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“I played lots of guitar on it, and Freddie said, ‘No, no, no!’”: How Brian May fought to be heard on a Queen classic
May calls it “a massive Queen song”
Gene Simmons wants you to be his assistant… but there’s a catch
Simmons is heading out on the road and one lucky fan per gig has the opportunity to get up close and personal. For a price...
“The idea was to make an album heavier than anything that had ever before”: Tony Iommi on Black Sabbath’s classic debut
"It was a bit nerve-wracking!"
"If you hated Tool fans, this is what you would do": Tool booed by their own fans at their own festival
The band didn’t play two completely ‘unique’ sets, it seems, and the diehards weren't happy
![Ben Eller wears a black Dunlop Tortex T-shirt [left] and holds a double-cut electric guitar; [right] Troy Sanders and Bill Kelliher perform onstage with Mastodon.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8HfaUNyCy7anC4ZXA2TJwR-840-80.jpg.webp)
Ben Eller makes Mastodon debut after Brent Hinds’ exit – but what’s next for the prog-metal titans?
Hinds is out. Eller is in for now. Brann Dailor has a black eye. Palace intrigue notwithstanding, “all 2025 touring plans will remain intact,” says the band
“Freddie Mercury got me in a half-nelson. I couldn’t move!”: A rock legend’s backstage antics at Live Aid
Bowie was “a nice guy”. Elvis Costello, not so much…
“You don’t stop the show - not even when your drummer's locked outside the building!”: Lzzy Hale’s funniest gig story
“I do not want to be a sad parody of myself”: How Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson faced up to his greatest challenge
“I finally figured out finally what I do in life,” he says
