While becoming one of the world’s best-selling music artists with blockbuster albums Pyromania and Hysteria, the band overcame drummer Rick Allen’s accident and the death of bandmate Steve Clark. Thinking big from the very start, the blueprint for their music was, as singer Joe Elliott states, "Queen meets AC/DC." Def Leppard’s story is one of stratospheric highs and crashing lows, of triumph over adversity. People probably took more notice of us because we stood out."ĭespite an average age of only 18, Def Leppard burst onto the hard rock scene in 1980 like a group of seasoned veterans. Offering fans the most personal and comprehensive record of Def Leppard’s history to date, Definitely: The Official Story Of Def Leppard is narrated by the band in their own words, illustrated with photography and memorabilia from the Def Leppard archives.ĭef Leppard bassist Rick Savage: "Coming up during the punk era helped us because there were only a couple of bands playing our type of music. A synopsis of the 240-page hardcover book follows:ĭef Leppard vocalist Joe Elliott: "We had balls and we were naive, in a good way. ![]() On March 7, 2023, Genesis Publications will release Definitely: The Official Story Of Def Leppard. Previously posted footage of the band performing "Rock Of Ages" and Photograph" can be viewed below:ĭef Leppard's twelfth studio album, Diamond Star Halos, was released on Friday, May 27 via UMe.
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