The English music magazine Kerrang! has tallied up the hardest, most legendary rockers of this century and crowned AC/DC’s Angus Young as the top “Rock Icon”, beating some of the biggest names in the business.
Here’s the top 10 list of Rock Icons:
- Angus Young (AC/DC)
- Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, ex-Nirvana)
- Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day)
- Eddie (Iron Maiden)
- Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
- James Hetfield (Metallica)
- Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance)
- “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott (ex-Pantera, Damageplan)
- Amy Lee (Evanescence)
- Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
This is the second Kerrang! gong for Young, who was presented with the “Legend” award at the 13th annual Kerrang! Awards in August 2006.