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Ritchie Blackmore Reunites With Deep Purple For First Time In 33 Years Ritchie Blackmore returned to the Deep Purple stage at Jones Beach in New York for the first time since his 1993 departure, joining the band for Smoke On The Water during the encore.

Roger Glover says Deep Purple's songwriting process remains driven by instinct rather than formulas, with his long creative partnership with Ian Gillan continuing to shape the band's music as the group releases new material in the same era as fellow rock veterans Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stones.

For more than five decades, the creative engine of Deep Purple has been driven by one of rock's longest-running songwriting partnerships. As the band prepares to release its 24th studio album, SPLAT!, bassist Roger Glover says the process of making new music still comes back to the unique chemistry he shares with vocalist Ian Gillan.

The Dead Daisies have released a six-song concert film featuring Glenn Hughes performing Deep Purple classics and band favourites, captured at the Arcada Theatre in Illinois.

Christopher Cross and Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover have offered different recollections of a little known 1970 San Antonio concert where Cross claims he filled in for guitarist Ritchie Blackmore.

Deep Purple have released their twenty fourth studio album, Splat, arriving less than two years after =1 and reinforcing the band's commitment to making new music and continuing to tour rather than embracing retirement.

Deep Purple have unveiled ‘Guilt Trippin'', the third single from their forthcoming album ‘Splat!', with Ian Gillan revealing the track began with an improvised vocal performance before evolving into one of the record's most distinctive songs.