Simon McBride explains why some Deep Purple guitar parts are untouchable

Despite being told not to imitate Ritchie Blackmore or Steve Morse, the Deep Purple guitarist says classics like “Highway ...
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Ian Gillan offers advice as Deep Purple release frisky new single Diablo

Diablo comes from Deep Purple's new album Splat!, out next month ...
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Deep Purple Confirms New Album Will Arrive Soon

Deep Purple has shared that their next album is tentatively set to arrive in June. The band's frontman, Ian Gillan, disclosed during an interview with Songwriting for Songwriters that the hard rock ...
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Deep Purple Almost Returns To The Top 10 Half A Century Into Their Time Together

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 ...
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Deep Purple announce new album ‘Splat!’ ahead of huge 2026 world tour

The legendary rock band, led by Ian Gillan, will release their 24th studio record, and their follow-up to 2024’s ‘=1’, on July 3 via earMUSIC, and you can pre-order/pre-save your copy here. Gillan has ...
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How Deep Purple created an all-time hard rock classic with a song that "didn't go anywhere"

Built from a riff that came from nowhere, Smoke On The Water has been covered by everyone from ‘Weird’ Al Yankovich to Black Sabbath ...