Tagged As: AC/DC, Eagles, Metallica, Lars Ulrich, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin

Their music may be years apart, but Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich is excited to offer his services to the UK rock legend Deep Purple during their Mark III Reunion tour. This does not mean that the famed drummer would leave Metallica. He would simply be on loan to the group he grew up listening to.

Ulrich’s first concert was a Deep Purple concert in 1973 and he would like to be the first choice for the insinuated world tour. The word, according to Blabbermouth.net is that while lead singer David Coverdale, bassist Glenn Hughes and keyboardist Jon Lord are interested in getting together without drummer Ian Paice.

That would mean that Ulrich, who played drums for former Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan at an Oakland, CA show in 2006, would have to be high on the list. I am sure after the World Magnetic Tour the group would be happy to have some time apart and if the timing works, Ulrich could be living at his teenage dream. There have been contricting reports from Jon Lord with regards to the disclusion of Paice, but this early on that just adds to the speculation.

Deep Purple is not the only band supposedly looking to have another go at performing without a key member. Led Zeppelin rumors continue, with the latest signs of encouragement coming from Jimmy Paige music manager Peter Mensch. He told BBC that Jimmy Paige, John Paul Jones, and Jason Bohnam (John’s son) are still interested in playing together, even without Robert Plant.

Plant dismissed all rumors back in the spring of 2008 when he said he was just working with Alison Krauss and his solo effort. Since then plenty of lead singer’s names have been thrown around as replacements. There are some legends like Steven Tyler, modern stars like Chris Cornell, and relative unknowns like Myles Kennedy.

It seems like the rock gods of today are tripping over each other to keep the rock legends that inspired them alive and well. I am thinking that this could be the cure to the much quotes generation gap. Imagine bands, old and new, playing to audiences of parents and their kids. AC/DC and the Eagles are already doing it and soon it looks like Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin could be next.