Def Leppard came to realize that they were into something different. [The] New Wave of British Heavy Metal, a lot of it wasn't very professional and a lot of it wasn't very deep, guitarist Phil Collen ...

Picture this: it’s 1983, the era of big hair, denim jackets, and air-guitar solos in front of the mirror. You pop in that cassette tape, press play, and Def Leppard’s third studio album, Pyromania, ...

Pyromania was the album that changed everything for Def Leppard. Guitarist Phil Collen vividly remembers the rapid ascent that happened after their third album was released in January of 1983. "We ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the year 1987, rock was top of the heap. The late Eddie Van Halen was still the king of the axe, U2 and The Edge were on top of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Def Leppard’s third album, Pyromania, turned 40 years old last year ...

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On the heels of their sold-out show last weekend at Lexington Village Theatre in Lexington, Michigan, Adrenalize: The Ultimate Def Leppard Experience is bringing that arena-sized energy to Daryl's ...

If you were a hard rocking kid in 1983, the Def Leppard "Union Jack" T-shirts were likely hard to avoid. It was the perfect culmination of a breaking band and an iconic looking T-shirt going hand in ...

Def Leppard are giving fans a sneak peek at their upcoming single “Just Like ‘73.” “Light up the fuel. Just Like 73. Hotline Now Open,” declares a message from the band on social media (Def Leppard, ...

Def Leppard rolled through downtown Phoenix on Friday, Aug. 23, on the co-headlining Summer Stadium Tour with Journey and Steve Miller Band, treating fans at Chase Field to a setlist that went heavy ...

Four years passed between Def Leppard’s massive Pyromania and the band’s pop metal masterpiece Hysteria. The masterpiece tested the limits of the compact disc and became a thoroughly ...

Def Leppard, Journey and Steve Miller Band ruled the airwaves of their day with three very different approaches to hitting the mainstream where it lived, each one earning a spot in the Rock & Roll ...