The Battle Rages On...
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. Even though Mike DiMeo was initially chosen as the singer for the album after Joe Lynn Turner was fired, Ian Gillan eventually returned to the band in late 1992 and had to rework much of the material already existing for it, which had been intended for Joe Lynn Turner and DiMeo. After his firing, Turner would admit Ritchie Blackmore referred to the album as "The cattle grazes on". Blackmore became infuriated at the non-melodic elements and left the band for good after a show on 17 November in Helsinki, Finland. 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 titles. The Battle Rages On... contains the song "Lick It Up", which should not be confused with the song with the same title written and performed by Kiss.
Track listing
Personnel
;Deep Purple- Ian Gillan – vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore – guitar
- Jon Lord – keyboards
- Roger Glover – bass
- Ian Paice – drums
- Produced by Thom Panunzio and Roger Glover
- Basic tracks produced by Thom Panunzio at Bearsville Studios in upstate New York
- Vocals and overdubs recorded at Red Rooster Studios in Tutzing, Germany, and Greg Rike Studios in Orlando, Florida.
- Mixed by Pat Regan with Roger Glover at Sound on Sound Recording in New York, and at the Ambient Recording Company in Connecticut
- Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound in New York.
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
| 1993 | Japanese Albums Charts | 5 |
| 1993 | Swiss Albums Top 100 | 7 |
| 1993 | Swedish Albums Chart | 8 |
| 1993 | Austrian Top 40 Albums | 9 |
| 1993 | Finnish Albums Chart | 9 |
| 1993 | Norwegian Albums Chart | 9 |
| 1993 | German Albums Chart | 13 |
| 1993 | UK Albums Chart | 21 |
| 1993 | Dutch MegaCharts | 39 |
| 1993 | The Billboard 200 | 192 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
| 1993 | "The Battle Rages On" | Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 22 |