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Def Leppard

Formed in 1977

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Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 1976. Since 1992, the band has consisted of Rick Savage (bass, backing vocals), Joe Elliott (lead vocals), Rick Allen (drums), Phil Collen (guitar, backing vocals), and Vivian Campbell (guitar, backing vocals). They established themselves as part of the new wave of British heavy metal of the early 1980s.

The band's first album, 1980's On Through the Night, reached the Top 15 in the UK but received little notice elsewhere. Their second album, 1981's High 'n' Dry, was produced by Mutt Lange, who helped them to define their melodic hard rock style. The album's most popular track, "Bringin' On the Heartbreak", became one of the first rock videos played on MTV in 1982. Their next studio album, Pyromania, the first with Collen featured on five tracks replacing guitarist Pete Willis who played rhythm guitar on the entire album before getting fired, was released in January 1983, with "Photograph" and "Rock of Ages" both topping the US Rock Tracks chart and reaching the top 20 of the Hot 100. Reaching No. 2 on the US album chart, Pyromania was certified Diamond in the US. The band's fourth album, the more pop-oriented Hysteria (1987), topped the UK, US, Canadian and Australian charts and remained on the charts for over two years. It has sold over 15 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. Hysteria spawned six Top 20 US singles: The US Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 "Love Bites", "Pour Some Sugar on Me" (US No. 2), "Hysteria", "Armageddon It" (US No. 3), "Animal" (at No. 6, the biggest UK hit), and "Rocket".

Following the death of guitarist Steve Clark in 1991, the band recorded their next studio album, Adrenalize (1992), as a four-piece before adding Campbell for the subsequent tour. The album reached No. 1 on the UK, US and Australian charts. It contained several hits, including the Billboard chart-topper "Let's Get Rocked". The album's third single, "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad", was a Top 10 song in the US, UK and Canada. Adrenalize went on to sell over eight million copies worldwide. The band's 1993 album, Retro Active, contained the acoustic Top 5 hit "Two Steps Behind". Their greatest-hits album, Vault (1995), featured the UK No. 2 hit "When Love & Hate Collide" and reached the Top 10 in several countries.

As one of the world's best-selling music artists, Def Leppard have sold more than 100 million records worldwide. They have received RIAA diamond certification for two albums, Pyromania and Hysteria, making them one of only five rock bands (Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, Van Halen, Pink Floyd) with two original studio albums that have sold more than 10 million copies in the US. Def Leppard were ranked No. 31 in VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" and No. 70 in "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.

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Def Leppard est un groupe de rock anglais, formé en 1976 à Sheffield. Depuis 1992, il est composé de Rick Savage (basse, chœurs), Joe Elliott (chant), Rick Allen (batterie), Phil Collen (guitare, chœurs) et Vivian Campbell (guitare, chœurs). Le groupe s'est fait connaître au sein de la new wave of British heavy metal au début des années 1980, avec un succès commercial maximal entre les années 1980 et le milieu des années 1990.

Leur premier album, On Through the Night (1980), atteint le Top 15 au Royaume-Uni. Le second, High 'n' Dry (1981), produit par Mutt Lange, marque leur style de hard rock mélodique, avec le single Bringin' On the Heartbreak qui devient l'un des premiers clips rock diffusés sur MTV en 1982. Pete Willis est ensuite remplacé par Phil Collen. En 1983, Pyromania est un grand succès aux États-Unis, atteignant la 2ᵉ place des ventes et étant certifié diamant.

Le quatrième album, Hysteria (1987), se place en tête des classements au Royaume-Uni, aux États-Unis, au Canada et en Australie. Certifié 12× platinum aux États-Unis, il a été vendu plus de 30 millions d'exemplaires à ce jour. Six de ses titres, dont Love Bites, Pour Some Sugar on Me et Animal, entrent dans le Top 20 des ventes américaines.

Après la mort de Steve Clark en 1991, le groupe enregistre Adrenalize (1992), qui atteint la première place aux États-Unis, au Royaume-Uni et en Australie. Plusieurs morceaux, comme Let's Get Rocked et Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad, rencontrent un grand succès. En 1993, Retro Active présente des titres acoustiques, dont Two Steps Behind. La compilation Vault (1995) atteint le Top 10 dans plusieurs pays.

Parmi les groupes de rock ayant vendu plus de 100 millions d'albums dans le monde, Def Leppard est l'un des rares avec deux albums studio certifiés diamond, Pyromania et Hysteria. Le groupe est classé 31ᵉ parmi les « 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock » par VH1 et a été intronisé au Rock and Roll Hall of Fame en 2019.

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