According to an interview with Deep Purple bass player Roger Glover, that has been translated from Russian into English and appears on Fan website "The Highway Star " ...........
The band have completed recording 14 songs for the as yet untitled follow-up to 2005's “Rapture Of The Deep.” According to Glover eleven or 12 songs could make the final cut.
Deep Purple have been in Nashville for the past few months recording the album with with producer Bob Ezrin. They have thrown around a few album title idea, however these will remain under wraps for the time being.
Incredibly Deep Purple have been named for the first time as nominees to be considered for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame’s Class of 2013. Perhaps even more incredible for a band that has stood the test of time is that they will not be performing any new material on their 2012 Tour due to opposition from management and the record company who are worried about the effect of new material on album sales???? This has been translated from Russian so you might want to take it with a grain of salt.... or a shot of vodka, which would be more satisfactory.
