Bass player Roger Glover broke the news on a recent interview: Deep Purple will put out fresh music in 2026. The band won't end The Long Goodbye tour that started in 2017. "We've been writing and stuff, and there'll probably be an album next year," Glover told Eddie Trunk, as reported by Chaoszine. This would mark their 24th studio album, following "=1" from 2024. I'd much rather just play and play and play, and suddenly we're not playing," Glover stated.