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"It's a huge gift that I’m still here and I’m still doing what I did:" How Rick Allen fought trauma and found happiness
Def Leppard's Rick Allen on returning to Download, the enduring appeal of Mutt Lange and almost losing his life in a car accident
"This song is so powerful and still makes me emotional": My 80s Mixtape, by Def Leppard's Phil Collen
Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen on the 80s songs that move him the most
The most played live songs by 25 iconic rock bands
Which songs have Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Queen and others played live the most? Spoiler: contains surprises
“I said to my mates, ‘Can you believe this record is going to come out on the same label as Thin Lizzy?’”: the unlikely birth of Def Leppard and the story of their debut album On Through The Night
Def Leppard were barely out of school when they released their debut album On Through The Night and toured with AC/DC, but it set them on the path to stardom
10 metal bands who completely changed and immediately made a masterpiece
Bands need to evolve to survive, and these classic albums by Metallica, Avenged Sevenfold and Sepultura are masterclasses in switching everything up
"It ain't rocket science. It’s pure rock'n'roll": Def Leppard's Joe Elliott on the wild genius of AC/DC’s Powerage
Revealed: Joe Elliott admits he still owes Bon Scott a tenner
“David Bowie kidnapped us!”: the unlikely story of Joe Elliott, Bono, Bowie, a hijacked taxicab and the most unlikely version of Happy Birthday ever
When a starstruck Joe Elliott met David Bowie at a party at Bono’s house, he didn’t expect to be accused of kidnapping Ziggy Stardust
"When he introduced me so beautifully, and the roar of the crowd was so loud, I burst into tears": the story behind Rick Allen's triumphant comeback
On August 16 1986, Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen made his first live appearance since losing his arm in a car crash. This is what happened that day, in his own words
Def Leppard's Joe Elliott: The 10 Records That Changed My Life
Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott travels back to the 1970s to pick the 10 records that shaped his taste and changed his life
"For some bizarre reason, women seem to feel compelled to take their shirts off when we play it..." How Florida's strippers made Def Leppard's Pour Some Sugar On Me a hit and saved the band's career
In 1988, sales of Hysteria had stalled, and the record company were desperate to recoup the album's enormous costs. The story of the "stripping song" that came to the rescue...
