First released on the 1970 album In Rock, “Child In Time” featured Ritchie Blackmore, Gillan, Jon Lord, and Ian Paice. At the time of its release, the song landed No. 1 on the Australian Albums chart.

Deep Purple will release their 24th studio album ‘Splat!’ on July 3, with Ian Gillan describing the record as the band’s heaviest work in years and a return to the spirit of the classic 1970s era.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gillan briefly sang with Sabbath in 1983, following the exit of previous frontman Ronnie James Dio. He performed on the Birmingham ...

Deep Purple hail new album as a return to their classic 1970s rock sound - Frontman Ian Gillan claims group’s new material is ...

Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan has revealed that the health issues he is currently battling may force him to retire from performing. The 80-year-old "Smoke on the Water" singer revealed that he has ...

Ian Gillan's says growing vision problems could mean retirement from Deep Purple is "not far off." Now 80, Gillan is still performing with the group he joined in 1969, completing a huge tour late last ...

Deep Purple, Rock and Roll Hall of Famers and among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, have announced a new ...

From an alarmingly non-conformist visual image to Ian’s often quirky lyrics, which included rhyming ‘ultrasonic’ with ‘gin and tonic’, and their choice of subject matter (No Laughing In Heaven was a ...

Ritchie Blackmore may have wanted Deep Purple to get heavier, but he didn't think the ideas were fully formed on this album.