Def Leppard

Def Leppard

Def Leppard are an English rock band from Sheffield, who formed in 1977 during the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Largely on the strength of their albums Pyromania and Hysteria, Def Leppard became one of the top-selling rock bands throughout the 1980s, selling over 65 million albums worldwide, including over 35 million in the United States alone. Rick Savage (bass), Pete Willis (guitar), and Tony Kenning (drums), all students at Tapton School in Sheffield, formed a band called Atomic Mass in 1977.

Vintage Magazines with Def Leppard

Screamer Magazine January 1994

Screamer Magazine January 1994
Issue: January 1994. Featuring: Pearl Jam, Aerosmith, Metallica, Guns N' Roses and Stone Temple Pilots. Also Included VAI, Fight, WASP, Cathedral, Blue Murder, Deep Purple, Brother Cane and Much More.

Screamer Magazine July 1993

Screamer Magazine July 1993
Issue: July 1993. Featuring: Alice In Chains and Anthrax. Also Included Infectious Grooves, In Living Colour, Enuff Znuff, Pigface, Kreator, Nuclear Assault, Dismember, T-Ride, Arcade and Much More.

Screamer Magazine January 1993

Screamer Magazine January 1993
Issue: January 1993. Featuring: Pearl Jam, White Zombie and Slaughter. Also Included 24-7 Spyz, Blind Melon, Every Mother's Nightmare, Heavy Bones, Skid Row, Warrior Soul, Cathedral, Flotsam and Jetsam, Solitude Aeturnus, Babylon AD and Much More.

Screamer Magazine August 1992

Screamer Magazine August 1992
Issue: August 1992. Featuring: Def Leppard. Also Included Electric Boys, Electric Love Hogs, Kiss, LA Guns, Love/Hate, Roxy Blue, Slamming Gladys, Slaughter, Tora Tora, Ugly Kid Joe, Unruly Child, Wolfsbane and Much More

Screamer Magazine November 1989

Screamer Magazine November 1989
Issue: November 1989. Featuring: Aerosmith. Also Included Annihilator, Child's Play, Dogs D' Amour, Forbidden, Icon, King Diamond, Kreator, Mike Monroe, MX Machine, Pretty Boy Floyd, Shotgun Messiah, Steve Jones, Steve Stevens Atomic Playboys, Testament, Wolfsbane and Much More.

Screamer Magazine August 1989

Screamer Magazine August 1989
Issue: August 1989. Featuring: Motley Crue. Also Included Gene Simmons, LA Guns, Faster Pussycat, Great White, Tesla, Kix, Junkyard, Accept, Kreator, Princess Pang and Much More.

Screamer Magazine February 1989

Screamer Magazine February 1989
Issue: February 1989. Featuring: Kiss. Also Included Warrant, Zak Wylde, Keith Richards, Danzig and Much More.

Screamer Magazine December 1988

Screamer Magazine December 1988
Issue: December 1988. Featuring: Quiet Riot. Also Included Pretty Boy Floyd, Animal, The Word, Precious Metal, Nuclear Assault and Much More.

Screamer Magazine November 1988

Screamer Magazine November 1988
Issue: November 1988. Featuring: Cinderella. Also Included BulletBoys, Anthrax, Social Distortion, Jailhouse and Much More.

Screamer Magazine August 1988

Screamer Magazine August 1988
Issue: August 1988. Featuring: Guns N' Roses. Also Included Killer Dwarfs, Flotsam and Jetsam, Shock and Much More.

Articles with Def Leppard

(video) Def Leppard One Night Only Live at The Leadmill Sheffield – Exclusive Record Store Day 2 Silver Vinyl LP

Celebrating Record Store Day at participating stores starting April 20, 2024, Mercury Studios will exclusively release the Double Silver Vinyl LP Def Leppard One Night Only Live at The Leadmill Sheffield May 19, 2023. On the eve of the band’s largest UK/ European run ever (including a sold out night at Wembley Stadium) and on… Read more »


RICK ALLEN – Lending A Healing Hand

If you have followed mainstream rock music over the last several decades, you are familiar with Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen’s tragic automobile accident.  The resulting loss of his left arm and complete reinventing of his drumming technique are both well documented.  His inspiring story of healing and regeneration seem as though it may have… Read more »


Def Leppard’s RICK ALLEN Plans Fine Art Tour in July with Wentworth Galleries

Rick Allen, legendary drummer of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Def Leppard, will be making two special appearances next month at the Wentworth Galleries in Atlantic City and King of Prussia to celebrate his newest creations. Allen will appear on Saturday, July 10 at Wentworth Gallery in the Hard Rock Casino & Hotel… Read more »


No Limits to GEOFF TATE’s Relentless Drive

Throughout rock n’ roll history we have experienced a wide variety of sound, sub-genres and influential musicians who have either inspired us as a listener, or have inspired us to tackle our own musical endeavors.  Music has been a platform for awareness just as often as sheer entertainment. Sometimes it even combines both to provide… Read more »


Hard Rock Virtuosos BOMBER Sign Worldwide Record Deal with Napalm Records!

Napalm Records is proud to announce the outstanding hard rock outfit BOMBER as their newest signing! Since the release of the debut EP “Arrival” in 2017, the four-piece from Malmö, Sweden has been making waves and turning heads with their unique blend of hard and classic rock, combined with catchy hooks and top-notch guitar solos. BOMBER’s hard rock… Read more »


Disturbed, Alice Cooper, And More Launch Music Madness Bracket

We have all hear about March Madness, but what about Music Madness? With the help of Primary Wave, March Madness isn’t just for basketball fans. To celebrate PW’s iconic artists’ catalogues, the team has created several bracket-style contests mirroring the NCAA Tournament’s for fans to predict which songs will be crowned the 2021 fan favorite…. Read more »


(video) RICKY WARWICK Releases The Title Track Of New Record ‘When Life Was Hard And Fast’

With just three weeks to go until the release of his first solo record in five years, Ricky Warwick has released the title track to WHEN LIFE WAS HARD AND FAST featuring none other than Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott on backing vocals. The accompanying video, which will be premiering tonight at 7pm GMT, depicts the… Read more »


DEF LEPPARD: London To Vegas Available On Multiple Formats – April 24, 2020

On April 24, Eagle Rock Entertainment will present legendary British Rock ‘N’ Roll icons and Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame® inductees Def Leppard: London to Vegas. This limited edition 2Blu-ray+4CD, 2DVD+4CD and digital format release features two spectacular concert films: Hysteria At The O2 and Hits Vegas, Live At Planet Hollywood. Filmed in December… Read more »


Def Leppard Frontman Joe Elliott to Tape New Episode of Speakeasy May 18th

On May 18th, Public Television’s critically acclaimed conversation series Speakeasy, will return to New York City’s Iridium to film an all new episode featuring legendary front man Joe Elliott and Rolling Stone Editor David Fricke. Doors will open at 1:30 pm and the show will begin promptly at 2:30 pm.  Tickets are available on May… Read more »


DEF LEPPARD Releases Part Two Of The Mini Documentary Series ‘Step Inside: Hysteria at 30’

Legendary British rock ‘n’ roll icons Def Leppard celebrate the 30th anniversary of their seminal album Hysteria, one of the best-selling and most influential releases in music history, with mini documentary, Step Inside: Hysteria at 30. The documentary gives Def Leppard fans a behind the scenes look into the making of the iconic record, thirty… Read more »