Ian Gillan, singer of the legendary hard rockers Deep Purple, spoke exclusively to Classic Rock Magazine, and revealed that the new Deep Purple album, due to be released in April 2013, will feature 13 tracks including "Out Of Hand", "Hell To Pay", "Weirdistan", "Uncommon Man", and "Above And Beyond". The latter song references the band's founding member Jon Lord, who passed away this year, in the lyric: 'Souls having touched are forever entwined.'

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Source:	classicrockmagazine.com
Band profile:	Deep Purple

Today the nominations for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame's class of 2013 were revealed. Among the 15 nominees, there are the mighty Rush and Deep Purple.

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rollingstone.com

Sadly, we have to announce the passing of Jon Lord, former keyboard player of Deep Purple, who suffered a fatal pulmonary embolism today, Monday 16th of July, at the London Clinic, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

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Source:	jonlord.org
Band profile:	Deep Purple

British hard-rock legends Deep Purple have announced on their official website that their new album will only be released in 2013. They decided to extend their writing and recording period through the summer of 2012. The last album the band released was back in 2005 (Rapture Of The Deep).

Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan commented: "We know we will disappoint some of our fans this summer. However, we look forward very much to our autumn/winter tour and continuing our worldwide tour with our new album in 2013."

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Source:	deeppurple.com
Band profile:	Deep Purple

A couple of weeks ago, former Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord was diagnosed with cancer.

Lord issued the following message on the matter: "I would like all my friends, followers, fans and fellow travelers to know that I am fighting cancer and will therefore be taking a break from performing while getting the treatment and cure.

I shall of course be continuing to write music - in my world it just has to be part of the therapy - and I fully expect to be back in good shape next year."

In other news, Jon Lord will release a new live album titled simply, Live, soon. A short trailer can be watched below. More snippets can be streamed over here.

Recorded in Bucharest, Romania in 2009 with a full symphony orchestra, the album includes a glorious selection of orchestral pieces representing Jon Lord's touring repetoire all over the world in recent years.

Steve Balsamo handles male vocals throughout, and the album also includes three completely reworked Deep Purple classics with full orchestral arrangement by Jon Lord; "Pictures of Home", "Soldier of Fortune" and an immense "Child in Time".

The Rousse Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Nayden Tadorov with Darin Vasilev (guitar), Ivaylo Zvezdomirov (bass) and Venko Poromanski (drums) completing the line-up.


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Source:	jonlord.org
Band profile:	Deep Purple

The following message can be found on the official Deep Purple website:

"These dates are confirmed by the Deep Purple management. If you hear or see any other dates that are not listed here then they are not yet confirmed or are only rumored dates. Deep Purple and the management can not be held responsible for falsely posted dates at other sites. Also, please be aware that cancelations, although rare as they are, may happen due to circumstances beyond the control of Deep Purple, their management and promoters. The dates you see here are the dates the web team know of. We post dates as soon as we receive them from the management. There is no point in e-mailing and asking if the band will play in your town/country anytime soon as what you see here is what we know. If you are a promoter looking to book the band, please send an e-mail with a brief presentation of your company, dates etc to info(AT)deep-purple(DOT)com. Thank you for understanding."

14.02.2008 - Mexico, Monterrey Arena - Monterrey
16.02.2008 - Mexico, Plaza de Toros - Mexico City
17.02.2008 - Mexico, Plaza de Toros - Guadalajara
20.02.2008 - Peru, Tribuna Estadio Nacional - Lima
22.02.2008 - Brazil, Citibank Hall - Rio de Janeiro
23.02.2008 - Brazil, Helloch - Curitiba
24.02.2008 - Brazil, Credicard Hall - Sao Paulo
26.02.2008 - Argentina, Luna Park - Buenos Aires
28.02.2008 - Chile, Estadio Regional - Concepcion
01.03.2008 - Chile, Teatro Caopolican - Santiago
06.03.2008 - Ecuador, Coliseo Ruminhaui - Quito
08.03.2008 - Venezuela, Concha Acustica - Caracas

Source:	deep-purple.com
Band profile:	Deep Purple
Event:	Deep Purple: Latin America Tour

"Soldier of fortune", the Deep Purple cover recorded at the BBC and set up as a bonus track for the upcoming special edition of "Ghost reveries" will be re-recorded at the famed Atlantis studios in Stockholm. This is due to unforeseen legal problems with the BBC in the UK. Therefore the BBC recording won't be available other than through downloads.

Source:	opeth.com
Band profile:	Opeth