It says rather a lot about the music industry that when Deep Purple travelled to Japan for the first time, in August 1972, the band’s members were in economy class while their managers reclined in ...

Here are four fantastic Ian Gillan vocal performances from the Deep Purple singer's various music projects, in honor of his 80th birthday.

Steven Wilson helms five CD/ten LP edition of Deep Purple's 1972 Far Eastern Triumph. Read MOJO's review and the tracklisting ...

Deep Purple (1972): A run of early ‘70s heavy-metal supremacy achieved its commercial zenith with a Deep Purple album that featured the guitar riff to end all guitar riffs: “Smoke on the Water ...

Johnson cut his teeth as a session player for the likes of Cat Stevens, Carole King, Steve Morse, and, of course, Christopher Cross ...

Deep Purple released 'Come Taste the Band,' their first (and only) album with guitarist Tommy Bolin, on Oct. 10, 1975.

Ulrich had been championing for Deep Purple's induction since Metallica were bestowed the honor in 2009. His speech was delivered from the heart, describing how his father took him to see Deep ...

Few live rock albums have the mythic status of Deep Purple’s Made in Japan. Recorded across three blistering nights in August 1972 and originally released in late 1972/early 1973, it’s the record that ...

Deep Purple formed in 1968 and shut down operations by 1975 (before Priest had released even their second album) with the release of the Mk. IV’s Come Taste the Band opus.

Deep Purple pulled James Gang guitarist Tommy Bolin, who died of an overdose in 1976. Rainbow’s Joe Lynn Turner sang on Deep Purple’s Slaves and Masters album from 1990.

Deep Purple, which has appeared in countless forms in its four-decade existence, has four shows slated for Russia later this year: Yekaterinburg (October 24), St. Petersburg (October 27), Moscow ...