Garry Sharpe-Young

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Garry Anthony Sharpe-Young (born 1964 in the United Kingdom , † March 12, 2010 in Taranaki , New Zealand ) was a British music journalist. In addition to several publications on the metal scene , he was also the founder of the website Rockdetector.com (today: MusicMight).

Life

Garry Sharpe-Young became interested in rock music and metal at the age of 14 and quickly became a huge fan of these types of music. As a teenager, he also began to imitate various cover art . When he got upset about the cover of a band at Kerrang and called Ebony Records , he told the label owner that the cover looked "shit" and that he could draw a better one. In fact, this was taken seriously and he first created the cover artwork for the compilation Metal Warriors . This was followed by the cover of Savages Loose 'n' Lethal and Grim Reapers See You in Hell . Through the photographer Robert Ellis he was able to establish contact with the Scorpions and Queensrÿche , for whom he created some logos and backdrops. He also worked for Rob Halford and Guns N 'Roses .

He began writing for Metal Mania magazine from San Francisco . This was followed by work for the magazines Aardschok America and Metal Forces . While he then worked as A&R for various labels, he published a number of music books, including the encyclopedia The Ultimate Hard Rock Guide , which contained around 6000 bands on more than 800 pages. The book was published in Germany in English by the magazine Heavy oder was !? (today: Heavy ).

In 2001 he designed the concept for the band database Rockdetector.com , which is considered to be one of the largest metal and rock databases on the Internet. Several book publications with the records on certain genres, including Black and Thrash Metal , followed. Sharpe-Young also wrote biographies of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath .

In 2002 Sharpe-Young moved to New Zealand, where he worked as a columnist for the Taranaki Daily News and then as an event manager in the Taranaki area and New Plymouth . Among other things, he brought the reformed Fleetwood Mac to New Zealand in 2008 and founded the guitar festival called G-Taranaki.

Garry Sharpe-Young died unexpectedly on March 12, 2010 at home of a brain aneurysm . He left a wife and three children.

Works (selection)

  • The AZ of '80s Rock . Berlin: IP publishing house. 2003, ISBN 3-931624-77-3
  • The AZ of Doom, Gothic & Stoner Metal . Berlin: IP-Verlag, ISBN 3-931624-79-X
  • The AZ of Black Metal . Berlin: IP Verlag 2001.
  • The AZ of Power Metal . Berlin: IP Verlag 2003, ISBN 3-931624-80-3
  • The AZ of Thrash Metal . Berlin: IP Verlag, ISBN 1-901447-09-X
  • Black Sabbath: Never Say Die! To unofficial publication . Berlin: IP Verlag 2003, ISBN 3-931624-76-5
  • Encyclopedia of Classic Rock . Helter Skelter Publishing 2009.
  • Metal: The Definitive Guide . With a foreword by Rob Halford . Jawbone Press 2007.
  • New Wave of American Metal . Zonda Books Limited 2005.
  • Ozzy Osbourne: The Story of Ozzy . Cleopatra Records 2002.
  • Sabbath Bloody Sabbath: The Battle for Black Sabbath . Zonda Books Limited 2006.
  • The Ultimate Hard Rock Guide 'Vol. 1: Europe . Together with Horst Odermatt. Nottinghamshire: Bang Your Head Enterprises 1998, ISBN 0-9534751-0-7 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Interview with Gary Sharpe-young of Rockdetector.com. Metal-rules.com, accessed October 30, 2010 .
  2. ^ A b Felicity Ross: Events chief dies suddenly. Taranaki Daily News, March 15, 2010, accessed October 30, 2010 .
personal data
SURNAME Sharpe-Young, Garry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sharpe-Young, Garry Anthony (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British music journalist
DATE OF BIRTH 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH United Kingdom
DATE OF DEATH March 12, 2010
Place of death Taranaki , New Zealand