Origin: London, England
Most view Deep Purple as the heavy hard rock band that packed arenas in the 70s and 80s, but typically only hardcore fans, and of course TWOS, journey back to their late 60s work, which is much more psychedelic, progressive and, in some places, even quite poppy. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, Deep Purple is considered by many to have been one of the pioneers of hard rock and heavy metal, although the band has always hated the classification "heavy metal" and still refuses to be labeled as such. The group's genesis can be traced back to 1967 when former Searchers drummer Chris Curti…