Brian May on how Led Zeppelin inspired Queen: “I owe a lot to Jimmy Page” By Matt Owen published 18 January 23 The guitar icon said he and his bandmates looked up to Led Zeppelin from a musical and industry perspective, and labelled Page “the master of the riff”
How Brian May broke a golden guitar recording rule during the tracking of Queen's debut album By Sam Roche published 17 January 23 The guitarist talks disrupting conventional approaches to recording in the early '70s in a new interview with Total Guitar
Brian May: “The Face It Alone solo is very much in the moment. It’s me trying to be a voice next to Freddie's” By Chris Bird published 23 December 22 May reveals the story behind Queen’s ‘lost’ classic – and the epic guitar solo he created for it
Brian May on unearthing an unreleased Freddie Mercury track and how The Beatles: Get Back inspired the reissue of Queen's 1989 album The Miracle By Andrew Daly published 21 November 22 May dubs it “Queen's most cohesive album of the '80s” – here, he explains why the rock legends chose to reissue The Miracle some 33 years after its original release with a massive boxset featuring lost tracks, outtakes, live cuts and loads more
Watch Charles Berthoud lead 200 bass players in a magical cover of Queen’s Under Pressure By Nick Wells published 21 November 22 What do you get if you put 200 bassists in a stadium and ask them to play a Queen classic? A kind of magic
Queen share “lost” track featuring Freddie Mercury, Face It Alone, recorded over 30 years ago By Matt Owen published 13 October 22 The rediscovered single was committed to record during the band's 1988 sessions for their 13th studio album, The Miracle, but never made the cut
Queen and Adam Lambert announce Rhapsody Over London – a live stream extravaganza captured during their 10-night stint at the O2 Arena By Matt Parker published 7 July 22 Brian May and co will also answer fan questions in a live Q&A session
Steve Jones on joining the Sex Pistols: "The only spot open in the band was guitarist, so I had to do that or f**k off" By Joe Matera published 16 June 22 In this archival GW chat, the punk guitar ace discusses the Pistols' origins, and his first Les Paul
Ann Wilson on enlisting Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Warren Haynes and Tom Bukovac for new solo album Fierce Bliss By James Wood published 25 April 22 Wilson talks covering Queen, Eurythmics and Robin Trower at Muscle Shoals, and recalls her fondest memories from a decades-long career with Heart
Ann Wilson and Vince Gill duet on a spellbinding rendition of Queen’s Love of My Life By Matt Owen published 21 April 22 The captivating cover will feature on Wilson's upcoming album, Fierce Bliss, due April 29
Meet Tim Staffell, John Deacon's bass-playing predecessor in Smile, the band that became Queen By Mike Brooks published 15 February 22 Staffell looks back on the days of forming an unconventional rhythm section with Roger Taylor and allowing Brian May's nascent talents to shine
Brian May tests positive for Covid, keeps playing guitar: “I want to show you that you can actually play after Covid” By Matt Owen published 21 December 21 The Queen icon has been documenting his recovery process on social media, which involves plenty of rest and recuperation with the help of his Red Special
Travis Haley – aka ex-Steel Panther bassist Lexxi Foxx – forms new band, Hollywood Gods N' Monsters By Sam Roche published 28 September 21 “Think of us as a bigass American jukebox, where all the records in it have melted together,” explains Haley's new bandmate Diggity Dave
Queen's Brian May hints towards all-instrumental solo album By Sam Roche published 14 September 21 “I don't have the dazzling technical expertise of a Joe Satriani or a Steve Vai or Al Di Meola or Eddie Van Halen. But I just might”
The 47 greatest live guitar moments: the most iconic, infamous and explosive onstage antics in six-string history By Amit Sharma, Guitar World Staff published 30 July 21 From legendary solos to infamous and (literally) incendiary performances, we’ve tracked down the best live moments in the history of guitar
Parker Lundgren quits Queensrÿche to pursue “other business ventures” By Sam Roche published 5 July 21 Former Queensrÿche guitarist Mike Stone joined the band over the weekend for their set at M3 Rock Festival
Brian May to reissue 1992 debut solo album, Back to the Light By Jonathan Horsley published 23 June 21 Recorded shortly after Freddie Mercury's death, the album finds the Queen guitarist processing grief and finding his voice as a singer
Brian May explains why he uses a sixpence as a pick By Richard Bienstock published 11 June 21 “The more rigid it is, the more you feel what's happening at the string in your fingers,” the Queen legend says
Brian May plays Beethoven’s Ode to Joy for new single “uniting the Spanish music industry” By Richard Bienstock published 19 April 21 “A stupendous event,” the Queen guitarist says of Himno a la Alegría
Watch Brian May and his father discuss the Red Special in a vintage video clip By Richard Bienstock published 7 April 21 The Queen legend built the iconic guitar with his dad when he was a teenager