- hard rock, rock
- 50 min
- 10 tracks
- Legacy
The Battle Rages On... is the fourteenth studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple, released on 19 July 1993 in Europe and on 26 July in the United Kingdom. It marked the second return of frontman Ian Gillan and was to last to feature founding member Ritchie Blackmore, prior to his second and final departure four months after release. It is the last album recorded with the band's classic Mk II line-up, which reunited for a second time.
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Character
Spare, grave, classical in form and earnest.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
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- AllMusic3/5 ★
- Blogcritics(mixed)
- Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10
- Rock Hard7/10
- Metal Hammer (GER)7/7
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Tracks
- 1The Battle Rages On5:56
- 2Lick It Up3:59
- 3Anya6:32
- 4Talk About Love4:07
- 5Time to Kill5:49
- 6Ramshackle Man5:33
- 7A Twist in the Tale4:16
- 8Nasty Piece of Work4:35
- 9Solitaire4:41
- 10One Man’s Meat4:38
10 tracks, 50 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Deep Purple
- Label
- Legacy
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- US
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