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

Back To The Future gets the metal treatment

By Simon Young published

Here are 5.0 jigawatts of tributes to the greatest film ever made

What would metal riffs sound like without distortion?

By Simon Young published

A Dutch guitarist strips Metallica, Slipknot and Slayer down to their bare essentials

Don’t like heights? Then you're going to hate Shining’s new video

By Simon Young published

Watch the stomach-churning video for Last Day

Eddie Vedder

The best seven Eddie Vedder impressions you'll ever see

By Simon Young published

But which one would score a Ten?

We have no idea what Slipknot's new video is about

By Simon Young published

Here's a shot-by-shot guide to XIX

Could you beat this Rush Mastermind?

By Simon Young published

Tom Mead picked the Canadian prog legends as his specialist subject on the BBC show

How Metallica ruined my life

By Simon Young last updated

The story of how a music video scarred one Metallica fan forever

Failure's Fantastic Planet: An Oral History

By Simon Young published

The story of the trio's classic 1996 release, as told by the band themselves...

The 10 best Rollins Band songs chosen by Chris Haskett

By Simon Young published

The best of everything, every day on TeamRock.com

The 10 best Rush songs according to the Trailer Park Boys

By Simon Young published

The best of everything, every day on TeamRock.com

The best eight songs from Speedo's eight bands

By Simon Young published

The best of everything, every day on TeamRock.com

Failure: The Comeback Kings

By Simon Young published

From breaking up to making up, the LA trio return with their first album in 17 years

The 11 best songs recorded by Jawbox

By Simon Young published

The best of everything, every day on TeamRock.com

Swilling Is My Business... And Business Is Good!

By Simon Young published

Queen's new lager and 10 other rock star tipples that will get you wrecked

11 Rock Lookalikes that will render you speechless

By Simon Young published

Even their bandmates couldn't tell these gentlemen apart...

Listen to Download FM right here!

By Simon Young published

TeamRock Radio is the official radio station at this year's Donington bash

Filthy Lucre: 8 punk credit cards we'd like to see

By Simon Young published

Sex Pistols feature on Virgin Money's new range of credit cards. Up the punks.

Exclusive: Blacklisters unveil first song from new album

By Simon Young published

Listen to 'Cash Cow' only on TeamRock.com

The 10 best Rocket From The Crypt songs from 1995

By Simon Young published

The best of everything, every day on TeamRock.com

Failure: your favourite band's favourite band enrapture London

By Simon Young published

Support: Queen Kwong

Tweet Surrender

By Simon Young published

Picking out the best tweets from the tomato sauce of chatter and nonsense

Tweet Surrender

By Simon Young published

The best tweets from the world of rock and its surrounding planets

Rock Of Ages: We test the 'How Old Do I Look?' App

By Simon Young published

We put Microsoft's new gizmo through its paces in the name of scientific furtherment

Tweet Surrender

By Simon Young published

Why Pete Wentz is comparing Patrick Stump to a pizza?

Review: Sonny Vincent & Rocket From The Crypt – Vintage Piss

By Simon Young published

Here's a wee gem from the Swami Records archive

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