In a new interview with Songwriting For Songwriters, DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan confirmed that the legendary rock band is putting the finishing touches on a new album for a tentative June 2026 release. The upcoming effort will be the follow-up to "=1", which came out in July 2024 via earMUSIC. Asked what kind of lyrical themes he has been exploring in the songs for the new DEEP PURPLE LP, Ian said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, it's very interesting on this one. I can't give you too much at this stage, but it's basically very optimistic. Let's say there's a general theme. It's a fairly loose conceptual idea of the end of humanity, but not as grim as it sounds. In fact, it's very optimistic. It's about the metamorphosis of humanity into a metaphysical state, our next incarnation. It's a bit too early to be doing interviews about this. I don't mean time of day. I mean, it's not gonna be out until June, so I don't want to give too much away."

DEEP PURPLE sortira son nouvel album, intitulé Splat!, le 3 juillet 2025 via earMUSIC.

L’album a été enregistré en studio en conditions live, une fois de plus entouré du producteur Bob Ezrin (KISS, PINK FLOYD, Lou Reed, ALICE COOPER).

Le chanteur Ian Gillan déclare : « La formation actuelle de DEEP PURPLE reflète pleinement ce que serait une version très contemporaine du groupe tel qu’il existait dans les années 70. Je dois dire qu’aujourd’hui, nous sommes revenus à un répertoire en adéquation avec ‘Highway Star’, ‘Smoke On The Water’, ‘Lazy’ — avec la dynamique, l’équilibre et le plaisir qui caractérisaient la musique que nous avons créée entre 1969 et 1973. DEEP PURPLE se trouve aujourd’hui dans une excellente dynamique. »