“Stormbringer” by Deep Purple

"Stormbringer" gave its name to Deep Purple's ninth studio album, which hit the racks in November 1974 as the second record from the Mk III lineup that had David Coverdale singing lead and Glenn Hughes on bass and vocals. Coverdale wrote the song with Ritchie Blackmore, and the album was Blackmore's last with the band before his 1975 exit; he wouldn't return until Perfect Strangers in 1984.

Jon Lord works the Hammond organ and keyboards, and Ian Paice pounds the drums and mixed the track with Martin Birch, who recorded it and co-produced it with the band. The name reads like pure sword-and-sorcery, and sure enough it's the title of Michael Moorcock's second Elric of Melniboné novel, after a magic sword, though Coverdale has said he didn't know that until just after the album was recorded.

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