Whitesnake is a hard rock band, founded in 1977 by David Coverdale (formerly of Deep Purple). They were active primarily in the 1980s, but still tour, albeit with an entirely new line-up (bar Coverdale), to this day.

Some of the most famous musicians who have joined the band for a time were: Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Cozy Powell, Neil Murray, Bernie Marsden, Micky Moody, Rudy Sarzo, John Sykes, Adrian Vandenberg, Vivian Campbell, Tommy Aldridge and Steve Vai.

Throughout its career, the band has been compared by critics to Deep Purple, not only because three past members of the band were once in Deep Purple, but also because of their sound and influences.

In June 2007 the band released a dual CD / DVD titled "1987 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition" to mark the 20th anniversary of the mega-selling album '1987'. The album was remastered along with a host of bonus material like four live tracks from the recent Shadow Of The Blues Live set. It also includes the four promo videos for the album on the DVD.

The band is reportedly working on a new studio album, to be called Good to Be Bad.

On December 26, 2007 the band unveiled drummer Chris Frazier as the latest member of Whitesnake, replacing Tommy Aldridge.

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