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In 1979, the fledgling Def Leppard played a small club show in Sheffield, and our man was there
By Geoff Barton published
Joe Elliott might decry the phrase "heavy metal" in 2024, but 46 years ago he was ready to embrace it

Def Leppard's Joe Elliott has a problem with the "silly, silly term" that is heavy metal
By Stef Lach published
They may be one of the shining lights of NWOBHM – but Joe Elliott insists Def Leppard are not a heavy metal band

The 40th anniversary edition of Def Leppard's Pyromania finds them digging for diamonds
By Neil Jeffries published
Def Leppard's difficult third album, which lit the blue touch-paper for the band, now expanded with demos and live albums

What happened when we went record shopping with Joe Elliott
By Dave Everley published
We gave Def Leppard's Joe Elliott £50

Def Leppard launch limited edition live album for Record Store Day
By Fraser Lewry published
One Night Only Live at The Leadmill Sheffield May 19 2023 will be available on limited edition double silver vinyl

You are cordially invited to enjoy cocktails and a Q&A with Def Leppard's Joe Elliott at a fancy hotel in London
By Fraser Lewry published
The one-off event takes place in London next month, and promises "an intimate night with the lead singer of one of the most dynamic live bands ever to hit the stage"

"Even now it still has that special quality that made it such a ground-breaking record": Def Leppard to release massively expanded 40th anniversary edition of Pyromania
By Fraser Lewry published
The new edition of Pyromania will include a host of demos and rough mixes, as well as a "long-lost 11th song"

That time Def Leppard showed up on Pawn Stars to authenticate a hand-painted guitar, and by doing so only made it more valuable
By Fraser Lewry published
In 2010 Phil Collen spent a year splashing paint on 30 of his signature Jackson PC1 guitars. One of them would become a TV star
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