DEEP PURPLE’s New Album ‘Splat!’ Out Today

Nusa Janssens
Jul 13
2 min read

DEEP PURPLE has released their new studio album SPLAT! worldwide on earMUSIC. With three singles, "Arrogant Boy,” “Diablo” and “Guilt Trippin,’” already making waves, listeners worldwide have eagerly been awaiting the band’s 24th studio album.

With SPLAT!, DEEP PURPLE turns ‘the end of humanity’ into a cool hard rock album. Instead of leaning into destruction, the album treats the “end” as a shift into something new, a metamorphosis that moves beyond the physical world. What could have been an overwhelmingly heavy concept becomes unmistakably DEEP PURPLE: bold, hard-rocking, and carried by the sound and attitude that have always set them apart.

Recorded with renowned producer Bob Ezrin, SPLAT! follows the band’s last four studio albums, all of which reached #1 in multiple countries, underlining one of the most remarkable career runs in rock. “I have to say, now we are very much back in with material that is compatible with ‘Highway Star,’ ‘Smoke on the Water,’ and ‘Lazy’—the dynamics, the balance, and the fun of the music we made from ’69 to ’73,” frontman Ian Gillan says about the new album.

On the eve of the album’s release, fans were able to take in the full record at pre‑listening events hosted in select music venues and indie record shops around the world, stretching from Milan to Mexico City. To mark the release, DEEP PURPLE has launched an extensive 2026 touring schedule: after a run of European summer shows, the SPLAT! World Tour moves through North America, then returns to major European arenas in the autumn before closing out the year in South America. Tickets are available via Deep Purple’s official website.

SPLAT! is available now in multiple formats, including CD Digisleeve, 2LP Gatefold black 180g vinyl, limited purple 2LP, limited transparent yellow 2LP, limited box set and digital. Further exclusive fan items are only available on the official SPLAT! shop.