Deep Purple's classic "Mark II" lineup in 1971: Jon Lord, Roger Glover, Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Paice. Credit: Warner Bros./Wikimedia Commons It’s hard to fathom that a collective founded ...

Fans of Deep Purple might want to get out and see the band sooner than later because frontman Ian Gillan revealed in a recent interview that the legendary rock band’s run is nearing its end. Gillan, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drummer Ian Paice is the only constant member amid the swirl of Deep Purple’s numerous line-up changes - Fin Costello/Redferns It ...

Metallica and the Eddie Munson character might be out of the picture in the fifth and final season of “Stranger Things,” but judging by the show’s latest trailer, released today, heavy metal most ...

Deep Purple's classic 1972 live album Made in Japan is getting the Super Deluxe expanded treatment later this summer. The latest reissue of the band's popular concert LP includes new stereo and Dolby ...

Iconic hard rock band Deep Purple has been around since 1968. That’s impressive, to say the least. While Deep Purple has endured a bit of a revolving door of members through the years, the band still ...

Deep Purple has remixed and expanded Rapture of the Deep, 20 years after its release. The often-overlooked LP was their fourth since Steve Morse took over for Ritchie Blackmore and second after Don ...

On this day (April 22) in 1972, Deep Purple scored a No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart with their sixth studio album Machine Head. The album contained “Smoke on the Water” and “Highway Star,” which would ...

He was a busy session saxophonist, but he is probably best known for the Grammy-winning pop hit that he sang in 1963 as half of a duo act with his sister, April Stevens. By Daniel E. Slotnik Nino ...

Life in Deep Purple has never been dull. Whether it's Ian Gillan and Ritchie Blackmore exchanging barbs (and worse) band members being written out band history, or that grand piano purchased for the ...

English rock band Deep Purple at the Dorchester Hotel, London, UK, 9th January 1969; they are (L-R) singer Rod Evans, pianist Jon Lord (1941 - 2012), guitarist and songwriter Ritchie Blackmore, bass ...