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DEEP PURPLE will release their new studio album SPLAT! July 3 on earMUSIC. The band—Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey, and Simon McBride—has once again teamed up with renowned producer Bob Ezrin (KISS, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed, Alice Cooper) and together, they have crafted an album that draws on the sound and attitude that has always set DEEP PURPLE apart from the rest. SPLAT! is the heaviest DEEP PURPLE album in many years, with the band playing together in the studio—the way DEEP PURPLE have always recorded. Pre-order starts today; click HERE.
“I have to say, now we are very much back in with material that is compatible with ‘Highway Star,’ ‘Smoke on the Water,’ and ‘Lazy,’ the dynamics, the balance, and the fun of the music we made from ’69 to ’73,” says frontman Ian Gillan. He adds: “Where we are now with this incarnation of DEEP PURPLE feels very much like a very ‘now’ version of DEEP PURPLE as it was in the seventies.”
At the heart of SPLAT! is an idea conceived by Gillan. Rather than treating the end as destruction, the album imagines it as transformation: SPLAT! explores the end of humanity not in any crude apocalyptic sense but as a metamorphosis beyond physical existence.
Additional details about the album concept will be revealed in the weeks leading up to its July 3 release. New music from SPLAT! is on the way and DEEP PURPLE invite fans to follow the journey at DEEP PURPLE and earMUSIC on socials.
To celebrate the release, DEEP PURPLE will continue their extensive 2026 touring schedule with no fewer than 86 shows across 28 countries on three continents.
With more than 120 million albums sold since forming in 1968, DEEP PURPLE have long secured their place in rock history. Rather than simply preserving their legacy, they continue to extend it, driven by the same spirit that defined their earliest work.
Ian Gillan sums it up: “DEEP PURPLE is in a great place right now.”
Track listing (CD/2LP):
Side A
1. Arrogant Boy
2. Diablo
3. The Rider
4. The Lunatic
Side B
5. The Only Horse In Town
6. Sacred Land
7. The Beating Of Wings
Side C
8. Guilt Trippin’
9. Scriblin’ Gib’rish
10. Jessica’s Bra
Side D
11. Third Call
12. My New Movie
13. Splat!
SPLAT! will be available July 3 in multiple formats:
· Limited Box Set, containing:
o 2LP Gatefold (180g)
o 12-page vinyl-sized booklet
o CD Digisleeve
o 3 exclusive 10-inch vinyl records featuring live recordings from the DEEP PURPLE Tour 2024
o Exclusive 7-inch single featuring the bonus track “GUINNESIS” (not included on the studio album and available exclusively in the box set!)
· CD (Digisleeve)
· 2LP Gatefold (black, 180g) + 12-page vinyl-sized booklet
· Limited Purple 2LP Gatefold (180g) + 12-page vinyl-sized booklet
· Limited Transparent Yellow 2LP (180g) + 12-page vinyl-sized booklet
All LP editions include a rich 12-page LP-sized booklet with illustrations and all song lyrics – available exclusively with the first pressing.
Further exclusive items are available via the official artist store, including:
· Limited 2LP Picture Disc + 12-page vinyl-sized booklet
· Limited Cassette
· A strictly limited canvas signed by all band members and limited to just 199 copies worldwide
· Additional apparel and merchandise items
