The Battle Rages On
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| Studio album by Deep Purple | |||||
| Released | 2 July 1993 | ||||
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| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | ||||
| Length | 49:25 | ||||
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| Producer | Thom Panunzio, Roger Glover | ||||
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| AllMusic |   |
| Blogcritics | (mixed) |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10 |
| Rock Hard | 7.0/10 |
| Metal Hammer (GER) | 7/7 |
The Battle Rages On... is the fourteenth studio album by the British hard rock band Deep Purple, released in 1993. It is the last album recorded with the band's classic Mk II line-up, which reunited for a second time (the first reunion being for 1984's Perfect Strangers). Ian Gillan returned to the band in late 1992 and had to rework much of the material already existing for the album, which had been intended for Joe Lynn Turner. After being fired from the band, Turner would admit him and Blackmore referred to it as "The cattle grazes on".Ritchie Blackmore became infuriated at the non-melodic elements and quit mid tour after the show of 17 November in Helsinki, Finland. American guitarist Joe Satriani joined Deep Purple as a temporary replacement for the duration 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 titles.
All tracks written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover, except where noted.
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