Deep Purple Announce New Album SPLAT!, “Heaviest” Release in Many Years

Deep Purple have announced a new album titled SPLAT!, calling it their “heaviest” LP in many years. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band’s 24th album will arrive July 3rd via earMUSIC.

Singer Ian Gillan compared the songs on the new album to their classic tracks, stating, “I have to say, now we are very much back in with material that is compatible with ‘Highway Star,’ ‘Smoke on the Water,’ ‘Lazy’ — the dynamics, the balance, and the fun of the music we made from ‘69 to ‘73.”

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Deep Purple are supporting the album with a massive 86-date 2026 world tour, including a previously announced headlining North American run with support from Kansas (pick up tickets here).

The band’s current lineup features classic members Gillan, drummer Ian Paice, and bassist Roger Glover alongside longtime keyboardist Don Airey and recent drummer Simon McBride.

See the artwork and tracklist for SPLAT! below, and pre-order the album here.

SPLAT! Artwork:

SPLAT! Tracklist:

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!