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Def Leppard - Premiere New Song, New Album Details
Def Leppard have spilled the beans on their new album. It'll be self-titled and furthermore you can already hear "Let's Go," the first single from U.K. hard-rock veterans at this location. Out on the 30th of October 2015, the record will be released through earMUSIC worldwide (excluding North America, Japan). Take a look at the glass shattering cover below as well as more details.
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| Source: | ear-music.net |
| Band profile: | Def Leppard |
Def Leppard - Vivian Campbell's Cancer Returns
Unfortunately, guitarist Vivian Campbell of Def Leppard has announced some bad news in the last few days. The guitar player will be in treatment again for cancer after announcing last year that the disease was in remission. He was first diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma back in 2013. Hopefully, he will stay strong and win this fight.
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| Source: | facebook.com |
| Band profile: | Def Leppard |
Def Leppard - 'Viva! Hysteria' Album Sampler
You can now get an audio preview of select tracks from the newest Def Leppard's VIVA! Hysteria Live At The Joint Las Vegas release in the video below. This new live release is now available on CD/DVD/Blu-ray and digital formats via Frontiers Records. The band played the album Hysteria in its entirety and this is their first full live show shot in HD released commercially.
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| Source: | defleppard.com |
| Band profile: | Def Leppard |
Def Leppard - Theatrical Premiere Of 'Viva! Hysteria' Film In October
NCM Fathom and AEG Network Live partner have announced that they will present Def Leppard's new movie Viva! Hysteria as special screening worldwide. This all-out, no-holds-barred event was captured live over nine nights during the band's spring residency at The Joint located in the Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas and includes a set list that contains the top-selling album Hysteria performed in its entirety, plus many of the band's greatest hits - "Pyromania" and "Photograph" among them.
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| Source: | facebook.com |
| Band profile: | Def Leppard |
Def Leppard - Guitarist Vivian Campbell Recovers From Cancer
Def Leppard's guitarist Vivian Campbell has posted a message today on the band's official website revealing that he is currently recovering from cancer. He was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. The band is set to play a series of festivals and headline shows across Europe and North America in June/July 2013 and Vivian Campbell will still be part of the tour and performing with the band.
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| Source: | defleppard.com |
| Band profile: | Def Leppard |
Def Leppard - New Live Album In June
Def Leppard has confirmed June 7th as the North American release date for their first ever live album Mirrorball (Bludgeon Riffola/Mailboat Records), which will be available exclusively at Walmart & Sam's Club locations in the United States and Canada.
The album will include a 50 minute DVD that contains live performances and intimate backstage footage of the band captured on the road. A special limited vinyl edition will also be made available. Mirrorball will also be available online, marking the first time the band's music will officially be made available for digital purchase.
Mirrorball was recorded across the world over the course of many of the band's sold-out dates and features all of the classic songs that have made Def Leppard one of the most respected and beloved power rock bands in the world. The album captures the group's legendary concert experience at its thunderous best, bringing together live versions of several classic Leppard hits.
Said frontman Joe Elliott: "To be able to say at last, we have a live album out & it be a three disc package which includes a DVD makes me very happy... it's the soundtrack of OUR lives...!"
Mirrorball tracklist:
Disc 1:
01. Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)
02. Rocket
03. Animal
04. C'Mon C'Mon
05. Make Love Like A Man
06. Too Late For Love
07. Foolin'
08. Nine Lives
09. Love Bites
10. Rock On
Disc 2:
01. Two Steps Behind
02. Bringin' On The Heartbreak
03. Switch 625
04. Hysteria
05. Armageddon It
06. Photograph
07. Pour Some Sugar On Me
08. Rock Of Ages
09. Let's Get Rocked
10. Action
11. Bad Actress
12. Undefeated (new studio track)
13. Kings Of The World (new studio track)
14. It's All About Believin' (new studio track)
In addition to the album, Chronicle Books will be releasing Def Leppard: The Definitive Visual History, featuring photos of the band by legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin. His fully authorized visual history of the band follows them from their beginnings to their massive Pyromania and Hysteria albums to the sustained power of their records and tours today. The book will be available this June 15.
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The album will include a 50 minute DVD that contains live performances and intimate backstage footage of the band captured on the road. A special limited vinyl edition will also be made available. Mirrorball will also be available online, marking the first time the band's music will officially be made available for digital purchase.
Mirrorball was recorded across the world over the course of many of the band's sold-out dates and features all of the classic songs that have made Def Leppard one of the most respected and beloved power rock bands in the world. The album captures the group's legendary concert experience at its thunderous best, bringing together live versions of several classic Leppard hits.
Said frontman Joe Elliott: "To be able to say at last, we have a live album out & it be a three disc package which includes a DVD makes me very happy... it's the soundtrack of OUR lives...!"
Mirrorball tracklist:
Disc 1:
01. Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)
02. Rocket
03. Animal
04. C'Mon C'Mon
05. Make Love Like A Man
06. Too Late For Love
07. Foolin'
08. Nine Lives
09. Love Bites
10. Rock On
Disc 2:
01. Two Steps Behind
02. Bringin' On The Heartbreak
03. Switch 625
04. Hysteria
05. Armageddon It
06. Photograph
07. Pour Some Sugar On Me
08. Rock Of Ages
09. Let's Get Rocked
10. Action
11. Bad Actress
12. Undefeated (new studio track)
13. Kings Of The World (new studio track)
14. It's All About Believin' (new studio track)
In addition to the album, Chronicle Books will be releasing Def Leppard: The Definitive Visual History, featuring photos of the band by legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin. His fully authorized visual history of the band follows them from their beginnings to their massive Pyromania and Hysteria albums to the sustained power of their records and tours today. The book will be available this June 15.
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| Source: | defleppard.com |
| Band profile: | Def Leppard |
Def Leppard - Working On Live Album
Def Leppard are planning to release their first live album in 2011.
Speaking to Billboard.com, frontman Joe Elliott revealed that the band are looking to put out a live record culled from their 2009 tour. They hope to add a four or five track EP of brand new material to go along with it.
"There'll be stuff from this century on it - "Rock On", "Nine Lives", "Come On Come On" - Elliott notes. "Vivian has been in the band 17 years, so I think he deserves a shot at being on a live record. We've got a live video out from the Steve era, "In the Round, In Your Face"; I've always said before that if you're desperate to hear us live, put that video on and turn your telly off and just listen to the sound."
The band, who are taking 2010 off, are also planning to release a brand new coffee table book after purchasing 250,000 classic images from photographer Ross Halfin.
"I think initially we're going to put out a coffee table book... that covers all aspects of our career, from On Through the Night through last year, with commentary from the band and the photographer and maybe a few celebrities and fans," Elliott says. The group intends to follow with what he calls "an encyclopaedia collection of different eras from the band."
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Speaking to Billboard.com, frontman Joe Elliott revealed that the band are looking to put out a live record culled from their 2009 tour. They hope to add a four or five track EP of brand new material to go along with it.
"There'll be stuff from this century on it - "Rock On", "Nine Lives", "Come On Come On" - Elliott notes. "Vivian has been in the band 17 years, so I think he deserves a shot at being on a live record. We've got a live video out from the Steve era, "In the Round, In Your Face"; I've always said before that if you're desperate to hear us live, put that video on and turn your telly off and just listen to the sound."
The band, who are taking 2010 off, are also planning to release a brand new coffee table book after purchasing 250,000 classic images from photographer Ross Halfin.
"I think initially we're going to put out a coffee table book... that covers all aspects of our career, from On Through the Night through last year, with commentary from the band and the photographer and maybe a few celebrities and fans," Elliott says. The group intends to follow with what he calls "an encyclopaedia collection of different eras from the band."
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| Source: | planetrock.co.uk |
| Band profile: | Def Leppard |
Def Leppard - Cartoon Planned
Taken from the BBC website:
The group has entered a deal with music publishing company Primary Wave, which is also developing Def Leppard video games and mobile phone applications.
The animation project is still in the early stages and has not been pitched to TV networks yet, according to the head of Primary Wave, Larry Mestel.
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The group has entered a deal with music publishing company Primary Wave, which is also developing Def Leppard video games and mobile phone applications.
The animation project is still in the early stages and has not been pitched to TV networks yet, according to the head of Primary Wave, Larry Mestel.
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| Source: | news.bbc.co.uk |
| Band profile: | Def Leppard |
Def Leppard - Indian Shows Cancelled
Def Leppard are sorry to report that due to unforeseen circumstances, the two shows in India (scheduled to take place on October 17 and 19 in Bangalore and Mumbai, resp.) have been cancelled. The band added: "We apologize to our Indian fans and we hope to be able to make up for it in the future."
| Source: | defleppard.com |
| Band profile: | Def Leppard |
| Event: | Def Leppard: Indian Tour [CANCELLED] |
Def Leppard - 'We're Not A Heavy Metal Band'
Tom Lanham of InsideBayArea.com recently conducted an interview with Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott. A few excerpts from the chat follow:
On developing a bad back as a teen, lifting boxes incorrectly in a steeltown factory:
"And once you've got one, as everybody who has a bad back knows, you've got it for life.
On once having to see 41 chiropractors in 43 days:
"Every single day except for two we had to get somebody in to fix me, because I was bent in half, I was crippled. And every time they'd fix me up, I'd get onstage and do a jump here, a twist or shimmy there, and pop! Out goes the back again. And that was when I got my first steroid injection."
"I was forever being injected with steroids, but I didn't realize what they did. They took the pain away, but they also make you balloon in weight."
"So now I'm officially getting back on track. I'm pain-and-steroid-free for the first time in several years, and it's good not to wake up crippled, or just forever wondering why your trousers don't fit anymore."
On the "Yeah!" 14-track set of covers:
"...I just thought it was a great idea, ever since I had David Bowie's 'Pinups' in my arsenal of albums. I thought 'What a great concept. He's showing me where he came from.' ...If you actually got to hear your favorite artist's version of ? say, with Bowie it was the Pretty Things, The Who and The Easybeats ? it just made sense. You could actually hear those original songs."
On being lumped in with New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands:
"Lumping us in with Iron Maiden was as ridiculous as lumping us in with Depeche Mode. And we've spent 20-odd years trying to tell the whole world that we're not a British heavy metal band. Now, if people finally hear the songs that influenced us, they might finally get the picture."
On unlocking a secret or two about rockdom in the three-decade process:
"It's all about maintenance. In this business, you have to fend off the aging years as best you can, and I now see that there are two ways of doing it: You can have all that steroid stuff pumped in and end up looking like a hot water bottle, or you can do what Mick Jagger did. Which is, be as wrinkly as he is ? but when he goes onstage people still go 'Holy s? ! How can he do that at his age?' Because he's looked after himself ? that's how.
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On developing a bad back as a teen, lifting boxes incorrectly in a steeltown factory:
"And once you've got one, as everybody who has a bad back knows, you've got it for life.
On once having to see 41 chiropractors in 43 days:
"Every single day except for two we had to get somebody in to fix me, because I was bent in half, I was crippled. And every time they'd fix me up, I'd get onstage and do a jump here, a twist or shimmy there, and pop! Out goes the back again. And that was when I got my first steroid injection."
"I was forever being injected with steroids, but I didn't realize what they did. They took the pain away, but they also make you balloon in weight."
"So now I'm officially getting back on track. I'm pain-and-steroid-free for the first time in several years, and it's good not to wake up crippled, or just forever wondering why your trousers don't fit anymore."
On the "Yeah!" 14-track set of covers:
"...I just thought it was a great idea, ever since I had David Bowie's 'Pinups' in my arsenal of albums. I thought 'What a great concept. He's showing me where he came from.' ...If you actually got to hear your favorite artist's version of ? say, with Bowie it was the Pretty Things, The Who and The Easybeats ? it just made sense. You could actually hear those original songs."
On being lumped in with New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands:
"Lumping us in with Iron Maiden was as ridiculous as lumping us in with Depeche Mode. And we've spent 20-odd years trying to tell the whole world that we're not a British heavy metal band. Now, if people finally hear the songs that influenced us, they might finally get the picture."
On unlocking a secret or two about rockdom in the three-decade process:
"It's all about maintenance. In this business, you have to fend off the aging years as best you can, and I now see that there are two ways of doing it: You can have all that steroid stuff pumped in and end up looking like a hot water bottle, or you can do what Mick Jagger did. Which is, be as wrinkly as he is ? but when he goes onstage people still go 'Holy s? ! How can he do that at his age?' Because he's looked after himself ? that's how.
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| Source: | roadrun.com |
| Band profile: | Def Leppard |
Def Leppard - DVD Release Pushed Back
DEF LEPPARD have pushed back the release date for the companion DVD to the near-platinum "Rock of Ages" double CD to November 15 from the previously announced November 8. The release assembles the band's greatest videos for the first time on one DVD, along with the video for "Now" (previously unavailable in North America). Also included is the brand new, 2005 rehearsal bonus video for the band's song "No Matter What". As added bonuses, the audio has been remastered with DTS & Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound and Dolby stereo, a first track-by-track commentary by the entire band is included, and there is a Personal Playlist option, where the viewer gets to sequence each video to their liking.
"Rock of Ages: The DVD Collection" track listing:
01. Pour Some Sugar on Me
02. Photograph
03. Love Bites
04. Let's Get Rocked
05. Two Steps Behind
06. Animal
07. Foolin'
08. Rocket
09. When Love & Hate Collide
10. Armageddon It
11. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad
12. Rock of Ages
13. Hysteria
14. Bringin' On the Heartbreak
15. Promises
16. Women
17. Slang
18. Work It Out
19. Now
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"Rock of Ages: The DVD Collection" track listing:
01. Pour Some Sugar on Me
02. Photograph
03. Love Bites
04. Let's Get Rocked
05. Two Steps Behind
06. Animal
07. Foolin'
08. Rocket
09. When Love & Hate Collide
10. Armageddon It
11. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad
12. Rock of Ages
13. Hysteria
14. Bringin' On the Heartbreak
15. Promises
16. Women
17. Slang
18. Work It Out
19. Now
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| Source: | defleppard.com |
| Band profile: | Def Leppard |
Def Leppard - Vivian Campbell's Solo Album
The following message was posted on the Def Leppard site, refering to the guitarist solo album:
"Some two weeks ago, Vivian finished the recording of his upcoming blues solo album, scheduled for release around August. Next week, photos for the album cover will be shot by Viv's friend and rock photographer Robert Knight, who was also present at the recordings to take some candid shots. While we are not able to show you any of those shots yet, we do want to share a special photo taken by Robert, taken at the Guitar Centre Rockwalk blues inauguration a couple of weeks ago. Click on the thumbnail on the left for the photo, in which you can see Vivian with blues- and soul legends Roy Gaines, Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Ike Turner, Robert Cray and Solomon Burke.
More on Viv's album soon -- in the meantime, check out Robert Knight's amazing portfolio at his web site.
· Robert Knight's official web site "
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"Some two weeks ago, Vivian finished the recording of his upcoming blues solo album, scheduled for release around August. Next week, photos for the album cover will be shot by Viv's friend and rock photographer Robert Knight, who was also present at the recordings to take some candid shots. While we are not able to show you any of those shots yet, we do want to share a special photo taken by Robert, taken at the Guitar Centre Rockwalk blues inauguration a couple of weeks ago. Click on the thumbnail on the left for the photo, in which you can see Vivian with blues- and soul legends Roy Gaines, Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Ike Turner, Robert Cray and Solomon Burke.
More on Viv's album soon -- in the meantime, check out Robert Knight's amazing portfolio at his web site.
· Robert Knight's official web site "
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| Source: | defleppard.com |
| Band profile: | Def Leppard |
Pantera, Def Leppard reach new selling records
DEF LEPPARD's breakthrough 1983 album, "Pyromania", has been certified at the RIAA's (Recording Industry Association of America) diamond level (10 million copies shipped) last month, according to Billboard.com. Produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange, "Pyromania" benefited greatly from MTV's relentless airing of the album's first two singles, "Photograph" and "Rock of Ages". The U.K. group continues to record and tour, their most recently release being 2002's "X" (Universal).
Also reaching new multi-platinum heights in July was PANTERA's "Vulgar Display of Power" (Elektra), which was certified double-platinum by the RIAA, signifying shipments of more than 2,000,000 units in the U.S. since its February 25, 1992 release.
Widely considered to be one of the most influential metal albums of the 1990s, "Vulgar Display of Power" revitalized thrash metal, mixing crushingly heavy grooves and rhythms with a harder-edged vocal approach. "Walk" and "Fucking Hostile" remain two of PANTERA's best-known songs.
"Vulgar Display of Power" peaked at No. 44 on The Billboard 200 album chart, according to Wikipedia.
Also reaching new multi-platinum heights in July was PANTERA's "Vulgar Display of Power" (Elektra), which was certified double-platinum by the RIAA, signifying shipments of more than 2,000,000 units in the U.S. since its February 25, 1992 release.
Widely considered to be one of the most influential metal albums of the 1990s, "Vulgar Display of Power" revitalized thrash metal, mixing crushingly heavy grooves and rhythms with a harder-edged vocal approach. "Walk" and "Fucking Hostile" remain two of PANTERA's best-known songs.
"Vulgar Display of Power" peaked at No. 44 on The Billboard 200 album chart, according to Wikipedia.
| Band profile: | Pantera |
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