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Brian May says Freddie Mercury fought his guitar solo on one of Queen's biggest hits
Mercury heard a “piano song” in the 1979 track, but May convinced him it needed a guitar solo
Brian Montana, guitarist for pioneering death metal group Possessed, killed in police shootout
Brian Montana helped Possessed rise in a scene that included Metallica and Exodus but left the group due to internal problems
Mike Campbell reveals how he and Tom Petty developed the guitar tandem that defines the Heartbreakers' classic sound
Petty had started out as a bass player, but when he moved to electric the seeds of one of rock’s greatest guitar partnerships were sown
Aaron Rash has spent years learning the tonal secrets of Nirvana’s “In Utero”, and he’s just discovered his Holy Grail
The exact make, model and specs of the guitar that produced the album’s “mean stuff” eluded Aaron Rash until he took a chance on an oddball axe
Sammy Hagar claims he made Eddie Van Halen a better musician and says the guitarist "dried up" in the 2000s
The Red Rocker believes Van Halen's musical horizons broadened during their time together, only to shrink in the years after they parted ways
How Lita Ford rediscovered her stolen B.C. Rich Mockingbird — and then let it go again
The guitar joins the ranks of star-owned axes that have mysteriously disappeared, only to return again
Elliot Easton reveals how Mutt Lange drove the Cars mad when making their 1984 comeback, 'Heartbeat City'
Having cut their first albums with Queen producer Roy Thomas Baker, the band sought Lange's magic touch, only to find it far heavier than they imagined
Kim Thayil says Soundgarden's Rock Hall induction is important to the late Chris Cornell's legacy
The band will be inducted along with the White Stripes, Bad Company and others, while Oasis, Billy Idol and Black Crowes are shunned once again
