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 June 1988

Screamer Magazine June 1988
Issue: June 1988. Featuring: Iron Maiden. Also Included Queensryche, Black N' Blue, Y & T, Tommigun and Much More.

Screamer Magazine January 1988

Screamer Magazine January 1988
Issue: January 1988. Featuring: Leatherwolf. Also includes Def Leppard, Megadeth, TSOL, Jetboy, Reinkus Tide and Much More.

Articles with Def Leppard

NIGHT BY NIGHT – NxN

Backing vocalist and bassist for Sheffield’s finest exponents of melodic rock Def Leppard, Rick Savage explained; “Night by Night are without doubt one of the best young bands out there today.  Real songs with great riffs and vocal harmonies.  Packing the best of the 80’s with a youthful, fresh enthusiasm.”  High praise indeed from a… Read more »


DIE SO FLUID – The Opposites of Light

This three-piece made up of the charismatic Grog on vocals and bass, Mr. Drew on guitars and Al Fletcher beating the skins have already shared their musical exploits via three previous studio albums and several other releases.  There’s no time like the present to play catch-up with their style of hard rock.  Their latest studio… Read more »


DELTA DEEP – The Perfect Shade of Blue

They say that every hue mixed together creates the color black. If each song was a tint, then we’d find that its artists, Delta Deep, blend together to create the perfect shade of cobalt blue; which is raw, primal and organically extracted from the Earth. Their perfect combination of rock, rhythm, soul and blues indelibly… Read more »


Phil Collen of Def Leppard and Manraze to Perform LIVE on RadioScreamer 12-11-13

(LOS ANGELES) Phil Collen (Def Leppard, Manraze) will be performing LIVE on RadioScreamer, Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at 2:00 pm PT.  He will be joined in the studio by Soulstress Debbi Blackwell-Cook, where they will be performing songs from their upcoming blues album, Delta Deep as well as songs from the newly released Manraze EP,… Read more »


DEF LEPPARD Standing The Test Of Time

August 3, 1987 was the release date for one of the most iconic albums in rock history. Def Leppard’s Hysteria, being their fourth studio album, sold over 20 million copies worldwide, which also included 12 million in the U.S. and brought seven hit singles. Just three weeks after surgery, Phil Collen sits in the California sun… Read more »


DEF LEPPARD – Viva Hysteria

Viva Hysteria began March 22 at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.  Hysteria, the album, celebrated its 25th birthday in August 2012 and was the band’s first time ever playing an entire album live.   Hysteria being one of their diamond albums and the fact they had never done anything… Read more »


Def Leppard Announce “Living With Def Leppard” Docu-Series

Bunim/Murray Productions, a Banijay Group company, AEG Live/AEG Network Live and Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas today announced a new documentary series, Living With Def Leppard. The multi-episode project will take viewers into the world of iconic rock band Def Leppard, capturing the VIVA Hysteria! concerts which took place earlier this year at… Read more »


Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp with Def Leppard

Def Leppard fans can now spend 4 days (April 4-7, 2013) with members of the band, jamming out to the songs we all know and love! In just a few days, you’ll learn how to play all your Def Leppard favorites, such as “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” “Rock Of Ages,” “Love Bites” and “Photograph“!… Read more »


BALLS OUT! Would They Have It Any Other Way? Steel Panther’s Michael Starr

What can be said about Steel Panther that hasn’t already been said?  They’re crude, crass, vulgar, explicit, exploitive, offensive, misogynistic… in other words everything a real rock n’ roll band should be!  With their sophomore album, Balls Out debuting at number one on Billboard’s comedy chart, number 40 on Billboard’s Top 200 and Top 40… Read more »


Herman Rarebell: Drummer, Author, Comedian?

Germans are known for many things; great composers such as Bach and Mozart, scientists and engineers like Einstein and Gutenberg (Johannes not Steve), but they’re generally not known for their comedy!  Herman Rarebell, 20-year drummer of the Scorpions is truly a funny German.  While on tour promoting his new book, And Speaking Of Scorpions, Rarebell… Read more »