Deep Purple announce their heavy studio album ‘SPLAT!’

Tomorrow, the band will launch their brand-new studio album SPLAT!, set for release on July 3rd via earMUSIC, with pre-orders starting immediately after the announcement.

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Reuniting once again with legendary producer Bob Ezrin, SPLAT! captures Deep Purple in full force, recorded live in the studio and driven by the same energy, dynamics and spirit that defined their classic era. At the core of the album lies a bold concept: not an end, but a transformation, a powerful new chapter that continues to push the band forward rather than looking back.

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There simply aren’t enough superlatives to properly acknowledge the contribution Deep Purple has made to rock music. Having sold more than 120 million albums and filled global arenas for decades, there’s little wonder that the respected British radio station Planet Rock named the group the ‘5th Most Influential Band Ever’. The band were also presented the ‘Legend Award’ at the 2008 World Music Awards and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016.

Deep Purple truly are ‘rock royalty’. With a body of work spanning seven decades, Deep Purple have helped pioneer and define the hard rock genre while progressively moving into new areas, both keeping their sound fresh and attracting new fans to the legions who have remained loyal since the band’s inception. The celebrated MKII line-up of Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Jon Lord and Ritchie Blackmore was responsible for creating many of the defining rock albums of the early ’70s, including “Made in Japan”, universally accepted as one of the most important and influential live albums of all time. Known as one of the hardest working bands ever, Deep Purple have continued to release No. 1 albums and tour globally since forming in 1968, with little rest. Deep Purple have stayed true to their musical roots, drawing from an eclectic mix of styles to create a distinctive sound that defines the band today and, in turn, has created a legacy that very few bands could ever hope to replicate.

The band has written and produced so many “classic”, well-known songs that its audience ranges widely in age and background – something the band has readily embraced. Deep Purple’s recent studio album “=1” (2024) followed their worldwide chart-topping albums “Whoosh!” (2020), “inFinite” (2017) and “NOW What?!” (2013). 2026 sees the release of their brand-new album “SPLAT!”. On these albums, Deep Purple joined forces with producer Bob Ezrin, who has worked with the likes of KISS, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed and Alice Cooper. Furthering their collaboration with Ezrin, in 2021 and during the pandemic the band recorded a collection of cover songs from their own homes (normal for most bands nowadays, revolutionary for a band that records everything together in the studio), creating an eclectic and celebratory history of their roots in music, in the shape of “Turning to Crime”. Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey and Simon McBride continue with renewed vitality, pushing the boundaries of hard rock to audiences around the globe, proving that Deep Purple are very much here to stay.