Former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore once revealed the band's "heroes", who had such an effect on them that they ...

Ritchie Blackmore may have been dissatisfied with many of Deep Purple's records over the years, but none more than the album that brought them early attention.

Metallica's Lars Ulrich has proclaimed Deep Purple's Made in Japan as the best hard rock live album ever in a new promotional video hyping the reissue of the classic 1972 performance. Though Lars ...

In 1968, Blackmore co-founded Deep Purple with keyboardist Jon Lord, drummer Ian Paice, singer Rod Evans, and bassist Nick Simper. The group was initially heavily influenced by psychedelia and ...

Dickinson is not alone in his love of Made in Japan . Metallica 's Lars Ulrich also singled it out as his favorite live album ...