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"He's the Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart of the riff": Gibson salutes Tony Iommi in star-studded new film series

Iommi: The Godfather Of Heavy Metal features interviews with Brian May, Slash, Dave Mustaine, Kirk Hammett, Scott Ian and more

Metal Hammer

“I didn’t take Lemmy’s advice and I got a beer glass in my face”: The wild story of the spoof heavy metal band who beat Spinal Tap by a year

Spinal Tap weren’t the first spoof heavy metal band

Metal Hammer

“We came off stage and looked at each other in amazement, because all that singing from the audience was so extreme. And I said to Freddie, ‘Maybe we should be harnessing this kind of energy’”: How Queen created the mother of all rock anthems

“I was hoping it would catch on," Brian May said

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Freddie Mercury’s closest friend throws doubt on ‘secret child’ claims as woman speaks out for first time

Mary Austin, who met Mercury when she was 19 and lived with him for years, questions veracity of claims by an anonymous woman who says she was conceived during an affair the Queen star had with his friend’s wife

The Independent UK

“Why Now?”: Freddie Mercury ‘Love Child’ Sparks Backlash Ahead Of Book Release

"For 34 years, the truth of Freddie's life has been distorted, twisted and rewritten, but she said nothing."

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“It's like he reached into a place that even he'd never got to before”: How Freddie Mercury took on mortality itself for Queen’s majestic final single

It was sadly to be Freddie’s last single with Queen before his untimely death just six weeks after its release

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“I have none of that high-speed technical skill of a Steve Vai or a Joe Satriani. What I have is a connection between the mind and the fingers”: How Brian May plays off instinct – and how he and Freddie Mercury battled over a Queen classic

“Freddie was pushing up the guitar more and more”

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“I Will Miss Him Dearly”: 50 Wild, Heartbreaking, And Eccentric Goodbyes To Ozzy From Stars

From Sir Elton John to AC/DC, from Jason Momoa to Adam Sandler, from Kermit the Frog to sports teams, tributes poured in after Ozzy Osbourne’s passing.

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“Ozzy changed the world. For millions of people, it’s nearly impossible to imagine where we might be if he hadn’t”: Ozzy Osbourne, 1948-2025 – the guitar world pays tribute

Zakk Wylde, Tom Morello, Yungblud, Slash, Ronnie Wood and more have all come out to remember the life and legacy of the legendary singer

Guitar World

Alice Cooper says Ozzy Osbourne was ‘unmatched showman and cultural icon’

Cooper, 77, paid tribute to the Black Sabbath frontman following the news of his death on Tuesday evening.

Evening Standard

'So sad to see Ozzy leave us': Sir David Beckham's tribute to Ozzy Osbourne

Sir David Beckham, Brian May and Adam Sandler are among the stars who have paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne following his death.

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“I’ve got 7 guitar solos throughout the set, which is kind of insane – and that’s totally from her wanting that”: With Olivia Rodrigo, Arianna Powell is staking her claim as a guitar hero for a whole new audience

The seasoned session player made her name with the Black Eyed Peas and Halsey, but it’s the Olivia Rodrigo gig that’s given her incendiary playing a spotlight on a global scale. She breaks down her whirlwind journey so far

Guitar World

Brian May: 40th anniversary of Live Aid ‘bittersweet’ without Freddie Mercury

Mercury, who was lauded for his impressive vocal range, died of Aids-related illness at the age of 45 in 1991.

Evening Standard

“I understand people who say: ‘There is no Queen without Freddie.’ Because that’s what we felt following his death”: The epic story behind Queen’s triumphant comeback with Adam Lambert

No one expected Queen to return in 2011 –not least Queen themselves

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“Freddie rose to the occasion. When we did Radio Ga Ga and the whole audience did the double handclap thing, I remember getting chills in that moment”: Brian May recalls the power and the glory of Queen at Live Aid

"When you watch it now, it's not without its tense moments"

Louder

Every song on Queen's Greatest Hits, ranked from worst to best

Queen's Greatest Hits is the UK’s biggest-selling album of all time, with total worldwide sales of over 25 million copies –but which song is the greatest?

Louder

"We thought it was going to be a disaster." Brian May and Roger Taylor look back on Queen's now-legendary performance at Live Aid, and share Bob Geldof's blunt pre-show advice to Freddie Mercury

"The response from the crowd was so deafening, it took your breath away"

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“It came off the rails quite significantly at the end of Hammer to Fall”: Brian May reveals Queen's Live Aid doubts, and how the band were "lacking oil"

Guitarist recalls “flaws” in their performance that day

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The Independent UK

Brian May lifts lid on Queen’s legendary Live Aid gig

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Bob Geldof told Freddie Mercury to ‘just play the hits’ before legendary Live Aid performance

Queen’s six-song set is often remembered as one of the greatest rock performances of all time

The Guardian - UK

Bob Geldof told Freddie Mercury ‘don’t get clever’ before 1985 Live Aid set

Queen members Roger Taylor and Brian May say Geldof told Mercury: ‘Just play the hits – you have 17 minutes’

Evening Standard

Brian May and his wife break silence on Freddie Mercury's 'secret daughter from affair'

The Queen frontman reportedly conceived a girl during an affair with a close friend’s wife in the 1970s

BANG Premier

Sir Brian May doesn't believe claims that Queen bandmate Freddie Mercury had a secret lovechild

Queen guitarist Sir Brian May is sceptical about the revelation in a new biography that his late bandmate Freddie Mercury had a secret daughter, according to his wife Anita Dobson.

The Independent UK

Brian May has four-word response to claim Freddie Mercury had a secret daughter

The alleged love child has come forward in a new biography about the Queen frontman

Louder

"It made me feel empowered!" That time pop superstars Beyoncé, Britney Spears and Pink dressed up as gladiators and covered Queen's anthemic classic We Will Rock You now seems like a weird fever dream

Look out for cameos from Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor in one of TV's most iconic adverts

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