Das ging jetzt dann doch deutlich schneller als erwartet:
Völlig überraschend und ohne vorherige Andeutungen haben Deep Purple heute angekündigt, dass ihr neues Album "SPLAT!" bereits am 03. Juli erscheint. Produzent war wieder Bob Ezrin und es klingt fast so, als bekämen wir das erste wirkliche Konzeptalbum der Band!
Die Ankündigung kommt überraschend, aber in Anbetracht des Tourplans wäre es fast verwunderlich gewesen, wenn man sich mit dem Album noch länger Zeit gelassen hätte. Weniger überraschend ist, dass der Titel auch dieses Mal mindestens denkwürdig ist, aber für diesen humoristischen Zugang zu Albumtiteln und Texten ist Ian Gillan ja auch bekannt
Deep Purple are thrilled to announce their new studio album SPLAT!, which will be released on July 3rd on earMUSIC. Pre-order starts today.
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.
Says frontman Ian Gillan: “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.”
Once again, the band has teamed up with renowned producer Bob Ezrin.
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.
Ian Gillan: “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.”
At the heart of SPLAT! is an idea conceived by Ian 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. 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.
New music from SPLAT! is already on the way. Deep Purple invite fans to follow the journey in the weeks ahead.
Ian Gillan sums it up: “Deep Purple is in a great place right now.”
Tracklist:
Arrogant Boy 03:19
Diablo 03:17
The Rider 03:57
The Lunatic 03:48
The Only Horse in Town 04:42
Sacred Land 03:33
The Beating of Wings 04:01
Guilt Trippin’ 04:52
Scriblin’ Gib’rish 03:35
Jessica’s Bra 03:46
Third Call 04:19
My New Movie 03:45
Splat! 03:39
