In 2003, the album ranked number 384 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.ĭef Leppard's fourth album Hysteria, released in 1987, topped the UK and U.S. In the U.S., Pyromania was certified diamond (10× platinum). The band's next studio album, Pyromania in January 1983, with "Photograph" and "Rock of Ages" as the lead singles, turned Def Leppard into a household name. Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who helped them begin to define their style, produced their 1981 album, High 'n' Dry, 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 strongest commercial success came between the early 1980s and the early 1990s. This is the band's longest lasting line-up.
Since 1992, the band has consisted of Joe Elliott (lead vocals), Rick Savage (bass, backing vocals), Rick Allen (drums, backing vocals), Phil Collen (lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals), and Vivian Campbell (rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals).
Read Full Bio Def Leppard is an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement.
Def Leppard is an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement.