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Three years ago IAN GILLIAN did a short tour of Eastern and Central Europe backed by the Don Airey Band and various local orchestras conducted by Stephen Bentley-Klein. The last three shows of the tour were recorded and are now being released as a series of three live albums, each in a different format (perhaps to make our lives more...
“The End” is a celebration of BLACK SABBATH‘s final hometown concert at Birmingham’s Genting Arena on February 4, 2017. This unforgettable farewell show from one of the biggest bands in the world will be released by Eagle Music on November 17, 2017. BLACK SABBATH stormed the stage in their hometown of Birmingham to play the 81st and final triumphant gig...
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Remastered by Andy Pearce (Rock Candy Records headquarters), the 2CD Digipak “The Ultimate Collection” is BLACK SABBATH‘s definitive ‘best of’ ever.Curated in conjunction with the band, the 31-track collection features the band’s classic songs, including “Paranoid”, “Iron Man”, “War Pigs”, “N.I.B.” and “The Wizard” as well as choice cuts from their classic albums and is the definitive accompaniment for all...
Warner Music Japan has just reissued DEEP PURPLE‘s classic album “Burn“, the 30th Anniversary Remastered Edition appeared in 2004 with bonus tracks, for the first time on SHM-CD, and at a very affordable price.
Simply put, this is one of the best hard rock albums of all time.
Up until “Burn”, Deep Purple had been a wonderfully oiled heavy rock outfit capable of outstanding brilliance and a string of classic albums; In Rock, Machine Head and Made In Japan. With the loss of Roger Glover and vocalist Ian Gillan (both left the group) most bands would have folded or imported others of superstar status – Paul Rogers and Phil Lynott were on the shopping list.
But instead, Purple recruited two relative unknowns; Glen Hughes from the up n’ coming Trapeze, and David Coverdale, an assistant in a Yorkshire menswear shop.
The result, a cataclysmic implosion of styles as hard rock met blues and funk to produce one of the finest Rock albums of the mid Seventies. A template for a more commercial approach to rock that many, including Whitesnake and Rainbow, would later successfully follow.
* Deep Purple’s IAN GILLAN and Black Sabbath’s TONY IOMMI took everybody by surprise in 2011 by releasing a the 2-track single under the WHOCARES moniker. For the occasion, the two rock legends called a few friends and were soon joined by Jon Lord (Deep Purple) on keyboards, Jason Newsted (ex Metallica) on bass and Nicko McBrain (ex Iron Maiden)...
