DATE: JUNE 5, 2026

FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/MARCEE RONDAN, SRO PR

DEEP PURPLE
RELEASE NEW SINGLE
“DIABLO”
FROM GROUP’S FORTHCOMING
NEW ALBUM
‘SPLAT!’OUT ON JULY 3

TRACK FEATURES SPECIAL GUEST
KEITH URBAN ON GUITAR
“DIABLO”
MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERES SUNDAY, JUNE 7
ON YOUTUBE WITH LIVE ROGER GLOVER CHAT

LISTEN TO DIABLO
JOIN THE VIDEO PREMIERE WITH ROGER GLOVER

DEEP PURPLE have today (June 5) released their new single “Diablo,” the latest taste from SPLAT!—their new studio album, out July 3 on earMUSIC. The new track features a very special guest: global superstar and Grammy-winning guitarist, singer, and songwriter Keith Urban on second guitar.

“Diablo” follows “Arrogant Boy” (the album’s first single) and opens the door to one of DEEP PURPLE’s surreal new story worlds: the most dangerous place on earth, where a heroine crosses a river, jumps into a fighting pit, celebrates with a bucket of wine, falls into the glitter pool and somehow makes it back home with a tale to tell. “Diablo” is a classic DEEP PURPLE rocker—

the kind of hard rock track that lives from the riff, the groove, and the band chemistry captured in the studio.

The official music video for “Diablo” is a live performance piece that will premiere via earMUSIC’s YouTube channel on Sunday, June 7 at 2:00 PM ET, 11:00 AM PT. Fans joining the premiere will also be able to chat with DEEP PURPLE’s Roger Glover.

“It is all about taking chances,” DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan says of “Diablo.” “Just for once in your life, do something exciting, step out of the mold, take that curious bend in the road instead of sticking to the highway and do something that will, for the rest of your life, either guide or warn you.”

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SPLAT! has already received enthusiastic first fan and media reactions, with early press praising the album’s DEEP PURPLE spirit. Uncut calls SPLAT! “distilled, high-octane Purple at its finest,” while Classic Rock praises the album for delivering “everything that makes Deep Purple one of the greatest acts in hard rock.”

DEEP PURPLE are gearing up for a major run of European summer dates, starting next week in Finland, followed by shows in Norway, France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland and Italy before the SPLAT! World Tour heads to North America. The upcoming touring schedule includes 86 shows across 28 countries. Tickets are available via Deep Purple’s official website.

SPLAT! will be released on July 3 on earMUSIC and is available for pre-order in multiple formats including CD, vinyl, and limited editions. Further exclusive fan items are only available on the official SPLAT! shop.

ACCESS THE NEW ALBUM SPLAT!

Track listing (CD/2LP):

Side A
Arrogant Boy
Diablo
The Rider
The Lunatic

Side B
The Only Horse In Town
Sacred Land
The Beating Of Wings

Side C
Guilt Trippin’
Scriblin’ Gib’rish
Jessica’s Bra

Side D
Third Call
My New Movie
Splat!

SPLAT! will be available July 3 in multiple formats:

  • Limited Box Set, containing:
    • 2LP Gatefold (180g)
    • 12-page vinyl-sized booklet
    • CD Digisleeve
    • 3 exclusive 10-inch vinyl records featuring live recordings from the DEEP PURPLE Tour 2024
    • Exclusive 7-inch single featuring the bonus track “GUINNESIS” (not included on the studio album and available exclusively in the box set!)
  • CD (Digisleeve)
  • 2LP Gatefold (black, 180g) + 12-page vinyl-sized booklet
  • Limited Purple 2LP Gatefold (180g) + 12-page vinyl-sized booklet
  • Limited Transparent Yellow 2LP (180g) + 12-page vinyl-sized booklet

All LP editions include a rich 12-page LP-sized booklet with illustrations and all song lyrics – available exclusively with the first pressing.

Further exclusive items are available via the official artist store, including:

  • Limited 2LP Picture Disc + 12-page vinyl-sized booklet
  • Limited Cassette
  • A strictly limited canvas signed by all band members and limited to just 199 copies worldwide
  • Additional apparel and merchandise items

ACCESS THE NEW ALBUM HERE

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ABOUT DEEP PURPLE

There simply aren’t enough superlatives to properly acknowledge the contribution DEEP PURPLE has made to rock music. Having sold more than 120 million albums and filled global arenas for decades, there’s little wonder that the respected British radio station Planet Rock named the group the “5th Most Influential Band Ever.” The band were also presented the “Legend Award” at the 2008 World Music Awards and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016. DEEP PURPLE truly are “rock royalty.”

With a body of work spanning seven decades, DEEP PURPLE have helped pioneer and define the hard rock genre while progressively moving into new areas, both keeping their sound fresh and attracting new fans to the legions who have remained loyal since the band’s inception. The celebrated MKII line-up of Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Jon Lord and Ritchie Blackmore was responsible for creating many of the defining rock albums of the early ’70s, including Made in Japan universally accepted as one of the most important and influential live albums of all time.

Known as one of the hardest working bands ever, DEEP PURPLE have continued to release No. 1 albums and tour globally since forming in 1968, with little rest.

DEEP PURPLE have stayed true to their musical roots, drawing from an eclectic mix of styles to create a distinctive sound that defines the band today and, in turn, has created a legacy that very few bands could ever hope to replicate. The band has written and produced so many “classic,” well-known songs that its audience ranges widely in age and background—something the band has readily embraced.

DEEP PURPLE’s recent studio album =1 (2024) followed their worldwide chart-topping albums Whoosh! (2020), inFinite (2017) and NOW What?! (2013). 2026 sees the release of their brand-new album SPLAT! On these albums, DEEP PURPLE joined forces with producer Bob Ezrin, who has worked with the likes of KISS, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed and Alice Cooper.

Furthering their collaboration with Ezrin, in 2021 and during the pandemic the band recorded a collection of cover songs from their own homes (normal for most bands nowadays, revolutionary for a band that records everything together in the studio), creating an eclectic and celebratory history of their roots in music, in the shape of Turning to Crime.

Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey and Simon McBride continue with renewed vitality, pushing the boundaries of hard rock to audiences around the globe, proving that DEEP PURPLE are very much here to stay.

For more info, please contact SRO PR:

Mitch Schneider: mschneider@sropr.com
Marcee Rondan: marcee@sropr.com

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