Rod Evans, Nick Simper, Ian Gillian, Roger Glover, Ritchie Blackmore, Tommy Bolan, Glenn Hughes, David Coverdale, Joe Lynn Turner, Don Airey, Steve Morse, Ian Paice, Joe Satriani (Touring Only),...
No, they're really not.
OH YES THEY ARE ! ! ! ! ! If you look at the influence of most metal bands, deep purple is composed of that, jazz drums, blues guitar. OH YES, THEY ARE METAL, very metal....
The original members of Deep Purple are as follows: Rod Evans (vocals) Nick Simper (bass) Ritchie Blackmore (guitar) Ian Paice (drums) Jon Lord (keyboards)