
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

Watch the teaser trailer for Rob Zombie's new movie, The Munsters
By Simon Young published
They did the mosh, they did the Munsters mosh...

Heilung announce details of new album, Drif
By Simon Young last updated
Denmark's pagan-folk mystics Heilung return with third studio album and reveal 2023 dates

Halestorm's Lzzy Hale serves up new signature Gibson guitar in cooking new video
By Simon Young last updated
Gibson have shared details of their latest guitar collaboration with Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale by way of a wholesome cooking show.

Every Rollins Band album ranked from worst to best
By Simon Young published
Post-Black Flag, Henry Rollins became the master of his own destiny, and produced a formidable body of work

Every The Jesus Lizard album ranked from worst to best
By Simon Young published
Across 10 years, The Jesus Lizard made six wonderfully gnarly noise-rock albums: here's their caustic catalogue ranked

Every Fugazi album ranked from worst to best
By Simon Young published
The collected works of Fugazi, America's punk rock conscience, ranked from worst to best

The 10 best Rammstein memes
By Simon Young last updated
Caution: these Rammstein memes are hot

Chino Moreno’s 5 favourite Deftones cover versions
By Simon Young last updated
Deftones have paid tribute to countless classic song. Chino Moreno picks five of the best

Remembering Manic Street Preachers' guitarist Richey Edwards
By Simon Young published
Therapy? frontman Andy Cairns remembers Manic Street Preachers guitarist Richey Edwards, who went missing on February 1, 1995

The 10 best songs inspired by Talk Like A Pirate Day
By Simon Young published
Avast ye scurvy landlubbers! It's talk like a pirate day. Arrrr! And so on.

Here's a bunch of cats losing their minds to heavy metal
By Simon Young published
Cats: cute, cuddly and compelled by the power of the riff

A Perfect Union Of Contrary Things - Sarah Jensen & Maynard James Keenan review
By Simon Young published
Not yet ratedTool’s enigmatic frontman only partially revealed – of course

Donald Trump wins the US Presidential Race: The Rock World Reacts
By Simon Young published
Republican nominee Donald Trump has beaten Democrat Hillary Clinton in the race to become the USA's 45th President. Here's how the rock world reacted...

The 10 best Marilyn Manson memes
By Simon Young published
Sweet memes are made of this

Video Breakdown: Kiss – Lick It Up
By Simon Young published
A blow-by-blow account of Kiss’ homage to the humble tongue

Video Breakdown: Bloodhound Gang – The Bad Touch
By Simon Young published
How five men in monkey outfits turned Paris into a human zoo

The 11 best Korn memes
By Simon Young published
Korn memes: Got The Life? Got the laugh, more like.

This is what it would look like if Marilyn Manson starred in Peaky Blinders
By Simon Young published
How would the God Of Fuck cope in Birmingham's toughest family?

Video Breakdown: Warrant – Cherry Pie
By Simon Young published
A blow-by-blow account of Warrant's cheeky homage to baked goods

Someone's made a metal version of Carpool Karaoke – and it's brilliant
By Simon Young published
Two Minutes To Late Night host Gwarsenio Hall sings along to Misfits with members of Converge and Trap Them

Video Breakdown: Judas Priest – Breaking The Law
By Simon Young published
Following a bank robbery, police are looking for a bunch of men with guitars to help them with their enquiries

Video Breakdown: Twisted Sister – We're Not Gonna Take It
By Simon Young published
What happens if you're a bad parent who can't cope with kids who want to rock
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