The 4 news items published in the morning and evening of Monday, August 17, 2026.
In the reveal video Josh Homme and Dean Fertita play five-finger fillet, and the September 30 date given in the voice-over is crossed out at the very end of the clip and replaced with “coming soon”. The advance single “Easy Street” was released in July.
Guitarist Ryan Waste told U.K.’s Gear4music that the band “pretty much” have a record written and will “tie that up for a release next year”. Their previous album was 2022’s “Electrified Brain”.
It is the second advance track from the band’s first full-length album “Birth of Riot”, due October 7. They have already performed it live at Summer Sonic 2026, their first appearance at the festival.
Speaking to Guitar Player, Blackmore discussed joining the band for “Smoke On The Water” at their August 12 show in Wantagh, New York, and also talked about his relationship with Ian Gillan.