Def Leppard

 

Artist:  Def Leppard
Origin:  Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Glam Metal

Original line-up:

Joe Elliott:   Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
Rick Savage:   Bass, Backing Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
Pete Willis:  Guitar, Backing Vocals
Tony Kenning:   Drums, Percussion

Classic line-up:

Joe Elliot:  Lead Vocals
Steve Clark:  Guitar
Pete Willis:  Guitar
Rick Savage:  Bass
Rick Allen:  Drums

Def Leppard are an English Hard Rock Band formed in 1977 in Sheffield, one of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal.  The band's strongest commercial success came between the early 1980s and the 1990s.  The original band name Deaf Leopard, but the spelling was slightly modified to Def Leppard (at least partial reference to the band Led Zeppelin), in order to make the name seem less like that of a Punk  Band.

Title:   Diamond Star Halos (2022)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Glam Metal

Label:  Bludgeon Riffola/Mercury

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Take What You Want (4:14)

 2.  Kick (3:42)

 3.  Fire It Up (3:19)

 4.  This Guitar (feat. Alison Krauss) (3:50)

 5.  SOS Emergency (3:25)

 6.  Liquid Dust (4:01)

 7.  U Rok Mi (3:39)

 8.  Goodbye For Good This Time (4:27)

 9.  All We Need (4:46)

10. Open Your Eyes (4:19)

11. Gimme A Kiss That Rocks (3:12)

12. Angels (Can't Help You Now) (4:57)

13. Lifeless (feat. Alison Krauss) (4:19)

14. Unbreakable (3:46)

15. From Here To Eternity (5:37)

Personnel:

Joe Elliott:  Lead Vocals, Guitar on Tracks:  8, 12 14

Phil Collen:  Guitar on Tracks:  1-7, 9-15, Backing Vocals on Track 1

Rick Savage:  Bass, Guitar on Tracks:  1-3, 15, Backing Vocals on Track 1

Vivian Campbell:  Guitar, Backing Vocals on Track 1

Rick Allen:  Drums

Additional Musicians:

Debbi Blackwell-Cook:  Backing Vocals on Tracks:  2, 3, 11, 12

Dave Bassett:  Backing Vocals on Tracks:  2, 3

Alison Krauss:  Lead Vocals on Tracks:  4, 13

Mike Garson:  Piano on Tracks:  8, 12

Diamond Star Halos is the twelfth studio album by Def Leppard, released on May 27, 2022 by Bludgeon Riffola/Mercury, including T. Rex Single "Bang A Gong (Get It On), featuring Special Guest Alison Krauss.