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Bernie Torme
Bernie Tormé only played seven gigs with Ozzy Osbourne – but he saved the Black Sabbath frontman’s career

By Rich Davenport Published

Flown in at short notice after Rhoads' death, the Irish Strat magician would soon leave Ian Gillan, Phil Lewis, and Tracii Guns – among many others – with blown minds

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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 play Smoke on the Water on the lake that inspired it – with actual fire in the sky

By Janelle Borg Published

The band return to Montreux, the site of the 1971 casino fire depicted in the lyrics of their iconic track

Concert, Gigs & Tours
Black Sabbath perform in concert, New York, New York, October 29, 1983.
“I don't know whether we played it properly, but the audience loved it”: When Black Sabbath regularly covered Smoke on the Water – and unwittingly inspired Spinal Tap's Stonehenge

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Sabbath's ill-fated Born Again tour featured comically oversized props “as big as the real Stonehenge”, onstage spills, and a crowd-pleasing hard-rock crossover

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Bernie Tormé, Former Ozzy Osbourne Guitarist, Dead at 66

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Ozzy Osbourne once said that if it wasn't for Tormé, he “might never have got back on a stage."

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Deep Purple Premiere New "Bloodsucker" Lyric Video

By Jackson Maxwell Published

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Deep Purple Premiere Animated "The Surprising" Video

By Jackson Maxwell Published

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Ian Gillan on One-Off Reunion With Ritchie Blackmore: "It's Not Gonna Happen"

By Jackson Maxwell Published

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Deep Purple Announce 'A Fire in the Sky' Anthology

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Deep Purple has announcedA Fire in the Sky, a career-spanning anthology that will be available as a single CD and a three-CD set.

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Deep Purple's Ian Gillan Has No Desire to Reunite with Ritchie Blackmore

By Guitar World Staff Published

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Tony Iommi, Deep Purple's Ian Gillan to Release 2-Disc WhoCares Album August 28

By Josh Hart Published

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.

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