Deep Purple’s management wanted a new single to follow-up the success of 'In Rock', an idea that the band initially rejected.

The Mark II edition of Deep Purple is generally agreed to be the ultimate version of the hard rockers. The lineup of singer Ian Gillan, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, bassist Roger Glover, keyboardist ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Deep Purple's Mark II line-up released many great songs, but none have echoed down the years like Smoke On The Water. Released in ...

Gillan was the frontman of the band’s classic Mark II line-up.

The explosive album opener never became a hit single, but it helped redefine hard rock for generations to come.

A new book about the final year of Deep Purple’s classic lineup will be published on the 25th anniversary of Ritchie Blackmore’s last appearance with the band. In Deep Purple: Time to Kill, author ...

The opening riff of Deep Purple’s 1972 hit “Smoke on the Water” is one of the most iconic musical sequences in classic rock history, but according to the musician who wrote it, the riff’s origins can ...

As their 24th album shows they're still in vibrant form, two of the hard rock band's veterans talk about surviving bust-ups, getting their mojo back - and writing 'music's most annoying riff' ...

The story of how Deep Purple wrote their 1972 classic “Smoke on the Water” has finally been visualized. To commemorate the deluxe reissue of the band’s sixth album Machine Head, out March 29, Deep ...