Deep Purple have paid homage to Smoke on The Water's origins by returning to where it all started. On July 8, the band performed their iconic track at the 58th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, ...

Half a century ago, Deep Purple released their legendary album "Machine Head". As the cult album is now being reissued, the band's lead singer Ian Gillan tells us their most famous tune" Smoke On The ...

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 ...

The four power chords that open Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” are still one of hard rock’s most recognizable riffs. In the early 1970s, the fanfare and song touched a primal nerve with many ...

If you've watched Loudwire's Gear Factor series over the years, you've no doubt seen how influential Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water" riff is, especially for guitar players just starting out and ...

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Deep Purple’s fearless 1975 studio album Come Taste The Band reaches its 50th anniversary, celebrating the daring Mark IV line-up with Tommy Bolin.

The Montreux Jazz Festival plans to return in July after being cancelled last year due to COVID-19, organisers said on ...

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 ...

Purple was always trying different arrangements and pushing the boundaries of rock music. They also changed lineups often. The second incarnation of the band was the most successful after releasing ...

At the Merriweather Post Pavilion on Tuesday, Deep Purple reminded fans why it was either the heaviest of the art-rockers or the artiest of the hard-rock combos to come out of England in the '70s.