Live at Montreux 1996 is a double live album by British hard rock band Deep Purple, recorded in 1996 . Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968.] The band is considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although their musical approach changed over the years.]Originally formed as a progressive rock band, the band shifted to a heavier sound in 1970.] Deep Purple, together with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, have been referred to as the “unholy trinity of Br DEEP PURPLE / LIVE AT MONTREUX 1996/2000