Roger Daltrey has reacted to Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice's recent claim that heavy metal was invented by The Who. Daltrey, ...

Sometimes, deep cuts are even better than a band or musician's hits; best exemplified by these three classic rock jams.

The Who singer shares his reasons why he feels they pioneered metal and even cites Deep Purple giving them credit as well.

Roger Daltrey insists that The Who "were the first heavy metal band" in a new interview, claiming they laid the groundwork ...

Legendary rock group Deep Purple once really liked to play loud — so loud that they actually earned the record for the loudest band in the world.

This year’s best piece of punk Madlibs just dropped. Observant fans of surf-goth heroes The Cramps may have already noticed an Instagram account by the name of ...

Built from a riff that came from nowhere, Smoke On The Water has been covered by everyone from ‘Weird’ Al Yankovich to Black ...

Machine Head is a pivotal album because it set the template for Purple’s entire future direction. "We made Machine Head in three weeks and three days, I think," said Ritchie Blackmore, "It was very ...

June 2026 promises to be a reissue-heavy month, but some new releases stand out. Yes returns with their 24th studio album, Aurora.

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Innovative and award-winning science-fiction writer whose novels extended to horror, fantasy and the Warhammer franchise The author Ian Watson, who has died aged 82 after suffering from oesophageal ...

Deep Purple have released “Arrogant Boy,” the first single from their recently announced studio album SPLAT!, which is due in ...