NME — Classic track finishes ahead of AC/ DC, Guns N' Roses and Deep Purple more info

The Independent — The Arctic Monkeys are to be pitted against classic acts such as Guns N' Roses, Daft Punk and The Beatles in a vote for the greatest guitar riff of all time. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Deep Purple released their 19th album last year, and this summer they'll be going on a tour in support of it that comes near NYC with NJ shows at Mayo PAC on 8/24 and Bergen PAC on 8/25, and... more info

Stereogum — Judas Priest is heavy metal personified. The most important innovator in the genre’s progression after Black Sabbath and Deep Purple, Judas Priest’s influence looms immensely on not only heavy metal’s music, but its visual presentation as well.... more info

NME — Drummer also has his own pick for next year: Deep Purple more info

The Music Fix — You'll need Deep pockets. more info

ContactMusic — Members of legendary rock band Deep Purple are set to make a cameo in Israeli Tv series Atlantica.Lead singer Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover... more info

Impose Magazine — It's been a wet and wild year for everyone's favorite six-piece guitar rock mind-melters, and while we all attempt to enter hibernation in December, Diarrhea Planet will keep the rock flame alive. In a recently announced string of tour dates,... more info

Mercury News, California — Nirvana is a given, but Hall and Oates, the Replacements, Deep Purple and others will likely get skipped over. more info

Metal Injection — “I don’t want to belong to any club that would accept me as one of its members.” – Groucho Marx I have to think that would've been Kurt Cobain's sentiment as well, but TOO BAD, BRUH, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE KILLED YOURSELF BECAUSE Y... more info