Iron Maiden weren’t the only superstar band to emerge from the NWOBHM era – Def Leppard emerged from their native Sheffield in the late 1970s to become one of the biggest British rock bands of the following decade on the back of blockbuster albums such as 1983’s Pyromania and 1987’s Hysteria. But their rise was marred by tragedy in the shape of the car accident in which drummer Rick Allen lost an arm and the death of guitarist Steve Clark in 1991. In 2011, singer Joe Elliott looked back on the highs and lows of his band’s stellar career.
