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A Rickenbacker 4001 bass, and Roger Glover in 1971 (headshot)

A true crime story of Roger Glover, a new Rickenbacker, and Smoke On The Water

By Gary Graff published

Roger Glover bought a new bass guitar for the recording of Machine Head, but things did not go according to plan

Bands & Artists
Roger Glover flipping a coin

Roger Glover's seven favourite Deep Purple songs

By Dave Ling published

Roger Glover's seven favourite Purple patches, including the one that was "like rap before rap"

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A portrait of Steve Vai and a photo of Ritchie Blackmore performing live

Steve Vai on the genius of Ritchie Blackmore: “He could play his ass off”

By Kevin Murphy published

One guitar legend plays tribute to another

Interviews
Ian Paice studio portrait

Ian Paice's eight favourite Deep Purple songs

By Dave Ling published

Eight personal favourites from Deep Purple's only ever-present member, drummer Ian Paice

Tracks & Singles
Deep Purple Mk III with an inset of Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith

“People think of them as a heavy metal band, but they swing. It‘s not just bash bash bash”: how Deep Purple changed Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith’s life

By Paul Brannigan published

RHCP drummer Chad Smith is a card-carrying Deep Purple fan, and here he explains why

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Deep Purple studio portrait

Deep Purple launch first music with new guitarist Simon McBride

By Fraser Lewry published

The driving Portable Door comes from upcoming Deep Purple album =1

Bands & Artists
Deep Purple studio portrait

Deep Purple announce new album =1

By Fraser Lewry published

The mathematically titled =1 is Deep Purple's first album with new guitarist Simon McBride

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Deep Purple's drum kit and keyboards

Deep Purple are teasing something and it might involve algebra

By Fraser Lewry published

A mysterious new video has appeared on Deep Purple's social media channels

Bands & Artists
Deep Purple’s In Rock album cover with an inset of Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi

“It shows every member of the band doing what they did best – Gillan’s vocals, Jon Lord’s keyboards”: the In Rock classic that’s Tony Iommi‘s favourite Deep Purple song

By Classic Rock published

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi reveals his favourite song by fellow rock pioneers Deep Purple

Bands & Artists
Deep Purple in a garden in 1973

When the call went out to replace Ian Gillan in Deep Purple, only one man got an audition

By Geoff Barton published

In 1973, Deep Purple replaced Ian Gillan with an unknown singer. They then went on to make one of rock’s most underrated albums, Burn

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