Def Leppard

Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield. The band has consisted of Joe Elliott (lead vocals), Rick Savage (bass, backing vocals), Rick Allen (drums, backing vocals), Phil Collen (guitars, backing vocals), and Vivian Campbell (guitars, backing vocals). This is the band’s longest lasting line-up. The band’s strongest commercial success came between the early 1980s and the early 1990s. Their 1981 album, High ‘n’ Dry, was produced by Mutt Lange, who helped them begin to define their style, and the album’s standout track “Bringin’ On the Heartbreak” became one of the first rock videos played on MTV in 1982. The band’s next studio album, Pyromania, was released in January 1983, with “Photograph” and “Rock of Ages” as the lead singles. In the U.S., Pyromania was certified diamond (10×Platinum), making Def Leppard among the most popular music groups at the time. Def Leppard’s fourth album Hysteria, released in 1987, topped the UK and U.S. album charts. As of 2009, it has reached beyond the success of Pyromania, having been certified 12×Platinum for sales of over 12 million in the U.S. and has gone on to sell over 25 million copies worldwide. As one of the world’s best-selling music artists, Def Leppard have sold more than 100 million records worldwide. Def Leppard were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.