10 classic Queen songs that Freddie Mercury didn't sing
Queen wrote some amazing tracks that Freddie didn't even take the lead on
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Freddie, Frank, and The Halo: How Queen’s spectacular arena show rocked the UK
Queen and Adam Lambert's latest UK and European tour boasted their most ambitious stage production to date. We went behind the scenes with production company Stufish to learn their secrets
Queen: how a legendary artist and a violent robot led to their iconic News Of The World artwork
How Queen turned to a superstar fantasy artist for the News Of The World cover image
12 essential Queen books: Explore the world of the UK’s best-loved rock champions
Looking to expand your knowledge on all things Queen? You’ve come to the right place as we’ve picked out 12 essential Queen books that celebrate the world's most regal band
Darkness, destruction, drugs and a dead crow: how Therapy? killed off their hated 'Irish Nirvana' tag with the daring Nurse
Released on November 2, 1992, Therapy?'s twisted major label debut Nurse torched expectations and paved way for one of the decade's finest rock albums
The 10 heaviest metal riffs of all time
Candlemass doom-master Leif Edling picks the 10 heaviest riffs of all time. All of which happen to be by one band…
We asked a load of bands to tell us their spookiest real-life stories...and the results will keep you up at night
Haunted venues? Meeting Ted Bundy? Crow people?! Members of Halestorm, Architects, Twin Temple, Parkway Drive and more reveal all
Every The White Stripes album ranked from worst to best
Ranking the studio albums of The White Stripes, the little band from Detroit who became a very big noise
How George Michael proved himself to be Freddie Mercury's one true heir
When George Michael sang at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992, his tour de force performance was powered by hero worship and personal trauma
How Mötley Crüe survived literally everything to make Dr Feelgood
Overdoses. Drug smuggling. Doppelgängers. Marriage. Divorce. Fights. Russians. Bryan Adams. Baywatch. Welcome to a year in the life of Mötley Crüe
Cardinal Black: the oldest new band in town are just getting started
Slash loves them, they're bringing soul back to rock music, and in Chris Buck they've got a genuine guitar hero
Richard Marx on the perils of social media: "Anybody I go after has already come after me"
Multi-million selling pop-rocker Richard Marx on new album Songwriter, working with Taylor Hawkins, and the problem with Twitter
We Care A Lot: how Faith No More's parody of rock superstardom kept coming back for more
"It was fun to sing for a while, then it started feeling kind of silly" - Chuck Mosley on Faith No More's classic We Care A Lot
We made the ultimate 10-track album from Metallica’s Load and Reload to prove the haters wrong
Metallica’s Load and Reload albums deserve way more love than they get, as this 10-track ‘best of’ shows
How Mountain's harrowing tale of cannibalism and cheating reflected the band's heart of darkness
The hard-rock classic that became the theme for a TV current affairs show, Nantucket Sleighride (to Owen Coffin) was based on a true story
Clutch wanted to make a party album: it did not go as planned
Clutch's Neil Fallon and Jean-Paul Gaster on the making of thirteenth studio album Sunrise On Slaughter Beach
Clutch’s Neil Fallon: 10 Albums That Changed My Life
Classic metal, DC hardcore, 70s prog and headspinning go-go: this is the soundtrack to Clutch singer Neil Fallon’s life
Lulu revisited: why Metallica and Lou Reed's controversial album is far better than you remember
Lou Reed and Metallica's concept album Lulu remains the most divisive record released by either artist. Is it simply misunderstood?
Queen vs Sex Pistols: How Freddie took on punk and won with News Of The World
Their last album had flopped, punk rock was on the rise and the press were calling them "prats". 45 years on: How Queen came out fighting till the end.
