Classic Rock Issue 312 (April 2023) Deep Purple

Classic Rock Issue 312 (April 2023) Deep Purple The making of Deep Purple's classic Machine Head: only in the new issue of Classic Rock. Also in this issue: Led Zeppelin, The Answer, David Crosby, Jellyfish, Robert Fripp, Empyre, Queensryche, Steel Panther and much moreHow many times does a freak accident change the course of hard rock history? Not all that often, we’d wager. But had a suspended ceiling in a Swiss casino not caught fire, then Deep Purple’s sixth studio album would have been a very different beast altogether. I’m referring, of course, to Machine Head, and its signature song Smoke On The Water. In the new issue of Classic Rock we discover the inside story on the making of a true classic, in the band’s own words. This month also marks the 50th birthday of Led Zeppelin’s fifth album Houses Of The Holy, so we’re celebrating it this issue. We also talk to The Answer, who return with a new album after a long hiatus; we venture behind the scenes of the making of David Bowie’s