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A Purple specter haunting Europe
Deep Purple’s record company Edel has posted a short clip assembled from the behind-the-scenes footage from the set of Arrogant Boy and Diablo.
Read more »Favourite part is not singing
Ian Gillan has appeared on the Talkin’ Rock With Meltdown podcast. It is American classic rock radio at its finest, but here it is.
Read more »Zero pressure
Simon Mcbride recently spoke to the Guitar Interactive Magazine, and it wasn’t as much of an interview as a monologue. As the host quipped at one point, “go on, nobody wants to hear me anyway”. Writing for Splat!, gear talk, early influences, plans for the future — it’s all here.
Read more »Rose bushes that need tending to
Don Airey spoke recently to TotalRock, generously dispensing wisdom he has in abundance. Enjoy!
Read more »That’s the route she chose
Apparently a new single Diablo from the upcoming new album Splat! was released on June 5, 2026, without much fanfare. But probably because of the general enshittification of the web, it’s not available everywhere. So we’re posting two different copies in the hope that you can access at least one of them.
Read more »Skipping stones
There is a new interview with Gillan and Paice in the Uncut magazine, and the two Ians are adamant to continue making music into the foreseeable future. The online version is dated June 1, 2026, so which issue it appears in the printed version — your guess is as good as ours, and probably better. […]
Read more »Billy couldn’t read or write
The first single from the upcoming new album Splat! is supposed to be landing on May 12, 2026, at 6:00pm BST, and little birdie tells us that it may or may not be Arrogant Boy.
Read more »Squarely cylindrical
Along with the squarely analog, old school reel-to-reel tape deck and record player, Revox is also releasing a Deep Purple Splat! branded digital speaker.
Read more »And a cardboard box for the tips
With the new album now announced, let the publicity blitz marathon begin. Ian Gillan has already made a couple of UK radio appearances.
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