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

If you don't know the history of Deep Purple's first big hit, "Hush," it might surprise you to learn that the classic rock ...

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 ...

Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover has revealed how Ian Gillan came up with the title of the band’s new album SPLAT! and explained why their songwriting partnership remains one of rock’s most enduring ...

Ian Gillan remembers the first time he sang with Deep Purple, at the Speakeasy Club in London in July 1969. “We just cranked up, and I looked at [bassist] Roger [Glover], and I nearly had tears in my ...

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 ...

Deep Purple has released a third advance track from its forthcoming studio album, =1 (Equals One), a rocking song titled “Lazy Sod.” The song is available now as a digital download and via streaming ...

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 ...