After being in the band for 28 years, guitarist Steve Morse has officially left Deep Purple in order to care for his wife Janine, who has stage 4 cancer. He shared a message with the fans and his ...

The Mark II edition of Deep Purple is generally agreed to be the ultimate version of the hard rockers. The lineup of singer Ian Gillan, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, bassist Roger Glover, keyboardist ...

Life in Deep Purple has never been dull. Whether it's Ian Gillan and Ritchie Blackmore exchanging barbs (and worse) band members being written out band history, or that grand piano purchased for the ...

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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 ...

Deep Purple will release a new album titled =1 on July 19. According to a press release, the title "symbolizes the idea that in a world growing ever more complex, everything eventually simplifies down ...

Former Deep Purple bassist Glenn Hughes has no interest in reuniting with his old bandmates on account of what he felt to be disrespectful behavior at their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2016.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It’s been 50 years since Deep Purple launched its Mk. II lineup with the album, “Deep Purple In Rock,” and the spirit of those times remains strong as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ...

Deep Purple's current tour, "The Long Goodbye," will stop at Milwaukee's Riverside Theater on Sunday, Oct. 13. Before then, bassist Roger Glover talked with OnMilwaukee about the band's highs and lows ...

Here’s another tri-pronged classic-rock bill that celebrated a bit of the heavier, darker side of the genre. And the lineup was certainly a study in contrast — not to mention that 66.6 percent of the ...

“To the general public in America, the lifespan of Deep Purple probably finished with our 1984 album, Perfect Strangers,” frontman Ian Gillan says. “America’s been a world of its own since the ...