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"We were the first heavy metal band." Roger Daltrey says The Who pioneered the genre of music we all love so much

The Who frontman says they pushed the boundaries of volume and onstage antics before anyone else

Metal Hammer

"We've been a rock band, we've been pop stars, and then we became dinosaurs. But if you can live through the dinosaur period you become a legend..." The epic story of Nazareth

Axl is a huge fan. Robert Plant owes them money. They were almost on that plane with Skynyrd. Nazareth: the full crazy story

Louder

“I said, ‘It’s everything I need. Can I borrow it to do my demo?’ They went, ‘Let me ask Ern’”: Steve Morse on how a gear nightmare lead him to Ernie Ball – and the signature guitar of his dreams

Morse has become one of Ernie Ball’s most loyal and high-profile endorsers – and it all started with a broken volume pedal

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"I don't know how many thousands of times I've sung it, but I've never once thought 'Oh no, not tonight'." 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 Yankovic to Black Sabbath

Louder

"Noel Gallagher would be in the room across from me." From underground darlings to collabs with Mastodon and Gojira: Urne are the best-kept secret in British metal

After exploring the effects of dementia on 2023's A Feast On Sorrow, Urne decided to reconnect with metal's roots for their 2026 follow-up

Metal Hammer

"Can this possibly be the perfect rock album?" Deep Purple climb an early pinnacle on Machine Head

Machine Head was the album that set the template for Deep Purple’s entire future direction

Louder

“I made a deal, paid him in cash, and he died two months later. His last text to his daughter was, ‘I buried the money in the desert’”: Joe Bonamassa tells the story of the strangest guitar deal he ever did

The Bolin ’Burst is famed for its association with Deep Purple guitarist Tommy Bolin – but its route to Bonamassa was considerably less direct

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“If we had stuck together we could have been as big as Led Zeppelin – or at the very least, Deep Purple. We had the stuff!”: The heavy rock innovators whose hard-hitting drummer was a star before John Bonham

“There was always friction – but it all worked for the creation of what we had"

MusicRadar

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: May 18, 2026

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Deep Purple, Green Lung, John Densmore & Chuck D and more

Louder

“It’s a bit of a mystery. I’ve found that at my age it’s time to pull back on touring”: Ritchie Blackmore issues health update – and explains how he’ll get back to live gigs

The guitarist was forced to scrap touring plans last year, and ongoing health issues are forcing him to reconsider how and when he’ll return to the stage

Guitar World

Deep Purple announce high-end hifi hookup with audio company Revox

Only 223 days until Christmas!

Louder

Deep Purple drop blistering new single Arrogant Boy from new album

Deep Purple have launched their new era with the release of hard‑hitting single Arrogant Boy, the first track from upcoming album SPLAT! arriving July 3.

BANG Premier

Ritchie Blackmore finally confirms that yes, Christopher Cross really did replace him at a Deep Purple show that one time

The incident took place in Texas in 1970 after Blackmore reacted badly to some flu shots

Louder

"I can't think of anything more fun than irritating the elite." Listen to Deep Purple's "Highway Star-style" new single Arrogant Boy

Arrogant Boy comes from Deep Purple's upcoming 24th album, Splat!

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“We were spun out on meth at the time. I’d go to the rehearsal room, crank everything insanely loud and just jam”: Gary Holt and Lee Altus on why Exodus will never be a legacy thrash act –and the song that took 27 years

The Bay Area thrash stalwarts return with the face-ripping Goliath, an album that finds them with nothing to prove but Holt's still out for blood anyway

BANG Premier

Deep Purple to release new studio album in July

Deep Purple will release their new studio album SPLAT! on July 3, with pre‑orders now open.

The Independent UK

Rock legends Deep Purple announce heaviest album in years

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Deep Purple hail new album as a return to their classic 1970s rock sound

Frontman Ian Gillan claims group’s new material is compatible with the biggest hits of their heyday

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New Deep Purple album to return to ‘dynamics, balance and fun’ of 1970s music

Splat! will be released on July 3.

Louder

"I'd been conscious of hardly ever being able to capture the heart, soul and spirit of the band." How David Coverdale led a fans' choir to create the connoisseur's favourite Whitesnake album

With three studio albums under their belt, Whitesnake unleashed their live sound on the world in a double dose of Hammersmith havoc

Guitar World

“I read the other day that I hated him. I can’t believe they said that”: Ritchie Blackmore sets the record straight about his relationship with Jimmy Page

Blackmore says he has nothing but respect for the Led Zep guitarist

Guitar World

“Absolutely essential listening for any would-be rock bass player”: How Rainbow bassist Craig Gruber galloped his way through a hard-rock classic alongside Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio

Having become disillusioned with Deep Purple’s growing love of funk, Ritchie Blackmore jumped ship in August 1975 – taking most of Purple’s opening act with him

Metal Hammer

"We were just jamming, making stuff up. Our session went totally out of the window." The true story of Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin's lost jam

Black Sabbath’s Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi on the legendary Black Zeppelin jam – the greatest session you’ve never heard

Guitar World

“I couldn’t believe he was a guitar player”: Ritchie Blackmore says most guitarists aren’t nice people – but names one player who bucks the trend

Blackmore reserves particularly high praise for one of his Deep Purple successors

Louder

"It was an embarrassment, but we were desperate for the cash."How Thin Lizzy saved their career by recording an album of Deep Purple covers

It's late 1972, and Thin Lizzy are about to lose their record contract - then along comes an offer they can't afford to refuse

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