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Video: JOE LYNN TURNER Performs RAINBOW Classics In Oslo

Fan-filmed video footage of Joe Lynn Turner's March 24 performace at the Hard Rock Café in Oslo, Norway can be seen below (courtesy of Mr AOR). Joe Lynn Turner last year slammed Ritchie Blackmore for the guitarist's decision to go out and perform classic DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW material with a new g...

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THE FERRYMEN Feat. RAINBOW Singer, PRIMAL FEAR Guitarist Joined By Drummer MIKE TERRANA

THE FERRYMEN, the new project featuring guitarist Magnus Karlsson (MAGNUS KARLSSON'S FREE FALL, PRIMAL FEAR) and vocalist Ronnie Romero (LORDS OF BLACK, RAINBOW),has been joined by acclaimed drummer Mike Terrana (TARJA, RAGE, AXEL RUDI PELL, VISION DIVINE). THE FERRYMEN's debut album will be releas...

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DEEP PURPLE Bassist Says 'The Fashion These Days' For Aging Musicians 'Is To Drop Dead'

DEEP PURPLE drummer Ian Paice says "it's hard to accept" the fact that the band will eventually have to come to an end. Although DEEP PURPLE's upcoming album, "InFinite", and accompanying tour, "The Long Goodbye", both suggest that the group will retire from the road after the dates, Paice tells U.K...

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ROGER GLOVER Says DEEP PURPLE's Record Company Came Up With 'InFinite' Album Title

Metal Talk recently conducted an interview with bassist Roger Glover of British hard rock legends DEEP PURPLE. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about the meaning of the title of DEEP PURPLE's new album, "InFinite", which will be released on April 7 via earMUSIC, Glover said: "Well, it's whate...

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DEEP PURPLE Bassist On 'The Long Goodbye' Tour: 'No One Wants To Stop'

In a brand new interview with Billboard, DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover spoke about the band's upcoming tour, "The Long Goodbye", which starts May 13 in Europe and includes a late-summer North American leg with ALICE COOPER and EDGAR WINTER. Asked if the tour title is trying to tell fans something...

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DEEP PURPLE's 'InFinite' Album Is 'Heavier' And 'More Prog' Than 'Now What?!', Says DON AIREY

British rock legends DEEP PURPLE will release their new album, "InFinite", the highly anticipated follow-up to their worldwide chart-topping effort "Now What?!", on April 7 via earMUSIC. "InFinite" was tracked in February 2016 at a studio in Nashville, Tennessee and was once again helmed by Bob Ezri...

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DEEP PURPLE: 'InFinite' Album Track Listing Revealed

British rock legends DEEP PURPLE will release their new album, "InFinite", the highly anticipated follow-up to their worldwide chart-topping effort "Now What?!", on April 7 via earMUSIC. "InFinite" was tracked in February 2016 at a studio in Nashville, Tennessee and was once again helmed by Bob Ezri...

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DEEP PURPLE: Watch Studio Clip From 'From Here To InFinite' Documentary Movie

British rock legends DEEP PURPLE will release their new album, "InFinite", the highly anticipated follow-up to their worldwide chart-topping effort "Now What?!", on April 7 via earMUSIC. "InFinite" was tracked in February 2016 at a studio in Nashville, Tennessee and was once again helmed by Bob Ezri...

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Singer GRAHAM BONNET Looks Back On His RAINBOW Stint: 'I Really Didn't Think I Belonged'

In a newly posted interview with music writer Joel Gausten, legendary singer Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MSG, ALCATRAZZ, GRAHAM BONNET BAND) discusses a number of topics, including his uncomfortable arrival in RAINBOW in 1979 following the departure of original vocalist Ronnie James Dio. An excerpt from...

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IAN PAICE: DEEP PURPLE Hasn't Decided Yet If 'Long Goodbye' Will Be Band's Last Big Tour

British rock legends DEEP PURPLE will release their new album, "InFinite", the highly anticipated follow-up to their worldwide chart-topping effort "Now What?!", on April 7 via earMUSIC. The first single, "Time For Bedlam", was recently made available via a lyric video, which can be seen below. Spea...

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GLENN HUGHES Says New RAINBOW Singer RONNIE ROMERO Is Doing 'A Reasonably Good Job'

Glenn Hughes says that Ronnie Romero is doing a "reasonably good job" singing the classic songs from RAINBOW's and DEEP PURPLE's catalogs and insists that all is "good" between him and his former bandmate Ritchie Blackmore. The former DEEP PURPLE bassist/vocalist spoke to Metal Express Radio about B...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Wouldn't Have Been Interested In Reforming RAINBOW With RONNIE JAMES DIO

In a brand new interview with Newsweek, legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore was asked if he was disapppointed that he wasn't able to invite original RAINBOW singer Ronnie James Dio, who died in 2010, to take part in the band's reunion shows last year. He responded: "I hate to say it, but no, I ...

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DEEP PURPLE Sues Longtime Accountant For Allegedly Misappropriating Millions Of Dollars

According to The Times, DEEP PURPLE has filed a lawsuit against its longtime accountant, accusing him of siphoning off up to £4 million (approximately $4.93 million) in band royalties. Vocalist Ian Gillan, drummer Ian Paice and bassist Roger Glover have sued Dipak Shanker Rao, who has been working f...

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GRAHAM BONNET Is Not Interested In Hearing RITCHIE BLACKMORE's Revamped RAINBOW

Graham Bonnet says that he is not interested in hearing Ritchie Blackmore's revamped version of RAINBOW because the band doesn't include any of the other musicians who were originally part of the group. Blackmore performed RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE material at three shows this past June. He was joined...

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DEEP PURPLE Unveils 'InFinite' Album Artwork, Releases 'Time For Bedlam' Single

British rock legends DEEP PURPLE will release their new album, "InFinite", the highly anticipated follow-up to their worldwide chart-topping effort "Now What?!", on April 7 via earMUSIC. The first single, "Time For Bedlam", has just been made available via a lyric video, which can be seen below. "In...