Despite being a member of the band for just three years, Glenn Hughes' legacy with Deep Purple is almost as great as that of the man he replaced, longstanding (and current) bassist Roger Glover. This ...

Deep Purple established a reputation over their many years of existence as one of the leading lights of the heavy metal scene. Where others have fallen off that path, this band has remained stalwarts ...

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 ‘Smoke On The Water’ has topped a poll to find the best ever guitar riff. The 1972 song beat Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ in the survey of students from music schools ...

The post Deep Purple Announce Rapture of the Deep 20th Anniversary Reissue and Remix appeared first on Consequence. Deep Purple have announced a 20th anniversary expanded reissue and remix of Rapture ...

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.

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

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 ...

Blackmore’s Night is best known for their songs “Under a Violet Moon,” “Loreley,” and “Ghost of a Rose.” The band is led by Ritchie Blackmore, founding member and original guitarist of progressive ...