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Triumph of charismatic elegance
Chaoszine is reviewing the first Deep Purple gig in of the Mad in Europe tour in Espoo, Finland. The atmosphere inside Espoon Metro Areena on June 11, 2026, carried the heavy, unmistakable scent of nostalgia, but more importantly, it crackled with the ozone of high-voltage rock and roll. To witness Deep Purple in the current […]
Read more »A Purple specter haunting Europe
Deep Purple’s record company Edel has posted a short clip assembled from the behind-the-scenes footage from the set of Arrogant Boy and Diablo.
Read more »Favourite part is not singing
Ian Gillan has appeared on the Talkin’ Rock With Meltdown podcast. It is American classic rock radio at its finest, but here it is.
Read more »Zero pressure
Simon Mcbride recently spoke to the Guitar Interactive Magazine, and it wasn’t as much of an interview as a monologue. As the host quipped at one point, “go on, nobody wants to hear me anyway”. Writing for Splat!, gear talk, early influences, plans for the future — it’s all here.
Read more »From black-and-white TV to colour
Yet another rehash of the Classic Rock magazine material as Louder Sound reprints Made in Japan feature penned by Mick Wall that originally appeared in September 2012 issue. Osaka, August 15, 1972. In the Kosei Nenken Kaikan concert hall, Deep Purple are playing their first ever show in Japan. Over the past three years, the […]
Read more »Never comfortable or established
Another Classic Rock magazine rehash: circa 2011 interview with Don Airey reprinted by Louder Sound: You’ve appeared on more than 250 albums between 1976 and 2011. Which are the ones of which you are most proud? Funnily enough, Roger Glover and I were talking about what an incredible time it was making Down To Earth […]
Read more »Rose bushes that need tending to
Don Airey spoke recently to TotalRock, generously dispensing wisdom he has in abundance. Enjoy!
Read more »That’s the route she chose
Apparently a new single Diablo from the upcoming new album Splat! was released on June 5, 2026, without much fanfare. But probably because of the general enshittification of the web, it’s not available everywhere. So we’re posting two different copies in the hope that you can access at least one of them.
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