As part of the upcoming ‘Rapture of the Deep – 20th Anniversary Remix‘, Deep Purple today release a new single: a newly mixed and remastered version of ‘Clearly Quite Absurd‘, backed with a previously unreleased instrumental studio rehearsal take of ‘MTV‘. Stream / download – here Roger Glover recalls in 2025: “’Clearly Quite Absurd’ is a very […]

Remaining Metalium members Henning Basse, Tolo Grimalt, Matthias Lange and Michael Ehré have announced the upcoming release of the digital single ‘Never Surrender‘ on August 31, 2021. The song is a tribute to the late Lars Ratz – their friend, founding member and bassist of the band –  who tragically died earlier this year. Keyboardist Don Airey (Deep Purple), guitarist Chris Caffery (ex-Metalium) and bassist Jens Becker (Grave Digger) join the band […]

Last Temptation returns with a brand new single and video in ‘I Don’t Wanna Be Your God’. After releasing their self-titled debut album in 2019, Last Temptation recently announced that they had signed with Crusader Records, with a brand-new album in the works! ‘I Don’t Wanna Be Your God’ is now available on all digital streaming platforms. Last Temptation delivers […]

Simon McBride will be touring as guitarist for Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan. ‘Ian Gillan sings Deep Purple‘ is a 9-show run through eastern Europe and Russia in November 2016 playing some of the most prestigious venues those countries have to offer, including the Kremlin Palace. The tour has Don Airey’s band including McBride on […]

Simon McBride will be on the road next month with Don Airey’s band, playing guitar for the keyboards legend. Don’s credits make a very long list: Deep Purple (for the past 13 years), Gary Moore, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Whitesnake, Colosseum II, Steve Vai, the list goes on, and on! Also in the band are […]