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ADRIAN THRILLS: When pop was moving towards heavier, more amplified styles at the start of the 1970s, Deep Purple were at the heart of the seismic shift. Alongside their two great peers, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they totally embodied British rock, and in 1975 the Guinness Book Of Records officially crowned them the world's loudest band. But there was always more to the London group than that ear-splitting volume. They played hard and fast, singing about speeding cars (Highway Star) and mysterious women (Fireball), but their music also encompassed orchestral composition and jazz. Their most famous song, Smoke On The Water - written about a casino fire on Lake Geneva - was based on a traditional blues riff.

Deep Purple, a rock legend, has announced that they will be back on tour after splitting 42 years ago. The seventies band, as well as Smoke On The Water and Black Night, were one of Britain's most popular bands with a massive 100 million albums sold worldwide. With their 1 More Time Tour, the band is expected to return to the stage, with 90s indie-rockers Reef as their support.