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STEVE MORSE On DEEP PURPLE: SIMON MCBRIDE 'Is Fitting Them Better Than I Was'

In July 2022, guitarist Steve Morse officially left DEEP PURPLE to care for his wife, Janine, who was battling cancer. He was replaced by Simon McBride. Morse's announcement came four months after the guitarist said that he would be taking a hiatus from the band, in the hope of rejoining his bandmat...

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Ex-DEEP PURPLE Guitarist STEVE MORSE Announces New Art Collection Crafted From Guitar Performance

Former DEEP PURPLE and current DIXIE DREGS guitarist Steve Morse has once again collaborated with Los Angeles art team SceneFour on the creation of fine artwork built from performance. Utilizing light-based technology, Morse is able to create and capture his fretboard performance into extraordinary...

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GLENN HUGHES Completes Writing Music For His New Solo Album

Over the weekend, legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes took to his social media to say that he has "finished writing new music" for his upcoming solo album. The long-awaited follow-up to Hughes's 2016 solo album "Resonate" will be recorded in June in Copenhagen, Denmark. The 72-year-old Glenn, wh...

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DEEP PURPLE's ROGER GLOVER Says Decision To Enlist DWEEZIL ZAPPA To Remix 'Machine Head' Was 'Probably A Marketing' Idea

In a new interview with Poland's Eska Rock, DEEP PURPLE's Roger Glover was asked about the decision to enlist Dweezil Zappa, son of Frank Zappa, remix the band's iconic album "Machine Head" for the new super deluxe edition. Dweezil performed with PURPLE at the 2016 Montreux Jazz Festival in what has...

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GLENN HUGHES To Record New Solo Album In June

Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes will enter the studio in June to record the long-awaited follow-up to his 2016 solo album "Resonate". The 72-year-old Glenn, who just played a couple of shows with his supergroup BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, confirmed his recording plans in a social media post on...

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DWEEZIL ZAPPA Explains His Approach To Remixing DEEP PURPLE's 'Machine Head' For Super Deluxe Edition

Radio host and MTV legend Matt Pinfield recently joined Dweezil Zappa, son of Frank Zappa, in his Hikari Studios in Los Angeles to discuss Dweezil's approach to remixing DEEP PURPLE's iconic album "Machine Head" for the new super deluxe edition. In the seven-minute video below, hear Dweezil illumina...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Is Hoping To Release Next Solo Album In 2025

In a new interview with VRP Rocks, former RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE frontman Joe Lynn Turner spoke about a possible follow-up to his latest solo album, "Belly Of The Beast", which came out in October 2022 via Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE: ABBA Is 'Probably My Favorite Band Of All Time'

During a new question-and-answer session posted on Instagram, legendary DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore was asked to name his favorite ABBA song. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "There's too many. I love them. They are incredible. Their progressions and it's ju...

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DEEP PURPLE Releases New Music Video For 'Smoke On The Water'

DEEP PURPLE's "Smoke On The Water" has become a rite of passage for any guitar player who wants to pay homage to the gods of rock. It's instantly recognizable. For the first time ever as part of the campaign to celebrate the release of the super deluxe edition of "Machine Head", the album on which t...

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RICK ALLEN, PETER CRISS And SIMON KIRKE To Take Part In All-Star Jam At RAVEN DRUM FOUNDATION Benefit Concert

Raven Drum Foundation, the organization founded by legendary drummer Rick Allen of DEF LEPPARD and his wife, singer-songwriter and healing arts practitioner Lauren Monroe, has announced its first benefit concert taking place in New York City. On Thursday, March 14, at the Cutting Room, Allen and Mon...

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DEEP PURPLE Announces 'Machine Head: Super Deluxe Edition'

DEEP PURPLE unleashed one of the best guitar riffs since the invention of rock and roll with "Smoke On The Water", a song dubbed the "Beethoven's 5th of hard rock." Since its 1972 debut on "Machine Head", the song and the album have left an indelible mark on music, inspiring countless bands around t...

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Ex-DEEP PURPLE Guitarist STEVE MORSE Is Mourning Death Of His Wife

Former DEEP PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse is mourning the death of his wife. Janine Morse passed away on Sunday, February 4 after battling Stage 4 cancer for at least a couple of years. Her illness led to Steve's departure from DEEP PURPLE in 2022 after he took a hiatus to concentrate on taking care...

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ROSS THE BOSS On His Creative Relationship With JOEY DEMAIO: People Called Us 'The LENNON And MCCARTNEY Of Metal Songwriting'

In a recent interview with rob wog, former MANOWAR guitarist Ross "The Boss" Friedman reflected on the band's classic debut album, 1982's "Battle Hymns", saying, "It was the start of a lot of things. It was the start of a new vision, a new force in music called power metal." Asked if he knew MANOWAR...

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Watch: ROWAN ROBERTSON And DOOGIE WHITE Perform RAINBOW And DIO Classics In Bochnia, Poland

Guitarist Rowan Robertson (DIO) and singer Doogie White (RAINBOW, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, MICHAEL SCHENKER) recently teamed up for a European tour during which they performed classic RAINBOW and DIO songs. The trek, which saw them backed by Francesco Caporaletti on bass and Alessio Palizzi on drums, kicke...

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KID ROCK Is No Longer Boycotting BUD LIGHT: 'They Made A Mistake' And 'I Think They Got The Message'

Kid Rock says that he is no longer boycotting Anheuser-Busch over the company's flagship brand Bud Light teaming up trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney to promote the brand's Easy Carry Contest. The 52-year-old rocker, who made headlines in April for using an assault rifle to destroy multiple cases of B...