Deep Purple have confirmed their new studio album SPLAT! will arrive on July 3.
The record marks the latest chapter in a career that has seen the band sell more than 120 million albums since forming in 1968.
Rather than leaning on their legacy, the group say the new material captures the same energy that defined their classic era.
Frontman Ian Gillan said the current line-up feels like a modern reflection of the band’s 1970s peak.
He said: “Where we are now with this incarnation of Deep Purple feels very much like a very ‘now’ version of Deep Purple as it was in the seventies.”
The band once again worked with legendary producer Bob Ezrin — known for his work with KISS, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed and Alice Cooper — crafting what they describe as their heaviest album in years, recorded live together in the studio.
Gillan said the new songs sit comfortably alongside some of their most iconic work.
He said: “I have to say, now we are very much back in with material that is compatible with Highway Star, Smoke on the Water, Lazy – the dynamics, the balance, and the fun of the music we made from ‘69 to ‘73.”
At the centre of SPLAT! is a concept developed by Gillan, exploring the end of humanity not as destruction but as transformation — a shift beyond physical existence.
More details on the album’s theme will be revealed in the run-up to release.
The band will support the album with an extensive 2026 touring schedule, including 86 shows across 28 countries on three continents.
Gillan said the group are thriving as they enter this next phase, adding: “Deep Purple is in a great place right now.”
SPLAT! will be released in multiple formats, including CD, digital, standard 2LP, limited purple and limited transparent yellow vinyl editions.
A deluxe box set will feature the album on 2LP and CD, a 12-page booklet, three exclusive 10-inch live records from the 2024 tour, and a 7-inch single containing the bonus track GUINNESIS, available only in the box set.
Additional exclusive items — including a picture disc, cassette, and a signed canvas limited to 199 copies — will be available through the band’s official store.
The full tracklist spans 13 songs across four LP sides, including Arrogant Boy, The Rider, Guilt Trippin’, and the title track.
New music from the album is expected to be released in the coming weeks.
Pre-order now via www.deeppurple.lnk.to/SPLAT.
SPLAT! tracklisting (CD/2LP):
Here’s the tracklist cleanly aligned and evenly spaced for publication:
Side A
1. Arrogant Boy
2. Diablo
3. The Rider
4. The Lunatic
Side B
5. The Only Horse In Town
6. Sacred Land
7. The Beating Of Wings
Side C
8. Guilt Trippin’
9. Scriblin’ Gib’rish
10. Jessica’s Bra
Side D
11. Third Call
12. My New Movie
13. Splat!
