The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band rocks Jiffy Lube Live on Saturday as the “Highway Stars” round the Capitol Beltway for their “Smoke on the Water” 50th anniversary tour with fire in the sky over the ...

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 ...

As the narrator in the video below declares, “This bands been called the loudest band in the world,” it’s hard to argue that anyone topped Deep Purple at ...

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 ...

Traditionally you only make music videos for new songs, but every now and then something truly weird happens. To celebrate the new Super Deluxe Edition of their 1972 album Machine Head, heavy metal ...

Ian Gillan, the powerhouse vocalist best-known as the longtime frontman of Deep Purple, celebrates his 80th birthday on August 19. Gillan joined the British hard-rock band in 1969 and helped propel ...

It has been over 50 years since “Smoke On The Water” was released, and Deep Purple is finally ready to celebrate. Deep Purple will head out on their “=1 More Time Tour " on Aug. 14 in Hollywood, Fla.

Influential English rock band Deep Purple is best known for early albums like “In Rock” from 1970 and “Machine Head” from 1972, which is home to two of the band’s most popular songs, “Smoke on the ...