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Today, February 15th -- marks the 50th anniversary of Burn, Deep Purple's pivotal eighth studio album. The eight-track set marked the debut of the band's Mk.III lineup, bringing in frontman David Coverdale and bassist Glenn Hughes, the latter from the band Trapeze, replacing Ian Gillan and Roger Glover, respectively, and joining founding members Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord and Ian Paice. The changes were well-received, however; "Burn" reached No. 9  on the Billboard 200, Deep Purple's second-highest showing after 1972's "Machine Head," ...

Deep Purple unleashed one of the best guitar riffs since the invention of rock and roll with “Smoke On The Water,” a song dubbed the Beethoven’s 5th of hard rock. Since its 1972 debut on Machine Head, the song and the album have left an indelible mark on music, inspiring countless bands around the world.

60 years after The Beatles arrived in America and started the British Invasion, which Classic Rock acts from this side of the Atlantic have made it big in the USA?

Ninety years after its invention, the giant ‘mechanical wonder’ that suffused rock with majestic awe and feeling is still going strong

Take a look back at some of the classic rock albums from 1974, featuring Kiss, Kansas, and more as they celebrate their 50th anniversary.