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How Freddie Mercury's "fevered brain" conjured up Queen's biggest song
Queen's record company didn't want to release Bohemian Rhapsody as a single, but history has proved them wrong several times
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: May 22 2026
Japanese boundary pushers SiM unite with Hanabie., Witch Club Satan seethe about the state of the world and President goes electro in this week's best new metal songs round-up
President begin debut album Blood Of Your Empire campaign with new single Doom Loop
Their first full-length statement drops on September 4 via Atlantic
Lacuna Coil’s Cristina Scabbia breaks down her career in 11 songs
The vocal dynamo looks back at her three decades on Italian metal’s frontlines
The psychedelic masterpiece inspired by John Coltrane, Ravi Shankar and an aeroplane flight
Eight Miles High was the single that should have launched The Byrds into the stratosphere. So why did it instead mark the precise moment when it all came crashing down?
Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: May 18, 2026
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Deep Purple, Green Lung, John Densmore & Chuck D and more
The story of the platinum-selling, two-minute blast of Celtic punk inspired by historic documents
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"70s metal was definitely the coolest. AC/DC had some fly records, Sabbath had some cool s**t." Ten Beastie Boys songs featuring samples of classic rock anthems
"When hip hop DJs started using those chunky riffs, we started checking out old metal again"
