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“We were opening for Deep Purple, and Ritchie Blackmore got food poisoning and was in the hospital overnight”: How a support slot with Deep Purple and a last-minute guitarist replacement led to Eric Johnson meeting Christopher Cross

Johnson cut his teeth as a session player for the likes of Cat Stevens, Carole King, Steve Morse, and, of course, Christopher Cross

Guitar World

“Some of the guys never wanted to do that song in the first place. ‘This is crap – too poppy!’ I thought it was great, but I had no idea that it would become the band’s signature tune”: The ’70s hit that reinvented a legendary rock band

A triumph for a singer who’d been doing TV ads for yoghurt and crackers

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‘He spoke up for me when I was in prison’: Anthrax, Lamb of God, Rick Wakeman and more share memories of Ozzy Osbourne

After Osbourne’s death at 76, the heavy metal greats he inspired remember his pranks, generosity and quadruple brandies – and relive the tears at his farewell show

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"He was being very naughty under the piano with a woman at the same time he was singing": The epic story of the ‘stolen’ song that could be the next Stranger Things hit

Deep Purple's Child In Time has a long and complicated history – and now a whole new audience are hearing it for the first time

Metal Hammer

Ex-Deep Purple legend Glenn Hughes says his new solo album may be his last: “If I’ve got something else to say, then I’ll let you know, but I don’t know if I will have”

Is Glenn Hughes about to release his final solo record?

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“Ritchie and I wrote some great songs, some really wonderful things”: How Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio combined to create an epic style of heavy music - ‘castle rock’!

The two rock legends hit a peak with Rainbow's Rising

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“He was the kind of guy who liked confrontation, and I would always give it to him”: This is what Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore really thought about Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham

Friendship or rivalry? A little bit of both

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"The main difference between Future Shock and a Deep Purple record is the trimming of self-indulgent and meandering solos": Gillan's Future Shock pays sonic tribute to their singer's illustrious past

Future Shock found Gillan with a free-spirited sound thatbrought to mind nothing so much as an update on vintage Deep Purple

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"It's a new album now": Deep Purple launch 20th anniversary refurbishment of Rapture Of The Deep

Originally recorded without a record company, Rapture Of The Deep has been remixed, remastered and repackaged

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“The first time I played Rush’s YYZ I almost broke my fingers!” Epica bassist Rob Van Der Loo’s prog timeline, from Jon Lord to Dream Theater

Deep Purple’s Concerto For Group And Orchestra opened the door to the Dutch artist’s own career in symphonic rock

Louder

Their ranks have included blues-rock luminary Bernie Marsden, shred god Steve Vai, and journeyman virtuoso Reb Beach – here's the ultimate guide to the A-team guitarists that have shaped Whitesnake's blockbuster, stadium-conquering sound

David Coverdale’s revolving door of talent has included some of the finest rock guitarists of all time. This is how they each contributed to the many-times-platinum band's legacy

Guitar World

“I believe Tommy had lots of songs which were exactly what the band needed. And his style was more akin to Ritchie’s than mine”: Clem Clempson on the return of Colosseum, jamming with Jack Bruce, and that time he auditioned for Deep Purple

Clempson looks back on an epic career that has seen him replace Peter Frampton in Humble Pie, nearly replace Ritchie Blackmore, and tells us he's having more fun than ever with Colosseum

Guitar World

"Ritchie Blackmore gave me a wave as he fell backwards. That was my cue to do a ten-minute keyboard solo": Don Airey on Rainbow, Deep Purple and his awesome solo album Pushed To The Edge

Deep Purple keyboard player, go-to session guy and solo artist Don Airey on his new album, touring, Purple, Blackmore and more

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“It remained in the domain of teenyboppers, but prog elements are within its grooves”: What if I told you A-ha’s Hunting High And Low is really a prog album?

Believe it or not, the 1985 pop record emerged from a background of Uriah Heep, Deep Purple, and Morten Harket singing along to Queen songs

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“The mix was outrageous… the bass was so high they couldn’t play it on the radio”: Ian Gillan is really, really glad Tony Iommi wants to remix Born Again, one of Black Sabbath’s most maligned albums

Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan, who briefly fronted Black Sabbath in 1983, likens his album with the band to Spinal Tap

Guitar World

"We wrote a song based on a riff I had. The idea was to be Mahavishnu Orchestra with vocals": After Deep Purple decided not to hire him after Ritchie Blackmore's departure, Clem Clempson almost formed a wild supergroup with Glenn Hughes and David Bowie

The Colosseum and Humble Pie guitarist was in with a shot at joining the band –but says Tommy Bolin got the gig for one specific reason

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"Nobody has ever sung a heavy metal song better than Ronnie did": A tribute to Ronnie James Dio

Ronnie James Dio: July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010

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"As enjoyable as it is, this seems to be a footnote in the careers of everyone involved": Mixed results as Roger Glover gets his mates in on The Butterfly Ball And The Grasshopper's Feast

Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover's endearing all-star 1974 period piece revisited

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“This is my first band since Deep Purple. It’s out of this world – I’m back in a rock band, a real rock band”: How Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and a modern blues icon came together to form Black Country Communion

Black Country Communion’s second album, BCC2, established them as one of the greatest supergroups of the 21st century

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"That's me, that's Ian Gillan, that's Ian Paice… Jesus, why is my name in there?!" Deep Purple guitarist Simon McBride picks the soundtrack of his life

Deep Purple guitarist and solo artist Simon McBride picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names a band that really should be bigger

Guitar World

“Even standing with the guitars is tricky”: Ritchie Blackmore's health sparks concern after update from wife and musical partner Candice Night

Night reveals that the former Deep Purple guitarist has been warned not to fly due to his medical conditions – hindering potential touring plans beyond the States

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"The record company should’ve offered counselling - we could've been the next Journey!": The high hopes and shattered dreams of melodic rock's nearly men, Giuffria

When cult rockers Angel broke up, Gregg Giuffria formed another band – and they could have been huge

Guitar World

“I got together with Jeff a few years ago. The famous white Strat was sitting on the couch so I said, ‘Jeff, pick it up and play it!’” Rockabilly rover Mick Rogers on playing with Frank Zappa, touring with Kiss, and rootsy jams with Jeff Beck

The veteran rocker recalls how Frank Zappa helped him get his first Les Paul – and also got him kicked out of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – and discusses his recordings with Jeff Beck, which Rogers says were the last the late virtuoso ever made

Guitar World

“It's getting harder for him. But I've seen people younger than him in wheelchairs on stage doing what they do”: Ritchie Blackmore suffered a heart attack last year – and a return to Europe has been ruled out for the time being

The Deep Purple legend is set to play six shows in the US this Spring, but has been told not to fly by his cardiologist

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“I agreed to join the band when I was drunk. I’ve not much recollection of what went on!”: The chaotic story of Black Sabbath’s Born Again and the tour that inspired Spinal Tap

Black Sabbath’s Born Again: flawed classic or total disaster? Ian Gillan has opinions

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