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 ...

Up until Jan. 20, 1983, when Pyromania arrived, Def Leppard wanted to be Led Zeppelin. Just look at their name. But then producer Robert John “Mutt” Lange, who worked on the band’s 1981 sophomore ...

The post Def Leppard Announce 40th Anniversary Expanded Edition of Pyromania appeared first on Consequence. Def Leppard have announced a 40th anniversary expanded reissue of their seminal 1983 album ...

What is the better Def Leppard album — Pyromania or Hysteria? We've got a little Def Leppard fever this week on the Loudwire Nights radio show, so we've pitted not only two of Def Leppard's biggest ...

Picture this: it’s 1983, the era of big hair, denim jackets, and air-guitar solos in front of the mirror. You pop in that cassette tape, press play, and Def Leppard’s third studio album, Pyromania, ...

When Def Leppard completed their Pyromania World Tour on Feb. 7, 1984, there was no doubt they'd made it to the big time. After 178 shows over almost exactly a year, they had moved from a support act ...

My interest in Def Leppard’s 1983 breakthrough Pyromania was rekindled after years of fatigue when I picked it up on vinyl at a stoop sale about a year ago, and it’s been a dinner-time cooking ...

On the heels of their sold-out show last weekend at Lexington Village Theatre in Lexington, Michigan, Adrenalize: The Ultimate Def Leppard Experience is bringing that arena-sized energy to Daryl's ...

In 1991, Def Leppard was searching for a new guitarist following the tragic death of Steve Clarke, and the audition process ...

Released at the height of the 1980s, Def Leppard’s Hysteria helped redefine rock albums through scale, sound, and lasting ...