“We had an exploding Marshall cabinet. The roadies put too much gasoline in it, and it almost blew Ritchie Blackmore offstage”: A metal fan’s guide to Deep Purple, one of hard rock’s original Holy Trinity

Deep Purple’s Mark II line-up posing for a photograph in 1972.

Along with Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple were the third in the holy trinity of bands who laid down the blueprint for hard rock and heavy metal in the late 60s and early 70s. In 2012, singer Ian Gillan and drummer Ian Paice looked back on the band’s turbulent history, tangled family tree and sometimes overlooked legacy.

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