Tag Archives: Deep Purple

Metal By Numbers 9/2: Unleash the charters

Posted by on September 2, 2020

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   I hate to continue to be a downer after the death of Riley Gale, but the death of Chadwick Boseman continued the bummer train only four days later. Two cases of very talented […]

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Metal By Numbers 8/26: (Re)imagine all the people

Posted by on August 26, 2020

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   Last night, news broke that Riley Gale, frontman of Power Trip, had died at age 34. I was shocked, as I’m sure many of you were. Power Trip have garnered a strong rapidly […]

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Metal By Numbers 8/19: Deep Purple are truckin’ up the charts

Posted by on August 19, 2020

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   You’d think a band with 21 studio albums would just be old and tired, but Deep Purple has been bringing it to the table the past couple years. Ever since 2013’s Now What?! the group […]

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Black Sabbath, Megadeth, Anthrax, etc. members respond to legendary producer Martin Birch’s death

Posted by on August 10, 2020

  Legendary producer Martin Birch, known for engineering and producing iconic albums by Deep Purple, Rainbow, Fleetwood Mac, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, and Iron Maiden, has died on Sunday (9th). He was 71 years old. His passing was confirmed on social media by Whitesnake/ex-Deep Purple frontman Davide Coverdale who Tweeted the following message: […]

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New & Noteworthy: August 7th, 2020 – Violent Portrayals of New Music

Posted by on August 7, 2020

New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The week features live releases from Deep Purple, Avatar and more! For last week’s new releases you can check out the last New & Noteworthy, and for the latest sales numbers Metal […]

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Deep Purple Announce new studio album ‘Whoosh’

Posted by on February 28, 2020

Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Deep Purple have announced the release of their 21st studio album. Whoosh is slated to hit shelves on June 20.  “After the suspense and speculations among the fan community created by cryptic messages and interviews by singer Ian Gillan during last December,” starts a statement on deeppurple-whoosh.com. “The band […]

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Deftones, System of a Down, Judas Priest, and more set for Hellfest 2020

Posted by on November 26, 2019

Now that Faith No More revealed their appearance at Hellfest, the lineup for next year’s festival is here. Deftones, Faith No More and System of a Down will headline Mainstage 01 as Volbeat, Deep Purple, and Judas Priest are set to lead Mainstage 02. As we’ve already seen Down reveal a few 2020 shows, the […]

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Bruce Dickinson to appear at 50th Anniversary celebration of Jon Lord’s ‘Concerto For Group And Orchestra’

Posted by on April 10, 2019

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has been announced as a special guest at an event celebrating the 50th anniversary of Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord’s “Concerto For Group And Orchestra.” The event is set to take place at the Palais Montcalm in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada on November 21 with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra performing […]

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Deep Purple’s Amazing Show in New Jersey Made Us All Feel Like Screaming

Posted by on September 7, 2018

Review of Deep Purple’s performance at PNC Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ from last night (6th). Ian Gillan is the man whose voice just does not seem to age. Going on stage after Judas Priest is no easy task, yet Gillan and Deep Purple brought the house down in Holmdel this past Thursday night and […]

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Deep Purple and Judas Priest announce co-headlining North American tour

Posted by on April 23, 2018

Deep Purple and Judas Priest have teamed up together for a summer co-headlining North American run. For those who were unable to attend Judas Priest’s current trek, now you’ve got no excuse to not go. Both groups are promoting their latest efforts, Deep Purple’s inFinite and Judas Priest’s Firepower. City Pre-Sale tickets begin this Tuesday […]

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