Here are 25 of Deep Purple's maddest moments. 1. Rock’n’Roll Circus nightclub, Paris, October 1970: As Ian Gillan went to sit down, Ritchie Blackmore pulled away Gillan’s chair. Blackmore ...

For Iommi, it was the track that kicked off the band’s classic fourth album, 1970’s Deep Purple In Rock. “I always liked Deep Purple, and my favourite album of theirs is In Rock,” Iommi ...

If you’ve ever heard the story about the night Christopher Cross filled in for Ritchie Blackmore in Deep Purple and wondered if it were true, we can assume you it is true.