Def Leppard was navigating an arduous path to complete 1988's Hysteria album, facing both tragedy and long delays. But in a recent conversation with UCR, frontman Joe Elliott cast parts of the process ...

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, ...

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 ...

What is the better Def Leppard album — Pyromania or Hysteria? We've got a little Def Leppard fever this week on the Loudwire Nights radio show, so we've pitted not only two of Def Leppard's biggest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Phil Collen live in Tokyo, 1984. Every guitarist has been told that rhythm guitar is the most important skill, because no one gets ...

When Def Leppard completed their Pyromania World Tour on Feb. 7, 1984, there was no doubt they'd made it to the big time. After 178 shows over almost exactly a year, they had moved from a support act ...

Def Leppard's sparkling "Photograph" stands out as one of history's most heavily produced rock hits. A newly available mix of the song poses the question: What if it wasn't? "Photograph - Rough Mix ...

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 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 ...