In February 1979, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow gathered together at Chateau Pelly de Cornfeld, a 13th-century castle in the foothills of the French Alps. Picture-postcard Geneva was a short drive over ...

Featuring 14 tracks lined with Rainbow and Deep Purple classics like "Stargazer" and "Highway Star," the set was culled from both Monsters of Rock festival performances on July 17 and 18. The release ...

The 80-year-old Deep Purple guitarist's latest health issues come a year and a half after suffering a heart attack.

The 21st-century incarnation of Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow have recorded new music, the band leader has revealed. “We were recording until yesterday in the studio at our home," Blackmore recently ...

Hamilton said Blackmore looked "pudgy" in an interview with Aerosmith bandmate Joey Kramer for WZLX. Worse, Hamilton said, he felt that Blackmore was going through the motions. "He was playing lead," ...

A rock legend has canceled the rest of his tour dates due to health issues. Ritchie Blackmore announced Tuesday that his band ...

Ritchie Blackmore took the stage Friday at Loreley, Germany’s Monsters of Rock to perform the works of his two pioneering heavy metal groups – Deep Purple and Rainbow – for the first time in 19 years.

For the past couple of decades, legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore has been focusing on his folk-oriented project Blackmore's Night. But last year, he put together a lineup of Rainbow to perform ...

Fans of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test know that Kody Brown rubbed some of his castmates the wrong way during the ...

Blackmore’s Night, featuring Deep Purple legend Ritchie Blackmore, has postponed its remaining 2025 tour dates due to “medical reasons.” ...