Claim: Freddie Mercury was a member of a metal band.
Evidence: Farrokh `` Freddie '' Mercury -LRB- née Bulsara ; 5 September 1946 -- 24 November 1991 -RRB- was a British singer , songwriter and record producer , known as the lead vocalist and co-principal songwriter of the rock band Queen.
Queen are a British rock band that formed in London in 1970.