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A lot to say, yet absolutely zilch to prove

Blues Rock Review reviews Splat! in absolutely glowing terms: As AI inexcusably blitzes a forgettable culture of monotonous mediocrity, Deep Purple auspiciously land with a balls-to-the-wall Splat! to the good old days. This is what you call ‘musicality’ kids. If a band that spacetrucked and highway starred in the 70s can still produce songs this […]

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Sundays are off

A couple more interviews in the anticipation of the new album release. Roger Glover talks to Noise11 straight from his slightly dishevelled hotel room

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One of those odd kids

Simon McBride talks to Andy Guitar about the new album, the first riff he ever learned, and 65 thousand people singing Highway Star.

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Get to where you’re going quicker

Don Airey chats with Phil Aston on the Now Spinning Magazine podcast. In this exclusive interview, Don talks about working with Simon McBride, the band’s creative chemistry, recording together in the studio, Bob Ezrin’s influence on the songwriting process, the role of the Hammond organ, and why Deep Purple continue to sound inspired more than […]

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There’s no reason to stop

Rock & Blues Muse reviews the new album Splat! in most glowing terms. Deep Purple has created a complex, heavy, and instantly sonically recognizable album that, along with peers like Alice Cooper (another Ezrin client), respects and nods to their sound while never slavishly imitating it. More interestingly, these songs are built around a theme, […]

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Why we should all move to Finland

The venerable fan club Perfect Strangers of Finland will hold a preview listening party for the new Deep Purple album Splat! one day ahead of its release. The album will be played twice in its entirety during the evening. First round starts at 18:00. Guests will have a chance to give their review of the […]

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Clenched fist and shining eyes

German magazine GoodTimes has Deep Purple on the cover of their issue #3/2026, with a feature story inside. The magazine also reviews Splat! in their blog online: Following the philosophical approach of their 2024 album =1, Deep Purple have once again taken a conceptual approach to the lyrics on SPLAT!. But as with its predecessor, […]

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Devious, but in a funny way

A third single Guilt Trippin’ from the upcoming album Splat! is upon us. [updated Jun 24]

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Three-quarters of one percent

Ian and Ian have appeared on the Rockonteurs podcast talking to Gary Kemp (of Spandau Ballet fame). It was a long conversation, and a very interesting one. Some stories we’ve heard before, others are new. Enjoy!

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Nürnberg 1976 on vinyl

Rainbow Live in Nürnberg 1976, recorded at the Nürnberg Messezentrum Halle on September 28, 1976, will be released on vinyl on August 28, 2026. This is the first time this show will be available in analog format, and it completes the vinyl trifecta of Rainbow 1976 live releases: Köln/Cologne was released for the Record Store […]

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