Pyromania was the album that changed everything for Def Leppard. Guitarist Phil Collen vividly remembers the rapid ascent that happened after their third album was released in January of 1983. "We ...

Rick Allen is ready to talk about his recent assault. The Def Leppard drummer appeared on Good Morning America Monday for his first TV interview since he was attacked in Florida earlier this year. On ...

Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen felt blindsided when he was allegedly attacked at a Florida hotel in March, he said in his first interview since the incident. Allen’s head struck the pavement after he ...

According to GuitarWorld.com, Smith was trying out for a spot left open by former Def Leppard guitarist, Steve Clarke. It was ...

Def Leppard came to realize that they were into something different. [The] New Wave of British Heavy Metal, a lot of it wasn't very professional and a lot of it wasn't very deep, guitarist Phil Collen ...

Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen is sharing more details about the violent attack he suffered in March. Allen, 59, spoke to "Good Morning America" in an interview broadcast Monday, his first since the ...

"I heard a couple of steps, and then I just saw this dark sort of flash. And the next thing I knew, I was on the ground," Allen said of the March attack. By Abbey White Associate Editor & News Writer ...

Like the restless rust, Def Leppard never sleeps. We don’t understand what it means either, but they told us so 36 years ago in “Animal.” On May 19, Def Leppard will release “Drastic Symphonies,” a ...

Def Leppard will hit the road this week for the start of their Summer Stadium Tour with Journey. They'll come armed with new music in the form of their latest single, "Just Like '73." Guitarist Phil ...

Collen explained how the song is centered around a lyric from a T. Rex song, but more than that, it also shines a light on the era of music that got Collen and frontman Joe Elliott into music. "I had ...

The drummer said recovering from the 1985 car accident that took his left arm "absolutely" prepared him for the events following his assault in Florida earlier this year. Christian Holub is a writer ...