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The 147-date tour comes to an end on September 30 in West Springfield, Massachusetts.Ģ006 The year starts quietly - but that's only the calm before the storm. The album is recorded in Dublin at Joe's home studio - Joe's Garage, where "ADRENALIZE" was recorded, along with some parts of "RETRO ACTIVE" and "SLANG".Ģ000 The "EUPHORIA" tour takes the band to the States and Canada, where they play another 78 shows.

On May 13, the album "SLANG" is released.ġ998 In April, the band get together in Dublin to start writing and recording their ninth album. In April, the first singles of the new album are released: "SLANG" in the UK and "WORK IT OUT" in the US. "VAULT", is released in October.ġ996 In January, the band keep working on their next album and move from Marbella, Spain to Bow Lane Studios in Dublin, Ireland. Pete Woodroffe, who co-produced "RETRO ACTIVE", is tapped to co-produce the disc as well.ġ995 With the new album near completion, the band are approached by Mercury Records to release a Greatest Hits compilation, highlighting the first chapter of Def Leppard's career. The band, still on tour to support their latest album, cannot make time to record a new song.ġ994 Def Leppard head to a house overlooking Marbella, Spain, to record their next album. Vivian Campbell stepped in replacing Steve Clark.ġ993 The producers of Arnold Schwarzenegger's new film "LAST ACTION HERO" approach the band in March about contributing a song for the end credits. He was found dead in his home on Janufrom a mix of perscribed drugs and alcohol. More tragedy struck when Steve Clark was a heavy alcoholic. He did not leave Def Leppard, instead, he used an electronic drum set and the band released Hysteria in 1987. Phil Collen stepped in as a new guitarist and the band became a total success.ġ984, however, tragedy struck when Rick Allen lost his left arm in a car wreck. Pete Willis, However had a serious drinking problem which became hard to handle and was later fired. High 'N' Dry was released in 1981 followed by another tour. The band has sold over 65 million albums worldwide, and have two albums with RIAA diamond certification, Pyromania and Hysteria.ġ980, On Through The Night was released and a US tour followed. The band consists of Joe Elliott (vocals), Phil Collen (guitar), Vivian Campbell (guitar), Rick Savage (bass guitar), and Rick Allen (drums). Def Leppard ĭef Leppard are a hard rock and heavy metal band from Sheffield, England, which formed in 1977 as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement.