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RIVAL SONS Announced As Special Guests For DEEP PURPLE European Tour

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 23, 2015
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Long Beach, California’s RIVAL SONS have been announced as special guests for a European tour with British rock legends DEEP PURPLE.
The tour follows an impressive list of achievements for RIVAL SONS, whose latest album, ‘Great Western Valkyrie’ stormed into the charts around the world on its release.  It was rated the number one album of 2014 by Classic Rock magazine in a year which also saw the band gain high-profile TV slots on Late Night with David Letterman and Later… with Jools Holland.
The five-and-a-half week tour includes a special show at the O2 Arena in London on Thursday, 3rd December.  Tickets are available from http://www.livenation.co.uk or http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk
RIVAL SONS guitarist Scott Holiday comments:
“There’s only so many bands that can ACTUALLY occupy the limited space reserved for what we call LEGENDS (a term thrown around far too loosely these days).  A band we can say without a doubt occupy this space comfortably is Deep Purple.  I cut my teeth on those early records… Machine Head, In Rock, Made in Japan etc.  The musicianship, performances and sheer bravado is nothing short of LEVELING.  Getting asked to jump on tour with ’em?  Crazy, crazy cool.  Elated.  Honored.  We’re gonna have a blast watching these guys every night… but we’re gonna have an even better time burning that shit down and giving those audiences a little bit of our rock ‘n’ roll every night.  See ya out there.”
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Oct. 25 – Lodz, Poland – Atlas Arena
Oct. 27 – Ostrava, Czech Republic – CEZ Arena
Oct. 28 – Plzen, Czech Republic – CEZ Arena
Oct. 30 – Padova, Italy – Palafabris
Oct. 31 – Milan, Italy – Mediolanum Forum
Nov. 02 – Marseille, France – Le Dome
Nov. 03 – Bordeaux, France – Patinoire Meriadeck
Nov. 05 – Florence, Italy – Mandela Forum
Nov. 06 – Rome, Italy – Palalottomatica
Nov. 08 – Geneva, Switzerland – Arena
Nov. 09 – Zurich, Switzerland – Hallenstadion
Nov. 11 – Paris, France – Zenith
Nov. 13 – Oberhausen, Germany – Konig Pilsener Arena
Nov. 14 – Magdeburg, Germany – Getec Arena
Nov. 16 – Rostock, Germany – Stadthalle
Nov. 17 – Leipzig, Germany – Arena
Nov. 18 – Hannover, Germany – Swiss Life Hall
Nov. 20 – Trier, Germany – Arena
Nov. 21 – Nuremberg, Germany – Arena
Nov. 23 – Hamburg, Germany – O2 World
Nov. 24 – Berlin, Germany – Max Schmeling Halle
Nov. 26 – Munich, Germany – Olympiahalle
Nov. 27 – Frankfurt, Germany – Festhalle
Nov. 28 – Stuttgart, Germany – Hans Martin Schleyer Halle
Nov. 30 – Lyon, France – Amphithéâtre Cite des Congres
Dec. 01 – Strasbourg, France – Zenith Europe
Dec. 03 – London, UK – O2 Arena
Watch RIVAL SONS’ new music video for the song “Electric Man” at

The track is taken from RIVAL SONS’ latest album, ‘Great Western Valkyrie’, which stormed into charts around the world upon its release and was rated the number 1 album of 2014 by Classic Rock magazine.  Get the album now on CD and vinyl at http://www.earache.com/rs14

‘Great Western Valkyrie’ is also available on iTunes at http://bit.ly/rivalsons-iTunes

Get more RIVAL SONS news and info:
Official site – http://www.rivalsons.com
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/rivalsons
Twitter – http://twitter.com/rivalsons

DEEP PURPLE: Announce North American Tour

Posted by aliblackdiamond on March 26, 2015
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DEEP PURPLE have announced a tour of North America in July.

VIP Ticket Packages including Photo Opportunities and Exclusive Merchandise go on sale this week for the following shows:

July 14th at Art Park Amphitheatre in Lewiston, NY VIP package sales begin March 26th: https://tickets.onelivemedia.com/event/DPR071415/pre-sale
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July 22nd at Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood NJ VIP onsale March 27th: http://www.ticketmaster.com/deep-purple-…/…/00004E7312909CEB

July 24th at Lynn Auditorium in Lynn, MA VIP package sales begin March 25th: http://www.ticketmaster.com/deep-purple-…/…/01004E70D2B786B9

August 15th at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, CA VIP presale begins March 25th: https://tickets.onelivemedia.com/event/DPR081515/pre–

 

DIAMOND: MEET & GREET PACKAGE

1 GA Standing Room Ticket
Meet & Greet with band member(s) (will not include Ian Gillan).
Exclusive Autographed Lithograph
1 Personal Item autographed
Exclusive VIP Merchandise – To Be Determined
Commemorative laminate & lanyard

GOLD: MERCHANDISE PACKAGE

1 GA Standing Room Ticket
Exclusive VIP Merchandise – To Be Determined

For the full list of tour dates visit the official DEEP PURPLE website at this location.

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DEEP PURPLE’s “Long Beach 1971” Out On February 27th

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 20, 2015
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Latest album Long Beach 1971 in earMUSIC’s DEEP PURPLE reissue series, over the last two years, has seen the release of rare live material from the band, including “Paris 1975”, “Copenhagen 1972”, “Stockholm 1970” and “Graz 1975”.

Spanning over 70 minutes of music, “Long Beach 1971” has been remastered in 2014 and is going to be released on February 27th, 2015 on earMUSIC.

Recorded at Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California, on July 30, 1971, it was broadcast on radio (KUSC 91.5 FM), a showcase for a support performance to Rod Stewart and The Faces.

An official release for a concert that has long been considered a landmark for the band, the set featured tracks (“Speed King” and “Child In Time”) from their fourth studio album, June 1970’s “In Rock”. This was a transitional release for the Mk II version of the band –  guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, frontman Ian Gillan, bassist Roger Glover, organ/keyboard player Jon Lord and drummer Ian Paice –, being their first hard rock affair as well as their commercial breakthrough as the third leading über-rock band of the day along with Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. Completing the set that day were a considerably extended version of “Mandrake Root” from their July 1968 debut album “Shades Of Deep Purple”, and “Strange Kind Of Woman”.

Opening with an 11-minute long “Speed King”, the show actually starts off like a climax, with a frenzy of organ and batter of guitar and drums, before segueing into a fast and furious riff and some classic caterwauls from Ian Gillan. Next up is “Strange Kind Of Woman”. The piledriving central motif is a classic combination of rhythm and riff, the band hitting a bluesy, even funky, groove. Following is an impressive version of the Deep Purple classic “Child in Time”: it is 20 minutes of heavy action from Blackmore. If you’re not too exhausted by that, there is time for one more, and it’s a good – not to mention long – one: “Mandrake Root”, a 27-minute extrapolation of the debut album track and concert standby.

All in all, the frenzy, powerful show is leaving the audience staggered, and not a little dazed, as they head towards the exit, into the warm California night, wondering what the hell just happened.
Deep Purple live just happened.

Tracklist
1. Speed King
2. Strange Kind Of Woman
3. Child In Time
4. Mandrake Root

All songs remastered in 2014

http://www.ear-music.net

RATED X: Announce New Album, All Star Hard Rock Line Up

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 19, 2014
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All Star Hard Rock Line Up Includes vocalist Joe Lynn Turner; Drummer Carmine Appice; Bassist Tony Franklin and Guitarist Karl Cochran.

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Frontiers Music Srl, the Italian-based label known for embracing new music from legendary Rock artists, returns with another impactful project: RATED X. Set for release in the EU on November 7th and in North America on November 11th, the album features all new songs built upon a classic Hard Rock foundation, with a distinctly contemporary edge.

RATED X was formed at the suggestion of Frontiers President Serafino Perugino, who mentioned to singer Joe Lynn Turner that a band of highest caliber musicians should be assembled to create an album of classic Hard Rock music. Turner, the former lead vocalist for both Rainbow and Deep Purple and a solo artist in his own right, agreed, and the search for the right players was on. Carmine Appice, who already had a relationship with Frontiers, was on board immediately. A true percussion icon, Appice’s resume is one that Rock legends are made of: Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Ozzy Osbourne, Rod Stewart, Blue Murder, King Kobra and others.

Appice’s former Blue Murder bandmate and bassist, Tony Franklin (best known for his work with The Firm, Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers, David Gilmour, Kate Bush, and Whitesnake), signed up next. After a lengthy search for the right guitarist, they settled on long-time Turner collaborator Karl Cochran, who has also worked with Ace Frehley, and worked in the past with Joe Lynn Turner on his solo albums.

“I believe we wanted to keep it a bit retro with a modern edge,” says Turner. “The songs are classic rock, but then that’s an understatement. They are what they are; and they transformed as we went along recording. So, all in all, we are very happy to finish the record and finally able to get it out to the public. Everyone in this band is a true individual and stylist. When you put it all together, you have Rated X.”

The debut album, simply titled, Rated X, is remarkable in that it sounds like a band that has worked together as a unit for years. The songs are powerful and the performances are tight and innovative. Frontiers in-house producer, Alessandro del Vecchio, not only handled studio production but added keyboards on several tracks. Pat Regan (Mr Big, Deep Purple, Gotthard, Kiss, Doro) mixed the album.

Says Carmine Appice: “With his help in coming up with the song ideas and working together with the band I believe we came up with the sound from the late 70s -80s. To me, it sounds like Blue Murder with Joe Lynn Turner singing. Having Tony and myself as the rhythm section and with the heavy guitars, it gives the record a Blue Murder-vibe. Then, adding Alessandro on keys gave us a bit of the Deep Purple thing. It all works together and I loved playing each song.”

Enjoy RATED X Electronic Press Kit on Youtube:

Track listing: Get Back My Crown; This Is Who I Am; Fire And Ice; I Don’t Cry No More; Lhasa; Devil In Disguise; You Are The Music; Peace Of Mind; Maybe Tonight; On The Way To Paradise; Our Love Is Not Over; Stranger In Us All.

Preorder RATED X at: http://geni.us/RatedXAMZ
For all things RATED X, please visit: www.facebook.com/RatedXRocks

IAN GILLAN: Rules Out Reunion With Ritchie Blackmore If DEEP PURPLE Is Elected To Rock Hall

Posted by aliblackdiamond on August 6, 2014
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There’s always a fair amount of fuss when bands refuse to reunite with former members for their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction performances, but DEEP PURPLE‘s Ian Gillan knows exactly where those groups are coming from, as reported by ultimateclassicrock.com.

Using Gene Simmons‘ and Paul Stanley‘s decision not to do a set with ex-bandmates Ace Frehley and Peter Criss following KISS‘ induction into the Hall as an example, Rolling Stone asked Gillan if, should Deep Purple be inducted, they’d be willing to play with former guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. “This is the longest that any lineup has ever been together in this band,” he responded simply. “And it would be unconscionable to think about bringing Ritchie in.”

Gillan’s stance regarding Blackmore, who left in 1993, is nothing new, but he stopped to note that his point of view has more to do with honoring the work done by the current version of the band — and the talent of Blackmore’s replacement, Steve Morse — than old grudges. “I don’t have an issue with Ritchie, nor does anyone. I’ve been in touch with Ritchie recently and everything’s cool, so there’s no bitter, personal problem. We’re too old for that and everything’s in the past, but no. That would be out of the question.”

While he made a point of staying as diplomatic as possible about the Rock Hall in general, saying the band doesn’t “really understand it, but if I treat it with respect, we’ll see what happens,” Gillan made it clear that if Blackmore’s involvement in a ceremony set was required for their induction, he’d turn it down. “If that’s the stumbling block, fair enough,” he shrugged. “Never the twain shall meet.”

Of course, Deep Purple isn’t exactly crying out for the extra help — their most recent release, 2013′s ‘Now What?!,’ was well-received, and Gillan was speaking with Rolling Stone on the eve of the band’s biggest U.S. tour in years. But most importantly, he sees Blackmore’s departure as a crucial turning point in the group’s ongoing development.
“Let’s get the record straight: I was just as much of an a–hole as Ritchie was,” Gillan admitted. “But Ritchie carried it on for a little longer. Had Ritchie stayed with the band, it would have been all over. It would have just ended. Without any doubt in anyone’s mind — it was all over. So the day he walked out was the day we had to rebuild. … It’s good to go through those crises. It doesn’t do your heart any good, but that was the spirit of the band. So to go back to the question of ‘Would we do the show with Ritchie?’ I think that would be hugely disrespectful to what I call the living, breathing, Deep Purple. There’s always been a living, breathing, Deep Purple, good or bad at any stage of our evolution, and how it is now is particularly healthy and it wouldn’t be right.”

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DEEP PURPLE: Live Classic Goes Deluxe

Posted by aliblackdiamond on February 27, 2014
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Classicrockmagazine.com have revealed that a six-disc edition of DEEP PURPLE’s classic live album “Made In Japan” is released in May via Universal.

The deluxe box set includes four CDs, a DVD and a seven-inch vinyl single. There are also a nine-disc vinyl album version, a two-CD set, a single disc and digital download options.

Features of the extended releases include unseen footage, bonus material and mixes, memorabilia and hardback book.

Recorded over three nights in August 1972, the album featured Purple’s Mark II line-up of Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice. Rolling Stone named it the sixth-best live album of all time.

The new edition of “Made In Japan” is released on May 19. Purple released their 19th album “Now What?!” last year. They were nominated for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame for 2013 and 2014.

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