Brian May on possible new Queen material: “I think it could happen”

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Brian May has commented on whether new music might be coming from Queen – almost 30 years on from their last album.The legendary band posthumously released their 15th and final studio record, ‘Made In Heaven’, in 1995 following the death of frontman Freddie Mercury in 1991.In 2004, Queen began performing with Paul Rodgers as their lead vocalist before Adam Lambert took on the role in 2011.

The latter recently played with the group on their huge ‘Rhapsody Tour’, which concluded in Tokyo in 2024.Queen shared a rediscovered track featuring Mercury’s vocals, ‘Face It Alone’, in October 2022.Now, in a new interview with MOJO, May revealed that the door isn’t entirely closed on new Queen music, telling the magazine: “I think it could happen.”He went on to say: “Both Roger [Taylor] and I are constantly writing and coming up with ideas and doing things in our studios.

I could have the beginnings of a Queen song right there in front of me now. It’s just whether the idea reaches maturity or not.

It’s whether that seed can grow.”It follows similar comments from Taylor last year, who was asked if the band could potentially record and release any new material. “I think we might,” he responded.“Brian and myself were talking the other day, and we both said that if we feel we have some good material, why not?