Vitalizing tunes that work faster than a stream of caffeine

13 May 2026

Press picture by Olaf Heine

Last week, English symphonic hard rock titans DEEP PURPLE announced
the upcoming birth of their 24th LP, titled SPLAT! It’ll show up on July 3rd.

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.

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.” ”

Make way for the lead single, called ARROGANT BOY.

Holy cow. They’re in their seventies but rock as if they were in their twenties. Arrogant Boy could easily have been one of their mastodonic 70s hits. Lots of smoke on the water again. Hat off.

Their extensive 2026 touring schedule will bring them
in 28 countries on three continents. All dates HERE.