Drummer Brian Tichy announced on 4 January 2013 that he had left Whitesnake in order to focus on his other band, S.U.N. According to Whitesnake, the band planned to continue its 2013 touring as scheduled and had already begun to look for a new drummer. On 25 January 2013, it was announced that former drummer Tommy Aldridge would be rejoining the band.
On 13 February 2013, Whitesnake announced a new live DVD/album, Made in Japan, which had been recorded at the band's performance at the Loud Park Festival in Saitama, Japan on 15 October 2011, with release scheduled for 23 April on Frontiers Records. On 9 May 2014, it was announced that guitarist Doug Aldrich would leave Whitesnake. On 21 August 2014, Joel Hoekstra (formerly with Night Ranger) was announced as their new guitarist.
The Purple Album (2015–2016)
On 25 February, it was announced The Purple Album would contain re-recorded Coverdale era songs of Deep Purple. The new cover album was released 15 May 2015 via Frontiers Records.
On 17 April 2015, the Italian vocalist and instrumentalist Michele Luppi (Secret Sphere, former Vision Divine) was announced as their new keyboardist and backing vocalist, replacing Brian Ruedy. The album reached number 18 on the UK Albums Chart and debuted at #84 on the Billboard 200 album chart in the US.
The band embarked on a worldwide tour dubbed The Greatest Hits during the summer of 2016.
Flesh & Blood and material loss (2017-present)
In August 2017, Whitesnake signed a distribution deal with Rhino Entertainment in North America and Japan and internationally through Parlophone, covering most of their albums, including their 1987 self-titled album and a new studio album in 2018.
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