hits pause on retirement plans to treat fans to one of his mellowest moments

Alice Cooper guitarist Nita Strauss quits band and cancels upcoming solo dates

By Simon Young published 11 July 22

Strauss hints at "next adventure" in Instagram post

Every Helmet album ranked from worst to best

By Simon Young published 8 July 22

Page Hamilton's band have been making a satisfying racket since 1989, but which album is their masterpiece?

Here's that Kate Bush cover in the style of Killswitch Engage you didn't know you wanted

By Simon Young published 8 July 22

Ten Second Songs guy Anthony Vincent channels the Massachusetts metalcore heroes in latest YouTube clip

King's X cancel all European dates as guitarist Ty Tabor is diagnosed with serious illness

By Simon Young published 8 July 22

The prog rock trio will honour three US dates this month before Tabor begins potential treatment

Watch John Lydon face Judge Judy in this tense 1997 TV showdown

By Simon Young published 7 July 22

It's a punk rocker in a mock dock shocker

Remember that 10-year-old who slayed Holy Roller on America's Got Talent? She's released a single

By Simon Young published 7 July 22

The Spiritbox-approved Somerset singer's debut song Falling is out now

Bring Me The Horizon release video for anthemic new single, Strangers

By Simon Young published 6 July 22

"So many people struggle daily and I wanted to stress that they're not in this alone," says vocalist Oli Sykes

Here's what Eddie Munson would sound like if he hadn't practiced Master of Puppets

By Simon Young last updated 20 September 22

This is what most of us would sound like when confronted with Vecna and his mates, not gonna lie

A parody of RATM's Evil Empire cover artwork

Someone's recorded a Rage Against The Machine classic in the style of Meshuggah and the results are predictably heavy

By Simon Young published 5 July 22

It's the cover version you never knew you wanted

Metallica's St Anger cover with an added pair of scissors

A fan has trimmed the fat from Metallica's St. Anger and it sounds all the better for it

By Simon Young last updated 20 September 22

This thoughtful fan-edit will save you 23 minutes compared to the band's original, divisive 2003 studio release

Someone's messed around with a Pantera classic and the results will hurt your mind

By Simon Young last updated 20 September 22

It's a version of Mouth for War, but not as we know it

Thomas Zwijsen performs Iron Maiden's Somewhere in Time album on the acoustic guitar

Here's Iron Maiden's Somewhere In Time as you've never heard it before

By Simon Young last updated 20 September 22

Thomas Zwijsen has recorded Maiden's classic 1986 album in its entirety on acoustic guitar

A parody of a Darkthrone record featuring a surfboard

Is black metal without distortion just surf rock? Yes, and this guitarist proves it

By Simon Young last updated 20 June 22

YouTuber Kevin Balke has exposed the truth about black metal that was right in front of us all along

Watch Iron Maiden's Nicko McBrain take on Sooty in a tense drum battle in 1988

By Simon Young last updated 20 September 22

Can you guess who won? The answer may surprise you.

Nikki Sixx says Tommy Lee is a "f**king animal" after performing with broken ribs

By Simon Young published 17 June 22

Motley Crue's drummer stepped down after five songs during the opening night of their Stadium Tour

A black and white photo of Ozzy Osbourne holding a skull cane in his teeth

Ozzy Osbourne updates fans following surgery

By Simon Young last updated 20 September 22

The Black Sabbath vocalist reveals that he's "feeling the love"

Napalm Death appear on the children's BBC show What's That Noise? presented by Craig Charles

Napalm Death once appeared on a children's BBC TV show in 1989, just after a cartoon about cats

By Simon Young published 15 June 22

Watch the band's interview with Red Dwarf star Craig Charles on this archived slice of grindcore heaven

Ozzy is "doing well" after major surgery

By Simon Young last updated 20 September 22

"Your love means the world to him," says Sharon Osbourne in Twitter post

AI generated images of Slipknot and Babymetal

A bizarre new AI app has gone viral, so we flooded it with metal icons. The results will haunt your dreams

By Simon Young last updated 21 September 22

Great, now we'll never sleep again. Thanks, science.

A scene from Burger King's Coq Roq TV ad

Remember the time Slipknot tried to sue Burger King over a Chicken Fries ad?

By Simon Young last updated 21 September 22

Yes, this really happened.

Rob Zombie on set with the cast of The Munsters

Watch the teaser trailer for Rob Zombie's new movie, The Munsters

By Simon Young published 8 June 22

They did the mosh, they did the Munsters mosh...

Heilung announce details of new album, Drif

By Simon Young last updated 4 June 22

Denmark's pagan-folk mystics Heilung return with third studio album and reveal 2023 dates

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