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April 26th, 2013
Deep Purple’s record company Edel/earMUSIC has unveiled release date for the new album — April 26th. A new site and a Facebook page have been launched to promote it.
Read more »Paris 1975
Paris 1975 show has been re-released by the old management company Deep Purple (Overseas) as the first part of their Live Series. The tapes have been newly remixed and remastered. Double CD set includes new artwork, a 12 page booklet and a bonus digital download of the Sunbury ’75 Music Festival programme. It is available […]
Read more »The question mark and the exclamation mark
Classic Rock magazine has a teaser from Ian Gillan’s interview that will appear in it’s issue due to hit the newsstands on January 3. Speaking exclusively to the magazine, Gillan revealed that the new album will include 13 tracks including Out Of Hand, Hell To Pay, Weirdistan, Uncommon Man and Above And Beyond. The latter […]
Read more »Snakecharmer to release debut album
Early Whitesnake stalwarts Micky Moody and Neil Murray have teamed up with Chris Ousey (Heartland), Laurie Wisefield (ex Wishbone Ash, Tina Turner), Adam Wakeman (Ozzy Osbourne) and Harry James (Thunder) to form Snakecharmer. They are releasing a self-titled album of original material via Frontier Records, due on January 22nd in North America and January 25th […]
Read more »Concerto 2012 trailer
earMUSIC has released a trailer for the upcoming extended version of the new studio recording of Jon Lord’s Concerto for Group and Orchestra.
Read more »Streaming Afterglow
The entire Black Country Communion’s new album Afterglow is available for streaming from Soundcloud courtesy of Joe Bonamassa:
A Proggy Christmas
Another all-star album with Steve Morse participation — this one is called A Proggy Christmas. Brainchild of Neil Morse, it features some of the finest names in, naturally, prog rock — Mike Portnoy (ex-Dream Theater), Steve Hackett (ex-Genesis), Roine Stolt (ex-Sane Person), our own Steve, and Pete Trewavas (Transatlantic, Marillion). Track list: Joy To The […]
Read more »The Velvet Box
Blackmore’s Night is releasing a box set titled The Beginning containing their first two albums and two live DVDs — Live In Germany 1997-1998 and Under A Violet Moon — Castle Tour 2000, packaged in a velvet box. Both videos were previously out on VHS and now will be available on the DVD for the […]
Read more »Hughes on Hard Force TV
Yet another Glenn Hughes interview from France. (watch inside)
Read more »The Fusion Syndicate
Steve Morse has contributed to the new all-star jazz-rock/fusion album The Fusion Syndicate, available October 16, 2012 on Purple Pyramid Records. Other contributors to the album from the extended Purple family include Billy Cobham, Derek Sherinian, and Jerry Goodman. Brought together by multi-instumentalist and producer Billy Sherwood (Yes, CIRCA:), who has also put together the […]
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