Blackmore's Night Announce Four East Coast Shows and Live DVD By Lukasz Bielawski published 28 September 12 Blackmore‘s Night, the band former Deep Purple and Rainbow guitarist Ritchie Blackmore formed 15 years ago with his wife, Candice Night, have announced four East Coast US dates.
Black Country Communion Streaming New Song, Offer Free Download By Josh Hart published 19 September 12 Prolific rock supergroup Black Country Communion have just released a brand new track from their upcoming third studio album, Afterglow. You can stream "Confessor" below.
Members of Judas Priest, Dream Theater, Deep Purple and More to Appear on New Who Tribute Album By Damian Fanelli published 14 September 12
Metallica Streaming Cover of Deep Purple's "When a Blind Man Cries" By Josh Hart published 29 August 12 Metallica have just posted an audio stream of their cover of Deep Purple's "When a Blind Man Cries." Listen via the YouTube clip below.
‘Re-Machined,’ Deep Purple Tribute Album, Coming September 25 By Damian Fanelli published 16 August 12 Metallica, Iron Maiden, Chickenfoot, Steve Vai and other artists will appear on Re-Machined: A Tribute to Machine Head, a Deep Purple tribute album scheduled to be released September 4.
Tony Iommi, Deep Purple's Ian Gillan to Release 2-Disc WhoCares Album August 28 By Josh Hart published 14 August 12 After releasing a charity single last year, Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi and Deep Purple's Ian Gillan have announced the details of the upcoming debut album from their joint project, WhoCares.
Steve Morse Remembers Deep Purple Keyboardist Jon Lord By Josh Hart published 18 July 12 Earlier this week, longtime Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord died at the age of 71 from a pulmonary embolism.
Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler Posts Tribute to Deep Purple Keyboardist Jon Lord By Damian Fanelli published 17 July 12
Tony Iommi, Ian Gillan Announce Details of WhoCares Album By Josh Hart published 21 June 12 After releasing a charity single last year, Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi and Deep Purple's Ian Gillan have announced the details of the upcoming debut album from their project WhoCares.
Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan "Pisses On" Radiohead, Praises Ritchie Blackmore By Damian Fanelli published 13 June 12 Billy Corgan, the Smashing Pumpkins frontman, decided to lay into Radiohead during a recent interview with Antiquiet.
Interview: Legendary Rock Frontman Joe Lynn Turner Discusses New Sunstorm Album, 'Emotional Fire' By Alison Richter published 1 May 12
Steve Morse: Bob Ezrin Will Produce Next Deep Purple Album By Damian Fanelli published 1 May 12 Deep Purple guitarist Steve Morse recently told Glide magazine that Bob Ezrin will produce the next Deep Purple album -- which the band is ready to start recording soon.
Video: Steve Morse Plays, Discusses Ernie Ball Cobalt Electric Guitar Strings By Damian Fanelli published 28 March 12 Here's a video of Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs and Flying Colors guitarist Steve Morse playing and discussing Ernie Ball's new Cobalt guitar strings.
Readers Poll Results: The Top 25 Guitar Albums of 1972 By Damian Fanelli published 23 March 12 Last week, we posted a story about 50 great -- in some cases, classic -- albums from 1972, albums that are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year.
Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Steve Morse Team Up for European G3 By Josh Hart published 23 March 12 We usually don't do much reporting on European tours, but when three of our favorite guitarists hit the road for the return of the G3 tour, we can't help but let everyone know.
Interview: Glenn Hughes Discusses Deep Purple, Gary Moore, Bill Nash Basses and Writing with Black Country Communion By Damian Fanelli published 8 March 12
Black Country Communion: Studio Fire Broke Out During Recording of '2' By Damian Fanelli published 16 February 12 According to a news item recently posted to Black Country Communion's official website, a fire broke out in the studio where the band were recording their 2011 album, 2.