by Zach Shaw | May 21, 2013 | Top 5
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. With yesterday’s passing of The Doors’ keyboardist Ray Manzarek, it got us thinking about the most maligned instrument in metal: the keyboard. While synths and keyboards...
by Bram Teitelman | Jul 16, 2012 | In Memoriam
Jon Lord, longtime keyboard player of Deep Purple, has died at the age of 71. He announced that he was battling cancer less than a year ago, and had a pulmonary embolism earlier today. A statement from Lord’s PR company says the following: “It is with deep...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 9, 2011 | Hoping For The Best
Earlier today, former Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord revealed that he was diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer. He released the following statement on his blog: “I would like all my friends, followers, fans and fellow travelers to know that I am fighting...
by Zach Shaw | May 5, 2011 | Collaborations
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJFL-scaPCI&feature=channel_video_title[/youtube] Well, actually we do care since it features such a cool lineup. But WHOCARES is the title that Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi and Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan’s new...
by Zach Shaw | Oct 15, 2010 | News Ticker
Ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted and H.I.M. guitarist Mikko “Linde” Lindström have recorded appearances on a new track written and recorded by Tony Iommi, Ian Gillan (Deep Purple), keyboardist Jon Lord (Deep Purple, Whitesnake) and Nicko McBrain (Iron...