Ian Paice is a British rock drummer. He joined Deep Purple in 1968; among their hit albums was 1972's Machine Head. Paice has also released the albums E-thnik with Mario Fasciano and Human Mechanic with Purpendicular. Paice has contributed to songs such as 21st Century Schizoid Man, Demon’s Eye, and Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Parts 6-9).  He has appeared in the documentaries Deep Purple - Machine Head and Wacken, as well as the film Deep Purple: Perfect Strangers Live.