Rock legends Deep Purple have announced details of their 24th studio album. Splat! is the follow-up to 2024's =1, and will be released via earMUSIC on July 3. According to a press statement released by the band, the album is "the heaviest Deep Purple album in many years."
"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," says frontman Ian Gillan. "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.
