Amazing Album Artwork – Cover Of Upcoming DEEP PURPLE’s 24th One
7 May 2026
Press picture by Olaf Heine
English symphonic hard rock titans DEEP PURPLE
have no expiration date whatsoever.
On July 3rd, they will launch their 24th LP, named SPLAT.
Ian Gillan (vocalist): “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. 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 heart, SPLAT! is an idea conceived by Gillan. Rather than treating the end as destruction, the album imagines it as transformation. It explores the end of humanity
not in any crude apocalyptic sense but as a metamorphosis beyond physical existence.
To celebrate the release, Deep Purple will continue their extensive 2026 touring schedule with no fewer than 86 shows across 28 countries on three continents. All dates HERE.
The album’s eye-catching artwork.
