Deep Purple singer to release album

The next album from Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan will be an all-star retrospective. It's called Gillan's Inn, and the singer revisits a number of songs from throughout his career, which has included his long tenure in Deep Purple, his solo work, and a short-lived membership in Black Sabbath. Gillan cut the album with friends including Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott, Goo Goo Dolls leader Johnny Rzeznik, Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, and former Rainbow and Sabbath singer Ronnie James Dio, as well as current and former members of Deep Purple. The album will be released in the DualDisc format, so while one side has the music in traditional stereo, the other side will include a 5.1 mix, video from the recording sessions, previously unseen photos, footage from a bootleg DVD, and multiple versions of "Smoke On The Water" done with different guitarists. Gillan's Inn comes out April 18th.

Deep Purple's latest album is called Rapture Of The Deep. The band is in the midst of a world tour that hits Venice, Italy, on Friday, March 17th. North American dates will probably happen this summer.