Named among the greatest guitar riffs of all-time, this rock song almost didn't exist.

AC/DC were still trying to sniff out their big break in 1975. Thanks to sabotage on Deep Purple's behalf and a riotous ...

Machine Head is a pivotal album because it set the template for Purple’s entire future direction. "We made Machine Head in ...

Built from a riff that came from nowhere, Smoke On The Water has been covered by everyone from ‘Weird’ Al Yankovich to Black ...

The song remains a classic rock staple 54 years later.

MADRID, SPAIN - JUNE 13: Roger Glover, Ian Gillan and Simon McBride of the English rock band Deep Purple perform in concert during Alma Festival on June 13, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. Deep Purple's =1 ...

The Mark II edition of Deep Purple is generally agreed to be the ultimate version of the hard rockers. The lineup of singer Ian Gillan, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, bassist Roger Glover, keyboardist ...

When Deep Purple released their eponymous third studio album in June 1969, the career of the now-legendary group was in a rather tenuous state. Not even a year had passed since their debut, Shades of ...

Deep Purple will release an advance single from =1 at midnight on Tuesday, April 30. The album was produced by the group’s longtime collaborator Bob Ezrin, and according to a press statement, it ...

When the "Voice of Rock," Glenn Hughes, came to our studio, we knew we couldn’t pass on the chance to get some insight into the notoriously tumultuous state of the MK III and IV lineups of Deep Purple ...

Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan has declared the band's forthcoming album, Splat!, marks a vibrant return to the "dynamics, the balance and the fun" of their seminal early 1970s sound. The British ...