Doctoral dissertation on the music of Deep Purple (Helsinki University, Finland): “Theory and Analysis of Classic Heavy Metal Harmony” by Esa Lilja. The thesis was published 17 October 2009. ABSTRACT: The study looks into heavy metal harmony from the point of view of music theory and analysis; the main focal point is the era that […]
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Posted in News by Svante Axbacke on 2009-10-19
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A Swedish promotor in Gothenburg, Sweden, has been fined by the local authorities for not being able to keep sound levels at legal limits. One of the shows this summer that reached an illegal level was the Deep Purple show at Trädgår’n in Gothenburg where the band played at an average of 102 dB. The […]
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Posted in News by Svante Axbacke on 2009-10-12
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More than 40 years after Deep Purple first started touring and making records, their multifacetted musical heritage not only lives on, it is continually evolving through projects featuring other musicians, and some of them are very young. In 2009 audiences across the world are still experiencing Deep Purple. New fans come to the flock all […]
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Posted in Blog by Rasmus Heide on 2009-09-19
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