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7/7 [7] The Battle Rages On... is the fourteenth studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple, released on 19 July 1993 in Europe. It is the last album recorded with the band's classic Mk II line-up, which reunited for a second time (the first reunion being for 1984's Perfect Strangers). Joe Lynn Turner was fired from the band during the ...
By Rasmus Heide. When Deep Purple's The Battle Rages On Tour reached Birmingham, England on November 9, 1993, it had already taken in most of Europe. Starting off in Italy and moving around Germany, France and Benelux, it reached the band's home country for a triumphant four sold out shows, one of which would be filmed for the "Come Hell Or ...
— Ritchie Blackmore on the hiring of Roger Glover. Mark II's first release was a Roger Greenaway – Roger Cook tune titled "Hallelujah". At the time of its recording, Nick Simper still thought he was in the band and had called John Coletta to inquire about the recording dates for the song. He then found that the song had already been recorded with Glover on bass. The remaining original ...
Deep Purple: A Retrospective Episode XVI: The Battle Rages On Now, the above phrase could mean a great many things. It was used by vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (ex-Rainbow), who enjoyed a brief stint in Deep Purple after Ian Gillan ducked out of the band once more following The House of Blue Light, and recorded the minimal success Slaves and Masters with them in 1990.
Notes. The Battle Rages On... is the fourteenth studio album by the British hard rock band Deep Purple, recorded May 1992 – March 1993, released on July 19th, 1993 (Europe). It is the last album recorded with the band's classic Mk II line-up, which reunited for a second time (the first reunion being for 1984's Perfect Strangers).
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To be honest, from Deep Purple Mk II, was right to expect much more than what in the end this album actually is. The whole sound of it reminds much of that mainstream 80's metal, with even epic metal influences, expecially in the lyrics, with less technical skills from the players, because, let's not be hypocrite: Blackmore is not Van Halen and nobody would want it that way.
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The Battle Rages On: Blackmore repeats himself here, as he lifts the riff he played as a bridge on "Fire Dance" from the Bent Out Of Shape album, with Rainbow. They construct a whole new song around this very good riff and the result is an epic song, their best in years! Lick It Up: Not a special song, but you can tell it's the Deep Purple you ...
