Deep Purple

Deep Purple is a musical band based in the United Kingdom that was launched in 1968. The band is involved in the music and music industry and is known for playing various genres such as heavy metal, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, hard rock, and rock music.

Key members of Deep Purple include Ian Paice, Roger Glover, Ian Gillan, Jon Lord, Don Airey, and Steve Morse. The band has faced competition from various other musical groups such as Green Day, Grateful Dead, Alice in Chains, Rage Against the Machine, No Doubt, Kings of Leon, The Fray, Five Finger Death Punch, The Script, Muse, The Cure, Steely Dan, INXS, Evanescence, Goo Goo Dolls, Three Days Grace, Scorpions, Slipknot, Huey Lewis & The News, Mötley Crüe, The Clash, Weezer, The Smiths, 3 Doors Down, Rise Against, Shinedown, Electric Light Orchestra, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Offspring, Breaking Benjamin, Bullet for My Valentine, and Disturbed.

Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in London in 1968. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, but their musical approach has changed over the years. Originally formed as a psychedelic rock and progressive rock band, they shifted to a heavier sound with their 1970 album Deep Purple in Rock. Deep Purple, together with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, have been referred to as the "unholy trinity of British hard rock and heavy metal in the early to mid- seventies". They were listed in the 1975 Guinness Book of World Records as "the globe's loudest band" for a 1972 concert at London's Rainbow Theatre and have sold over 100 million albums worldwide.