Genres: Hard Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Heavy Metal, Hair Metal, British Metal, Pop-Metal, New Wave of British Heavy Metal Active: 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's Formed: 1977 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Led Zeppelin, Mott the Hoople, T. Rex, Queen, UFO, Thin Lizzy, The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Kiss, Judas Priest, Elton John, Aerosmith, The Beatles, Van Halen, Deep Purple, Electric Light Orchestra, Foreigner, Slade, Sweet Poison, Dokken, Winger, David Lee Roth, Quiet Riot, Queensr˙che, Saxon, Slaughter, Billy Squier, Survivor, Tesla, T.N.T., Triumph, Twisted Sister, White Lion, Whitesnake, Y&T, Giuffria, Firehouse Slaughter, Company of Wolves, Firehouse, Britny Fox, Dokken, Giuffria, Winger, Tesla, White Lion, Chyld, Europe, Phil Heesen, Queensr˙che, Stryper, King's X, Giant, Blue Murder, Bon Jovi, Extreme |  |
Def Leppard, in many ways, was the definitive hard rock band of the '80s. There were many bands that rocked harder (and were more dangerous) than the Sheffield-based quintet, but few others captured the spirit of the times quite as well. Emerging in the late '70s as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, the group actually owed more to the glam rock and metal of the early '70s, as their sound was equal parts T. Rex, Mott the Hoople, Queen, and Led Zeppelin. By toning down their heavy riffs and emphasizing melody, Def Leppard was poised for crossover success by 1983's Pyromania, and skillfully used the fledgling MTV network to their advantage. The musicians were already blessed with photogenic good looks, but they also crafted a series of innovative, exciting videos that made them into stars. They intended to follow Pyromania quickly but were derailed when their drummer lost an arm in a car accident, the first of many problems that plagued the group's career.
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Release: July 17, 2009
Label: Mercury
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Release: June 30, 2009
Label: Universal Distribution
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