With ear-splitting excess, flamboyant virtuosity and a talent for transgression, where classical music has led, metal has followed. Let’s hope the Philharmonia’s Metal Orchestrated concert turns it up ...

Ritchie Blackmore, famed guitarist of the British rock band Deep Purple, turns 81 today. Happy birthday! Rolling Stoneranked ...

From a 17-year-old prodigy to a future stadium-conquering guitar superstar, Ronnie James Dio had a dream team of six-string ...

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The time arrived for JR Ritchie to get the ball to start for the Atlanta Braves. Dazzling or dealing wouldn’t be the correct words. The Blue Jays made him work. The curveball slid out of the hand at ...

The infamous Ritchie Blackmore incident at the 1974 California Jam is one of the great “rock history went completely off the rails” moments — part protest, part tantrum, part performance art, and 100% ...

It’s not surprising that the man behind one of rock’s most iconic riffs would have a healthy dose of main character energy. Enter Ritchie Blackmore: guitar god, chaos magnet, and the dark heart of ...

Deep Purple's classic "Mark II" lineup in 1971: Jon Lord, Roger Glover, Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Paice. Credit: Warner Bros./Wikimedia Commons It’s hard to fathom that a collective founded ...

Blackmore has shared a message on the group’s official website and Instagram page revealing that the postponements were due to a health issue he experienced after the band had played the second show ...

News broke last week that the final shows of a legendary rocker’s tour would have to be postponed. Now, the rocker himself has provided an update on what happened. According to Blabbermouth.net, more ...