29 rock stars when they were young

Featuring Gerard Way, Dave Grohl, Travis Barker, Axl Rose, Kurt Cobain, and more

My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way (L) and Gerard Way (R)

Published 18th Jan 2017
Last updated 20th Jan 2021

A look back at some of our favourite rock and metal stars when they were young. Featuring Gerard Way, Dave Grohl, Travis Barker, Billie Joe Armstrong, Marilyn Manson, Kurt Cobain, David Bowie, James Hetfield, Axl Rose, and many more!

Metallica's Lars Ulrich

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong

My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way

Foo Fighters' and Nirvana legend Dave Grohl

blink-182's Travis Barker

Dio and Black Sabbath frontman Ronnie James Dio

Courtney Love

Nickelback's Chad Kroeger

Queen's Freddie Mercury

Alice Cooper

Nirvana's Kurt Cobain

Bon Jovi's Jon Bon Jovi

Metallica's Kirk Hammett

Slayer's Tom Araya

Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson

Aerosmith's Steven Tyler

Red Hot Chili Peppers' Anthony Kiedis

The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan

Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose

KISS's Gene Simmons

The late great Eddie Van Halen

Original AC/DC frontman Bon Scott

Jimi Hendrix

David Bowie

Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant

The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards

Led Zeppelin's John Bonham

The Who's Roger Daltrey

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