Deep Purple News

I'm in Wisconsin for my 20th high school reunion. Wish me luck! 1. "Chorus: Glory to God in the Highest" from The Messiah by G.F. Handel, performed by Andrew Davis with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and the ...

DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey 's previously announced European tour in support of his recently released solo album, "A Light In The Sky" , has been cancelled "due to Don 's busy touring schedule with DEEP ...

WHITESNAKE's COVERDALE: OBAMA Is 'The Best Hope By Far In Restoring The Ideals Of America' - July 12, 2008 The Liverpool Daily Post recently conducted an interview with WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale .

DEEP PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse has posted a lengthy update on his official web site.

"Secret Voyage" , the new album by BLACKMORE'S NIGHT , the award-winning band fronted by singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Candice Night with legendary lead guitarist Ritchie Blackmore , has entered the ...

RHINEBECK - Whether it's at a music festival in Germany or Sunday's Freedom Fest at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Joe Lynn Turner doesn't need a primer on how to rock.

DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey will embark on a European tour this fall in support of his recently released solo album, "A Light In The Sky" . So far the following dates have been released: Sep.

Joe Bouchard, formerly of Blue Oyster Cult, was performing "Godzilla" in the early going of today's Freedom Fest in Rhinebeck at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds.

Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes has released the following statement regarding the passing of former TRAPEZE / WHITESNAKE guitarist Mel Galley : "I am so very sad to report the passing of my oldest ...

FELLOW musicians have paid tribute to Mel Galley, former guitarist in British hard rock band Whitesnake, who died of cancer this week aged 60.

Thousands of Bay Area guitarists strummed in Concord Tuesday night along with Berkeley country singer Joe McDonald to break a Guinness World Record for the largest guitar ensemble, Concord spokeswoman Leslye ...

According to a posting on the Deep Purple Appreciation Society web site, original DEEP PURPLE bassist Nick Simper will play some more shows in Austria and Germany in November 2008 with the Austrian rock band ...

Time Life continues their series of acclaimed music compilations with "Hard & Heavy" , the most complete collection of hard rocking, head banging hits of the '70s and '80s ever assembled.

It was reminiscent of the 1980s film "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure," when thousands stood shoulder to shoulder and strummed guitars in unison for the good of humanity.

This 6/17 4-DVD box set chronologically covers live shows 1995-2002 from this legendary hard rock band on three discs.

June 29 1948 Ian Paice, drummer for Deep Purple and Whitesnake is born. 1959 Dick Clark announces he's teaming up with veteran rock and roll package tour promoter Irvin Feld.

A case for everything louder than everything else.

There's no doubt Deep Purple was one of the 70's premiere hard rock bands. Just look at some of the facts: their live album Made in Japan consistently ranks near the top of critics' lists of all time greatest live rock albums. They once held the record for World's Loudest Band, and of course, they wrote 'Smoke On the...

The Premier League of British Heavy Metal was on show at the MEN Arena as metal monsters Whitesnake and Def Leppard shook the very foundations of the building.

Today's Birthdays: Actress Jane Russell is 87. Actor Bernie Kopell is 75. Actor Monte Markham is 73.

This guy doesn't know what the hell he's talking about. Uriah Heep? Rush? Deep Purple? They're all heavy metal? Wrong, as SayUncle correctly points out! They are hard rock! Several of them CLASSIC hard rock ...