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    • Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 1976. Since 1992, the band has consisted of Rick Savage (bass, backing vocals), Joe Elliott (lead vocals), Rick Allen (drums), Phil Collen (guitar, backing vocals), and Vivian Campbell (guitar, backing vocals). They established themselves as part of the new wave of British heavy metal of the early 198… See more

    Also known asAtomic Mass (1976–1977) · Accracy (1977) · Chemical Reactor (1977) · Deaf Leopard (1977) · Ded Flatbird (2013)
    OriginSheffield, England
    History

    Rick Savage, Tony Kenning, and Pete Doubleday, all students at Tapton School in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, formed a band called Atomic Mass in 1976. Pete Willis joined in 1977, departing briefly but returning full time. The b… See more

    Musical style and legacy

    Def Leppard's musical style has been described as glam metal (hair metal, pop metal), hard rock, heavy metal, arena rock, and power pop. Def Leppard's music is a mixture of hard rock, AOR, pop and heavy metal elem… See more

    Side projects

    Phil Collen played guitar, uncredited, on Sam Kinison's "Wild Thing" in 1988. The video featured members of bands such as Poison, Bon Jovi, Mötley Crüe, Guns N' Roses, Ratt, and Aerosmith. Collen also produced a… See more

    Awards and nominations

    Def Leppard won two awards at the 1989 American Music Awards for favourite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist and album for Hysteria. See more

    Discography

    Studio albums
    • On Through the Night (1980)
    • High 'n' Dry (1981)
    • Pyromania (1983)
    • Hysteria (1987)… See more

     
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