Metal Anarchy

It is with a very heavy heart I’ve just had verified my very dear friend & producer Martin Birch has passed away…Martin was a huge part of my life…helping me from the first time we met through until Slide It In…Mt thoughts & prayers to his family, friends & fans…💔💔 pic.twitter.com/J4UyDiG9zR

— David Coverdale (@davidcoverdale) August 9, 2020

RIP Martin Birch. Legendary producer of countless albums by Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Iron Maiden & more.

"My thoughts & prayers go out to his wife Vera & his daughter Haley. He was a genius producer & a very dear friend of Ronnie’s. May he RIP"- Wendy Dio pic.twitter.com/9GTqNs36WC

— Official Dio (@OfficialRJDio) August 9, 2020

So sorry to hear of Martin Birch passing on. Great producer, great times. Our condolences are with his family. RIP pic.twitter.com/jyptWnx9nc

— Candice Night (@TruCandiceNight) August 10, 2020

RIP #martinbirch , he produced the Sounds to Most of our lives #tones #producer @IronMaiden @BlackSabbath

— Charlie Benante (@skisum) August 10, 2020

A sad day for the Family of Rock. Martin Birch – the legendary Producer of Deep Purple and many other Great Artists – passed away on Sunday. Our hearts and prayers go out to his Family and Friends. RIP Martin Birch
– Scorpions pic.twitter.com/UFSrUh8zLE

— Scorpions (@scorpions) August 10, 2020

What a loss. RIP Martin Birch.
To say he was my biggest influence as a record producer would be an understatement. pic.twitter.com/JseecxUhTd

— Jay Ruston (@jayruston) August 9, 2020

So sad to hear of the passing of my all time Favorite producer Martin Birch. He produced a lot of my fave albums and bands like Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blue Oyster Cult, Iron Maiden and so many more classics. RIP #ripmartinbirch

— Brian Slagel (@brianslagel) August 9, 2020

Wow. This is a massive loss. Martin Birch produced some ICONIC great albums! I had always hoped to one day interview him. RIP to a legend in production. https://t.co/TvQ7WxMaZc

— Eddie Trunk (@EddieTrunk) August 9, 2020