Deep Purple ) The Battle Rages On... ) 1993 (RCA/Sony Music EU Germany 2017)

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The Battle Rages On... is the 14th studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple, released in 1993 on July 19 in Europe and on July 26 in UK. It is the last album recorded with the band's classic Mk II line-up, which reunited for a 2nd time (the 1st reunion being for 1984's Perfect Strangers).
Joe Lynn Turner was fired from the band during the early sessions, with Mike DiMeo initially chosen as his replacement. At the insistence of Jon Lord, Ian Paice and Roger Glover (as well as the band's management and record company), Ian Gillan eventually returned to the band during late 1992 in place of DiMeo, thus reforming the Mk II line-up. Gillan had to rework much of the material already existing for the album, which had been intended for Turner and/or DiMeo. Ritchie Blackmore allegedly became infuriated by Gillan's re-writes, believing the songs were more melodic in their original versions, and he left the band for the 2nd and final time after a show on 17 November 1993 in Helsinki, Finland. Joe Lynn Turner later quoted Blackmore referring to the album as "The cattle grazes on". American guitarist Joe Satriani joined Deep Purple as a temporary replacement for the remainder of the tour. A handful of working tracks written during The Battle Rages On... sessions would turn up on subsequent solo releases by Turner under different song titles.

Deep Purple:
Ian Gillan – vocals, congas
Ritchie Blackmore – guitars
Roger Glover – bass guitar
Ian Paice – drums
Jon Lord – organ, keyboards

🔘 Side 1:
The Battle Rages On
Lick It Up
Anya
Talk About Love
Time to Kill

🔘 Side 2:
Ramshackle Man
A Twist in the Tale
Nasty Piece of Work
Solitaire
One Man's Meat