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Def Leppard's Joe Elliott: The 10 Records That Changed My Life
By Fraser Lewry last updated
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
By Henry Yates published
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...

Six classic rock bands who "went grunge" and lived to tell the tale
By Geoff Barton published
Grunge swept all aside as it barrelled in from Seattle, and some bands preferred to jump the bandwagon rather than stand in the way and get mown down

Phil Collen talks about Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith's audition for Def Leppard: "Adrian's great"
By Paul Brannigan published
Def Leppard's Phil Collen reveals that five guitarists were invited to try out for the band following Steve Clarke's death

Def Leppard and Motley Crue add Australian dates to Stadium Tour
By Fraser Lewry published
Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard's much-hyped Stadium Tour continues to plot its inexorable path around Planet Earth

Rick Allen has spoken publicly for the first time about being attacked in Florida
By Fraser Lewry published
The Def Leppard drummer has opened up about the violent attack outside a hotel in Fort Lauderdale: "I wasn’t a threat because I’ve only got one arm"

Photo gallery: Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe's Stadium Tour has kicked off in The UK
By Fraser Lewry published
First night photos from Bramall Lane in Sheffield have been released by Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard - setlists also online

Def Leppard's Drastic Symphonies: You know the songs, but you’ve never heard them like this
By John Aizlewood published
Def Leppard go orchestral on Drastic Symphonies: treading water has never sounded so legacy-enhancing

"This is the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and they’re playing my song!" - what happened when Def Leppard went to Abbey Road
By Paul Elliott published
Def Leppard are joined by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on new album Drastic Symphonies. We went to Abbey Road Studios to watch it come together
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