The top 20 guitar stories of 2019 By Richard Bienstock From Queen to Gilmour, JoBo to Tool, here are the stories that got the guitar world talking this year
This compositional trick has been used to great effect by Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots, The Eagles, Queen and many more By Jimmy Brown Learn how to walk down scales with contrary motion
IK Multimedia teases Brian May AmpliTube By Richard Bienstock The company is cooking up tones that will rock you
Judas Priest, Queen, Cheap Trick and Neil Young: Four Killer Live Albums Turn 40 By Mark McStea Behold four 1979 releases that have aged a lot more gracefully than Steve Martin's 'The Jerk.'
Learn a Brian May-Style Arrangement of "The Star-Spangled Banner" By Guitar World Staff A patriotic guitar arrangement with pizzaz.
Queen's Brian May on Freddie Mercury's guitar skills, Bohemian Rhapsody actors and the most difficult song to play live By Joe Bosso Dr. Brian May talks all things Queen, 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and gear in our June cover story.
The 30 Best 12-String Guitar Songs of All Time By Josh Hart and Damian Fanelli What are the best 12-string guitar songs? Guitar World's team pick their favorites
Listen to Brian May and Kenny Wayne Shepherd Guest on Five Finger Death Punch’s “Blue on Black” By Richard Bienstock The new version, which also features Brantley Gilbert, benefits the Gary Sinise Foundation.
Watch Queen & Adam Lambert Perform “We Will Rock You” and “We Are the Champions” at the Oscars By Richard Bienstock Band biopic ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ also took home a Best Actor award.
Queen, Tony Iommi and Roger Daltrey Perform "I Want It All" in 1992 By Damian Fanelli A star-studded performance of a Queen classic.
Listen to "New Horizons," from Queen Guitarist Brian May By Richard Bienstock The track is May's first solo single in more than 20 years.
Queen’s Brian May Previews New Solo Single, “New Horizons” By Richard Bienstock The epic guitar track will premiere in full from NASA control headquarters on January 1.
Watch Andy Timmons Perform a Solo Guitar Version of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" By Richard Bienstock The former Danger Danger guitarist also tackles the legendary British band's "You Take My Breath Away."
Watch Queen Rehearse "We Are the Champions" In the Studio By Richard Bienstock The newly unearthed footage was shot while the band was recording their 1977 album, 'News of the World.'
Queen + Adam Lambert Announce New North American Tour Dates By Richard Bienstock The ambitious 'Rhapsody' outing will kick off in Vancouver in July.
Watch Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt and Zakk Wylde Shred Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" By Richard Bienstock The four guitarists paid tribute to Freddie Mercury at the Pennsylvania stop on the Generation Axe tour.
Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Soundtrack to Feature Historic Live Aid Set By Richard Bienstock Hits, rarities and new recordings also included on the album, scheduled for release in October.
