When Ian Paice and Jon Lord teamed up with charismatic singer Tony Ashton, they had the grandest of intentions – but it ...

People are raving about the new album and calling it a renaissance for the band of over 50 years.

Deep Purple has been on a creative burn, if you will, in recent times. SPLAT! is the quintet’s fourth album in the past six ...

In that same chapter of his book, chapter 4, Gillan wrote, "There was always the the nonchalant blowjob (BJ) happening while ...

Ian Gillan has offered some insight into his initial departure from Deep Purple. It was the summer of 1973 when the singer ...

THE word “splat” has been on Ian Gillan’s mind for a few years now. To him, it is a word to conjure with, one to fuel his ...

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 ...

If it’s done with the consent of the artist, then I don’t have a problem with it, but people must know that it’s not the real ...

For the defining track of their early years, 'Hush', Deep Purple and Ritchie Blackmore were unknowingly pillaging from the realm of pious hymns and religion.

The opening riff of Deep Purple’s 1972 hit “Smoke on the Water” is one of the most iconic musical sequences in classic rock history, but according to the musician who wrote it, the riff’s origins can ...