Rapture of the Deep is the 18th studio album by English hard rock band Deep Purple, released in November 2005. As of September 2009, this is the band's most recent studio album.
It is the fourth studio album from Deep Purple since Steve Morse joined the band in 1994. It is also the second album to feature veteran keyboardist, Don Airey. The album was produced by Mike Bradford, who also produced the band's previous release, Bananas. Like Bananas, ...
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Rapture of the Deep is the 18th studio album by English hard rock band Deep Purple, released in November 2005. As of September 2009, this is the band's most recent studio album.
It is the fourth studio album from Deep Purple since Steve Morse joined the band in 1994. It is also the second album to feature veteran keyboardist, Don Airey. The album was produced by Mike Bradford, who also produced the band's previous release, Bananas. Like Bananas, the album was met with a generally positive response from critics and fans. Rapture of the Deep is Deep Purple's first release on Edel Records all over the world (with the exception of the USA where the record has been released by Edel long time partner label Eagle Records).
The album peaked on Billboard's USA "Top Independent Album" Chart at position #43; the band's first USA chart album since 1993's The Battle Rages On. It achieved considerable chart success in Europe, making the top 20 in several countries. Vocalist Ian Gillan has stated...
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