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(L-R) Joe Satriani and Steve Vai of SatchVai Band perform at Meridian Hall on May 13, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario
Joe Satriani and Steve Vai on what happened when Billy Gibbons and Brian May played through their rigs

By Janelle Borg Published

Does the rig shape the guitarist, or does the guitarist shape the rig? Satriani and Vai give their two cents on the matter

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Tony Iommi poses in a wooden room with his signature Gibson SG
Tony Iommi on life after Black Sabbath, Ozzy’s last gig and why he has no intention of slowing down

By Joel McIver Published

The metal godfather tells GW about making his first album in 21 years, tracking with Brian May’s Red Special and the blind panic of losing his false fingertips

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Nancy Wilson and Ann Wilson of Heart perform onstage during the GRAMMY Hall of Fame Gala 2026 at The Beverly Hilton on May 08, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California.
“Page and Plant said they really liked our performance. That was a big deal”: Ann Wilson’s tales of guitar royalty

By Henry Yates Published

Friends and collaborators have heaped praise on the Heart singer in her upcoming documentary – now she returns the favor for Jimmy Page, Kim Thayil, her sister Nancy and many more

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Guitarist Brian May of Queen performs live on stage during a concert at Mercedes-Benz Arena on June 19, 2018 in Berlin, Germany
Brian May on what guitar he’d play if he never made the Red Special

By Matt Owen Published

May has played both Fenders and Gibsons in the past, but could any of them have stepped in for the Red Special?

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Brian May and William Shatner
Brian May will be on William Shatner’s surprise album – alongside a host of metal guitar heroes

By Phil Weller Published

The unlikely collaboration will be heard on the Star Trek actor’s upcoming record

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Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath, inductee, and Brian May of Queen
How Brian May ended up playing on Tony Iommi's forthcoming solo album

By Janelle Borg Published

The two legends have been friends for over five decades and previously collaborated on a Black Sabbath and solo Iommi track

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Brian May and Matthias Reisböck, the 17-year-old guitarist who has been praised by his hero
Brian May hails 17-year-old for his uncanny Queen guitar covers

By Phil Weller Published

The guitarist fell in love with Queen through the Bohemian Rhapsody film, and now has a fan in the man himself

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Queen, Sportpaleis, Antwerpen, Belgium, 20th April 2005.
How a Fender Strat anniversary event led to Queen’s first world tour since Freddie Mercury’s death

By Matt Owen Published

From The Archive May shared the Strat Pack stage with a singer whose performance convinced him to get the Queen machine up and running again

From The Archive
Brian May and Dan Hawkins performing live
Dan Hawkins on the time he jammed “back to back” with Brian May

By Phil Weller Published

The Darkness shared the stage with the Queen guitar legend back in 2011

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Tony Iommi and Brian May
Tony Iommi reveals Brian May’s role on his upcoming solo record

By Phil Weller Published

The Black Sabbath riffsmith recently announced the release date of his new album, From the Dark

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