Def Leppard’s 1983 album Pyromania was the multi-million selling smash that turned the Sheffield band into superstars and redefined the sound of arena rock. But in the making of this album, they had a secret weapon - a rising star from the world of synth pop.
As Leppard’s singer Joe Elliott recalls of the early ’80s: “Drum machines and synthesizers were everywhere. And we thought: imagine if you could combine those sounds with a rock band. If we could take the best elements of rock and mix it with the technology in bands like The Human League, we could make a record like nobody has ever made before.”
