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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 […]
Read more »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, […]
Read more »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 […]
Read more »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, […]
Read more »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!
Read more »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 […]
Read more »Deep Purple appear on the cover of the Fireworks magazine issue #115 (summer 2026). There is a feature promised inside, with the obvious guess for it having something to do with the new album. The issue can be purchased via newsstand.co.uk. Meanwhile, the Sweden Rock Magazine also has a feature on the new release. It […]
Read more »Deep Purple appear on the cover of the Classic Rock magazine issue of Summer 26 a.k.a. #355: They’ve sold more than 120 million albums and had a revolving door of official members. But in 2026, almost 60 years after their original incarnation, Deep Purple (Mark IX, if anyone really is counting) are back and firing […]
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