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Very, very close
Good new, everybody! It was rumoured that the band is working on a new album, and the rumours have now been confirmed by the Rolling Stone Brazil magazine (usual caveats about reverse translation apply). The publication is dated May 7, 2025.
The two Ians — Gillan and Paice, bassist Roger Glover, keyboardist Don Airey, and guitar player Simon McBride spoke to Rolling Stone Brazil directly from Nashville, the city in the United States where they are working on what should become a new album, their 24th studio album and the successor to =1 (2024), which was highly praised for bringing back a heavier sound.
Regarding the album, they were rightly dismissive, as the conception process is still in its early stages. Paice, responsible for most of the group’s responses, comments:
“We’re not recording yet, but we’re very, very close. We’re picking and choosing the best songs we’ve come up with. Right now, we’re here in Nashville with Bob Ezrin [producer], and we’ll probably go into the studio in 10 or 12 days or something. Then we’ll see what happens. If it’s good, you’ll hear it. If it’s not, you’ll never hear it.”
The interview concluded with a round of questions for each of the band members on their non-DP projects. Gillan was asked about the Born Again remixes, Glover — about Butterfly Ball, Airey — about Pushed to the Edge, McBride — about Recordings 2020-2025, and Paice — about parting ways with Whitesnake in 1982.
You can read the whole thing in Portuguese as published, or translate into your preferred language.
Thanks to Blabbermouth for the heads-up.
Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing
Bob Ezrin has moved from the US back to his native Canada because he wanted less orange and fake blond in his life, giving up his US citizenship in the process,
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bob-ezrin-renounces-us-citizenship-returns-canada-1235912662/
and Canada is where =1 was recorded too, why all of the sudden then back to Nashville? Just wondering, I’m happy to see them in the studio anywhere.
That interview is great, as a matter of fact all Brazilian interviews always are, really empathetic and people ask thoughtful questions, it must be something in the water of the Amazon River me thinks.
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Roger Glover’s quip at the end “Until now!” is masterful. 😂
May 21st, 2025 at 20:43Is anyone going to stop these people??!!
May 21st, 2025 at 21:00Someone’s got to tell’em!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-8xMWA6_ZE
May 21st, 2025 at 22:22You know who would have detained Erzin at the border, probed him both mentally and physically, questioned him as to what benefit his visit to the USA would bring to the economy, hoping tariffs can also be applied of course. And after all that gave Ezrin a time permit, ‘how long are you here for and can you please get the f..k out of our country as soon as possible’. Otherwise a merry time could be had by all. What about those Brits though. I cannot imagine Gillan putting up with all that for too long. Such a rebel and anarchist dare I might say. They probably just said they knew Ritchie and as he is a US citizen we presume, all was ok. Cheers.
May 21st, 2025 at 23:34@ 2- Yes, Father Time.
May 21st, 2025 at 23:38Talking of Black Sabbath’s ‘Born Again’ album and Tony Iommi has (I cannot believe it) contributed to the joker Robbie Williams new album on one song. Spoiler alert, it is bad, sorry to have to place this here but you know how music is these days, well some of it. Plus there are probably a few Williams aficionados here, who can tell. I wonder what ole Jimmy Page thinks? Isn’t he having problems with Williams trying to build a swimming pool underneath his house right next door to Page’s Heritage listed house. Celebrities eh, you just cannot trust them. They are a bit like the plague. I cannot believe I clicked on that link, but as we all are aware, curiosity can kill a cat at times. Iommi, what are you doing, times must be tough for him these days. He probably got paid for it though, hopefully a truckload of cash so he can attend some sort of counselling clinic. Cheers.
https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/robbie-williams-tony-iommi-rocket
May 21st, 2025 at 23:54I would love to hear both: the very good and the not good stuff 😊
May 22nd, 2025 at 06:20