The Latest Breaking News from Def Leppard

Rick Allen has spoken publicly for the first time about being attacked in Florida

The Def Leppard drummer has opened up about the violent attack outside a hotel in Fort Lauderdale: "I wasn’t a threat because I’ve only got one arm"

Louder · May 23, 2023

Photo gallery: Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe's Stadium Tour has kicked off in The UK

First night photos from Bramall Lane in Sheffield have been released by Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard - setlists also online

Metal Hammer · May 22, 2023

‘I am no threat to you’: Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen details Florida attack

Two months after being attacked in Florida, Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen opened up about the incident that had him drawing parallels to the traumatic 1980s car accident that severed his left arm when he was 21.

Los Angeles Times · May 22, 2023

Vivian Campbell: "I'm sixty years old now but I still play like I'm sixteen in my head"

Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell on rebooting his classic metal side project Last In Line with album number three, Jericho

Louder · May 11, 2023

10 occasionally baffling stories of 10 bands named after 10 other bands

They're named in honour of other bands, but don't sound anything like them. It's complicated

Louder · May 9, 2023

"This is the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and they’re playing my song!" - what happened when Def Leppard went to Abbey Road

Def Leppard are joined by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on new album Drastic Symphonies. We went to Abbey Road Studios to watch it come together

Louder · May 9, 2023

Coke! Ghosts! Chaos! Inside the recording of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath: only in the new issue of Classic Rock

Inside: Black Sabbath, George Harrison, Alice Cooper, Grand Funk Railroad, The Damned, Crown Lands, Sparks, Peter Frampton and much more

Louder · Apr 28, 2023

Nikki Sixx alleges Mick Mars is “a little bit confused and being misled by representatives”

The Mötley Crüe bassist has discussed Mars’s recent lawsuit, as well as his friendship with new guitarist John 5

Guitar World · Apr 24, 2023

Motley Crue working on new material with producer Bob Rock

Nikki Sixx confirms John 5 will record new Motley Crue songs – ending any chance of them working with Mick Mars again

Metal Hammer · Apr 22, 2023

Angry again: how Last Action Hero's incredible soundtrack helped keep metal alive in the 90s

Megadeth, Anthrax, Alice In Chains, Queensrÿche... Schwarzenegger's Last Action Hero may have flopped with critics, but 30 years on, its soundtrack is an absolute classic

Metal Hammer · Apr 20, 2023