Artist: Deep Purple

"Deep Purple" is an English hard rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968. Together with Led Zeppelin, Eric Burdon and Black Sabbath they are considered to be heavy metal pioneers. Especially influential to heavy metal were Ian Gillan’s powerful screams and Ritchie Blackmore’s virtuouso solos. Deep Purple were also very influential to progressive rock. Deep Purple’s early output ranged from rock (such as their cover of Joe South’s "Hush") to strongly classically influenced pieces (such as "April", from their third album). Their first few albums contained very long solos, such as those on the band’s covers of "Hey Joe" and "I’m So Glad."