Let me start this one off by saying if you missed this show, SHAME on you! If you don’t know who the Metal Allegiance are, it is pretty much a super group featuring the almighty Mike Portnoy (Sons of Apollo, The Winery Dogs) on drums, along with Alex Skolnick ...

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It has been an interesting year for this fledgling Deep Purple tribute, to say the least. Initially known as Purplesque, and then Knee Deep in Purple, the group recently changed names again with the departure of keyboardist Brandon Lynn (who had coined said moniker and will apparently be starting his ...

In the wake of Machine Head, Deep Purple’s 1972 magnum opus, the group set off on their first tour of Japan. By this point in time, the classic MK II version of the band, featuring Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord (RIP), and Roger Glover was in full ...

Ritchie Blackmore has long been one of the most revered figures in the world of rock and roll, as well as one of the most controversial. From his initial years in which he served as a session musician to his more recent medieval-style exploits, and everything in between, including Deep ...