Deep Purple share pummelling single ‘Diablo’

It is the latest taster of their upcoming album 'Splat!', out next month

Deep Purple have shared the latest taste of new album ‘ Splat! ’ – listen to the pummelling ‘Diablo’ below.

The legendary rock group will release the 24th studio record of their long career, and the follow-up to 2024’s ‘ =1 ’, on July 3 via earMUSIC. Pre-order/pre-save the album here .

They have already shared the supercharged lead single ‘Arrogant Boy’, and now they are back with ‘Diablo’, a trippy, muscular track that sees them noodle and freak out alongside their guest, the country superstar Keith Urban, on guitar.

The track is available on streaming services now, while the video will premiere on Sunday night (June 7) here . Listen here:

Frontman Ian Gillan has said about ‘Diablo’: “It is all about taking chances. Just for once in your life, do something exciting, step out of the mould, 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.”

‘Splat!’ sees Deep Purple reuniting with the celebrated producer Bob Ezrin ( KISS , Pink Floyd , Lou Reed ), and it has been described as one of the group’s heaviest albums in several years, with the tracks having been laid down live in the studio.

According to Gillan, “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.”