With a storied career spanning over half a century and more than 20 studio albums (in addition to many live and best-of sets), Deep Purple are quite simply one of the most successful, renowned, ...

When Deep Purple released their eponymous third studio album in June 1969, the career of the now-legendary group was in a rather tenuous state. Not even a year had passed since their debut, Shades of ...

Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan reveals of The Leona Graham Podcast that he never knew he had a rock voice. Growing up ...

The Deep Purple lineup that frontman Ian Gillan calls the “living, breathing Deep Purple” played a hit-filled set Friday night at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Brooklyn’s ...

Why did Ritchie Blackmore leave Deep Purple? And why did the influential guitarist do it not once but twice, initially departing the English hard rock band in 1975 before returning around 10 years ...

The band originally operated under the name Roundabout until 1966 when they decided they needed a new moniker. The bandmates wrote down their suggestions and placed them on a communal board. Orpheus ...

Drummer Ian Paice is the only constant member amid the swirl of Deep Purple’s numerous line-up changes - Fin Costello/Redferns It says rather a lot about the music industry that when Deep Purple ...

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 ...

It was deep, man! Deep Purple, that is: The classic band brought their heavy rock style (and tune "Smoke on the Water") to the TODAY plaza Thursday, and all we can say is ... where there's smoke, ...