Article Contributed by SRO
Published on 2026-07-03
L-R: Ian Paice, Don Airey, Roger Glover, Ian Gillan, Simon McBride - Photo Credit: Olaf Heine
DEEP PURPLE today (July 3) release their new studio album SPLAT! worldwide on earMUSIC. With three singles—"Arrogant Boy,” “Diablo” and “Guilt Trippin’”—already making waves, listeners worldwide have eagerly been awaiting DEEP PURPLE’s 24th studio album.
With SPLAT!, DEEP PURPLE turn ‘the end of humanity’ into a hard rock album. The new album doesn’t deal with the end as destruction, but as transformation—a metamorphosis beyond physical existence. What sounds like a heavy concept becomes unmistakably DEEP PURPLE: driven by the sound and attitude that has always set the band apart from the rest.
Recorded with renowned producer Bob Ezrin, SPLAT! follows the band’s last four studio albums, all of which reached #1 in multiple countries, underlining one of the most remarkable career runs in rock.
“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,” frontman Ian Gillan says about the new album.
On the eve of the album’s release, fans had the chance to experience the entire album at pre-listening events in selected music venues and indie record stores worldwide, from Milan to Mexico City.
To celebrate the album release, DEEP PURPLE are currently on a major 2026 touring schedule. Following European summer dates, the SPLAT! World Tour heads to North America before bringing the band back to major arenas across Europe in autumn and to South America in December. Tickets are available via Deep Purple’s official website.
SPLAT! is available now in multiple formats, including CD Digisleeve, 2LP Gatefold black 180g vinyl, limited purple 2LP, limited transparent yellow 2LP, limited box set and digital. Further exclusive fan items are only available on the official SPLAT! shop.
Track listing (CD/2LP):
Side A
Arrogant Boy
Diablo
The Rider
The Lunatic
Side B
The Only Horse In Town
Sacred Land
The Beating Of Wings
Side C
Guilt Trippin'
Scriblin' Gib'rish
Jessica's Bra
Side D
Third Call
My New Movie
Splat!
