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SPLAT! Image
Metascore
79

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  • Summary: The second full-length release from British rock band Deep Purple's with Simon McBride on guitar was produced by Bob Ezrin.
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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Mojo
    Jun 22, 2026
    80
    Producer Bob Ezrin has turned up the group's Depp Purple-ness without lapsing into self-parody. Most of the songs here crack along at a furious pace. [Aug 2026, p.89]
  2. Classic Rock Magazine
    Jun 22, 2026
    80
    In many ways, SPLAT! captures the very best Purple one could possibly expect to hear in 2026. [Summer 2026, p.68]
  3. Jun 22, 2026
    80
    SPLAT! is a blast from start to finish, and whatever's in the water at Purple HQ, we want some. [Jul 2026, p.98]
  4. Uncut
    Jun 22, 2026
    70
    The band's elemental approach peaking on the likes of "Diablo" and "Guilt Trippin'", with Ian Gillian in impressively full-throated mode and Don Airey's keyboard runs often worthy of predecessor Jon Lord. [Aug 2026, p.29]