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Drummer BRIAN TICHY Explains His Departure From WHITESNAKE

Renowned drummer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Brian Tichy, known for his tours of duty with BILLY IDOL, FOREIGNER and OZZY OSBOURNE, announced his departure from WHITESNAKE last Friday (January 4) in order to focus on SOMETHING UNTO NOTHING (S.U.N.),the band he started with Sass Jordan, a...

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DEEP PURPLE: Deluxe Edition Of 'Slaves And Masters' To Include Two Rare Bonus Tracks

On February 5, Friday Music will release the deluxe edition of DEEP PURPLE's "Slaves And Masters", the only album featuring former RAINBOW/FANDANGO singer Joe Lynn Turner. Now remastered, the LP features two rare bonus tracks: "Slow Down Sister" (B-side of "Love Conquers All" 12-inch and 45 rpm sing...

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DEEP PURPLE: 'Live In Paris 1975' Remastered CD Reissue Audio Samples

2013 will be a momentous year for DEEP PURPLE. Not only is the band's new album on the way (to be released April 30 via earMusic/Eagle Rock Entertainment),but 10 classic recordings from the DEEP PURPLE cannon will be exhumed, starting with the 2CD/digital release of "Live In Paris 1975" on January...

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DEEP PURPLE: 'Live In Paris 1975' Remastered CD Reissue To Hit Stores In January

2013 will be a momentous year for DEEP PURPLE. Not only is the band's new album on the way (to be released April 30 via earMusic/Eagle Rock Entertainment),but 10 classic recordings from the DEEP PURPLE cannon will be exhumed, starting with the 2CD/digital release of "Live In Paris 1975" on January...

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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Joins National Guitar Museum Board Of Advisors

The National Guitar Museum (NGM),the first museum dedicated to the history, science, and cultural impact of the world's most popular instrument, has announced that Tony Iommi — guitarist and founding member of BLACK SABBATH — has joined the museum's board of advisors. As an advisor to the National...

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Concerto For Group And Orchestra

It may come off pass? to say the late Jon Lord was fond of classical music. As we've come to learn over the years through Yngwie Malmsteen and Eddie Van Halen's Mozart, Bach and Beethoven translations into heavy metal form, the two styles have exhibited a propensity for marriage of the finest capaci...

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IAN GILLAN: I'm Very Honored That METALLICA Were Influenced By DEEP PURPLE

On November 7, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked if he has heard METALLICA's version of the DEEP PURPLE track "When A Blind Man Cries", which appears on the the ...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Has 'No Idea' If He Will Be Included In Possible PURPLE 'Rock Hall' Induction

Robert Cavuoto of Guitar International recently conducted an interview with legendary singer Joe Lynn Turner's (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN). An excerpt from the chat follows below. Guitar International: What was it like to be in the RAINBOW legacy and perform the Ronnie James Dio songs?...

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Video: JOE LYNN TURNER Performs In Tampere, Finland

Fan-filmed video footage of legendary singer Joe Lynn Turner's (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) November 14 performance at Klubi in Tampere, Finland can be seen below. Joe Lynn Turner spent much of 2009 and 2011 touring with OVER THE RAINBOW, which also features fellow ex-RAINBOW members Bob...

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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT Singer CANDICE NIGHT To Guest On Tonight's 'Metal On Metal'

Candice Night, lead vocalist of BLACKMORE'S NIGHT and wife of legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW),will chat live with host Bill Peters on tonight's WJCU "Metal On Metal" show at 8:00 p.m. EST. Night will discuss the latest BLACKMORE'S NIGHT live release, "A Knight In York",...

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A Knight in York

Jaws around the world hit the floor with a collective thud many solstices ago when Ritchie Blackmore organized a band of Medieval-minded (and clad) minstrels with his wife, Candice Night. Potshots ringing along the line of "D&D dweebs" have trailed BLACKMORE'S NIGHT ever since and yet if you sto...

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DOOGIE WHITE Sets Record Straight Regarding His Departure From RAINBOW

Renowned Scottish singer Doogie White (pictured below),who has worked with such bands as RAINBOW, CORNERSTONE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, MIDNIGHT BLUE, PRAYING MANTIS and TANK, has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "In the 16 years or so since I left RAINBOW, I have never spoken publicl...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Talks BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, RONNIE JAMES DIO In New Audio Interview

Earlier today (Saturday, October 27),former DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and his wife, Candice Night, spoke to 103.9 WRCN-FM, Long Island's classic rock radio station, about Ritchie's distinguished career and their medieval/renaissance group, BLACKMORE'S NIGHT. You can now listen...

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Former DEEP PURPLE Guitarist: ROCK HALL Induction Doesn't Have 'Anything To Do With Music'

British hard rock legends DEEP PURPLE are among 15 finalists for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame's Class Of 2013, but the band's former guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore, recently told Billboard he "couldn't care less" about the possible honor. Speaking to VH1 Radio Network's Dave Basner, B...

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METALLICA Guitarist: 'DEEP PURPLE Definitely Belongs In The ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME'

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett, who was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame with his bandmates in 2009, told Artisan News that he was a bit turned off given that the Hall has overlooked so many other great rock bands, including DEEP PURPLE, who is among 15 finalists for induction into the...