
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.
Latest articles by Simon Young

Opinion: Why Blink-182's new song is a massive mistake
By Simon Young published
If we're being honest, Blink-182 should have never reunited in the first place

What Prince Means To Me – by The Dillinger Escape Plan’s Ben Weinman
By Simon Young published
The Dillinger Escape Plan's Ben Weinman looks back on the enduring appeal of the late Prince

Are these two men the best metal buskers in the world?
By Simon Young published
Watch these two mates convince strangers to part with their cash – using only the power of rock

Some of these people have bought crap records and are not ashamed to say it
By Simon Young published
It turns out some of your favourite musicians have made some very dodgy decisions in the past...

Black Peaks' soundtrack for the end of the world
By Simon Young published
A track-by-track guide to Black Peaks' album, Statues

Watch Jim Carrey impersonate Napalm Death on a US chat show
By Simon Young published
How a late night mooch around the internet made us realise how metal Jim Carrey really is...

14 things you could buy instead of a $2500 Guns N' Roses VIP ticket
By Simon Young published
The band are charging fans that much for a Vegas VIP package – and it doesn't include a meet and greet

Someone has created the ultimate AC/DC mashup
By Simon Young published
Here's the ending of almost every AC/DC song – in under three minutes!

Ska Wars: How Poe Dameron quit punk to fight The First Order
By Simon Young published
Star Wars actor Oscar Isaac used to be in a ska band

The 13 best Marilyn Manson videos
By Simon Young published
The best of everything, every day on TeamRock.com

The 21 best videos of 2015
By Simon Young published
The best of everything, every day on TeamRock.com

How to write metal riffs using Scrabble and dice
By Simon Young published
Watch this video and become an instant riff lord!

What happens when you play Paramore at the wrong speed?
By Simon Young published
Listen to their 2007 single crushcrushcrush at 33rpm

10 mostly thought-provoking Marilyn Manson posters
By Simon Young published
Ponder life's big questions with these genteel images

Sikth come out of the shadows
By Simon Young published
Armed with their first new music in nearly a decade, tech metal kings Sikth have delved into darkness to redefine music all over again.

Rock fan reveals hidden perils of trick or treating
By Simon Young published
How this video could keep you and your family safe at Hallowe'en

The Essential Playlist: Mike Doughty
By Simon Young published
The former Soul Coughing frontman looks back on his considerable back catalogue

Linkin Park, you're a nu metal boy band. Discuss.
By Simon Young published
Hybrid Theory, 15 years on

Martin Barre - Barre Chords
By Simon Young published
He shot to fame with Jethro Tull, but despite experimenting with many genres, Martin Barre has unearthed his blues roots for new solo album Back To Steel.

We interviewed the man who sets Rammstein on fire
By Simon Young published
This is literally the hottest interview you'll read all day

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

We have no idea what Slipknot's new video is about
By Simon Young published
Here's a shot-by-shot guide to XIX
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