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

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 ...

Deep Purple's Machine Head was plagued with problems from the beginning. "It's a project that almost got destroyed before it even got started," bassist Roger Glover says in a very matter-of-fact ...

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 ...

The band worked fast, releasing their debut album, Shades Of Deep Purple, in July 1968. It mixed organ-and-guitar-driven ...

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.

Deep Purple has released a video for their new song "Lazy Sod," taken from the upcoming album =1. The 13-track =1 arrives on July 19. The track listing and the “Lazy Sod” video can be seen below.

I remember trying to play along with Space Truckin’ and there was one fill that Ian Paice does that I couldn’t figure out and it was really pissing me off. It was driving me crazy, so I really ...

When Deep Purple received induction from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016, the band welcomed Hughes and David Coverdale to the stage. But when speaking with Guitar Interactive Magazine, Hughes ...

The show featured one of Medvedev's favourite groups, British rock band Deep Purple most famous for their single Smoke on the Water and the Gazprom boss got the chance to shake hands and talk with his ...