Casual radio listeners might think Def Leppard is as prominent today as it was 30 years ago. The hard-rocking Brits who stormed onto the American metal scene of the '80s and turned out out top-selling ...

Yeah, sure, I could fall back on the whole Van Halen “they really pre-dated hair metal” argument and put this article to bed right now, but that would be too easy. And, besides, there are plenty of ...

Originally part of the new wave of British heavy metal in 1980, Def Leppard emerged as a hard rock force to be reckoned with. Even when they performed ballads they put power behind then. By their ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. When they landed ...

As fans wait to see if Def Leppard will make the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2019 (an honor for which they're mightily qualified), Def Lep is keeping busy with a new compilation called The… By ...

As is the case with a lot of their peers, I am always, always, always going to check out the new Def Leppard song/album/whatever, even if my expectations aren’t very high. But the truth is, even ...

I have never heard a Def Leppard song and thought to myself that it could really use a Tom Morello solo, but maybe that means I just lack vision. On paper, the combination of Def Lep and Rage Against ...

Imagine rock legends Phil Collen and Rick Allen, Def Leppard’s guitarist and drummer, sharing a Rock Band or Guitar Hero video-game guitar, attempting to play one of the band’s smash hits. According ...

These CDs that take hard rock and metal songs and turn them into kids' lullabies are, obviously, kind of fun if you're a rocker parent. If you're an under slept and stressed-out parent, do what I did: ...