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28-Dec-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says Band Pleased With Fan Response To New Album

5 Minute Video Interview/Phil On New Album - More

23-Dec-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Says We Belong Is Favourite On The New Album

Vivian Campbell says - "Personally, I think the best song on the album is “We Belong” which Joe wrote." - More

23-Dec-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says Making Of New Album Was Liberating

Phil Collen says - "This is actually our album. It wasn’t like a business man making the decisions." - More

22-Dec-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard UK Tour Lenticular CD Edition Available Online

Order Online - More

18-Dec-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Album Weeks 6/7 UK Chart Positions

UK Weeks 6/7 - More

05-Dec-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard UK Tour Lenticular CD Release In UK On 11th December

Limited UK Version - More

04-Dec-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Album Fifth Week UK Chart Positions

UK Week 5 - More

02-Dec-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Album North American Charts Week 4 Positions

USA Week 4 - More

02-Dec-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Talks About New Song Wings Of An Angel

Vivian Campbell on Wings Of An Angel - "That's one of my favourites. You know and that was a collaboration." - More



27-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Album Fourth Week UK Chart Positions

UK Week Four - More

27-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Album UK Regular CD Edition Released Today

Regular CD Out Today - More

26-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Talks About Cohesive New Def Leppard Album

Vivian Campbell says - "That's why we called the album Def Leppard, because no matter what genre we tackle it still has that cohesion." - More

24-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Says Def Leppard Album Is Good Honest Record

Joe Elliott says - "It jumps from one thing to another but it all has that Def Leppard sound, that seal of approval. It's a good honest record." - More

24-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Album North American Charts Week 3 Positions

Week 3 - More

23-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Says Def Leppard To Keep On Writing New Music

Joe Elliott says - "We have so much songs inside us that we haven't written yet." - More

20-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Album Third Week UK Chart Positions

UK Week Three - More

18-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Says New Album Flowed From The Heart

Joe Elliott says - "It's a bit of everything in us combined and the sum of all our influences and we just let it flow from the heart." - More

17-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Album North American Charts Week 2 Positions

North America Week 2 - More

16-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says New Def Leppard Album Has A Distinct Energy/Video

Phil Collen says - "The album has a distinct energy about it that some of the other stuff hasn't had." - More

15-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Talks About New Album Songs/UK Tour

Phil Collen says - "It sounds different and more special for some reason." - More

13-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell On New Album Tracks We Belong/Dangerous

Vivian Campbell says - "That’s a Joe song and one of my favorite songs on the record." - More

13-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Album Now Number 3 On UK Rock And Metal Chart

UK Rock Chart Week 2 - More

13-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Album Falls To Number 69 On UK Chart

UK Main Album Chart Week 2 - More

11-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Talks About Let's Go And New Def Leppard Album

Joe Elliott says of Let's Go - "At the end of the day it's classic Leppard." - More

11-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Album Debuts At Number 2 In Switzerland

Number 2 In Switzerland - More

10-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News 2015 Def Leppard Album YouTube Commentary Part 2 Available

Watch Part 2 Now - More

10-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News 2015 Def Leppard Album First Week Chart Positions Part 2

Week 1 Stats Updated - More

10-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Album Number 1 On Billboard Rock/Independent Charts

Number 1 In USA - More

09-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Album Debuts At Number 10 On US Billboard Top 200

Top 10 In USA - More

08-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Album Enters German Chart At Number 10

Top 10 In Germany - More

07-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Talks About We Belong/Blind Faith

Vivian Campbell on We Belong - "It was a nice alternative for us to all be showcased individually you know." - More

07-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Album Enters Australian Chart At Number 4

Top 5 Down Under - More

06-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News 2015 Def Leppard Album First Week Chart Positions Part 1 - UPDATED

First Week Stats Part 1 - More

06-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Album Enters New Zealand Chart At Number 17

NZ Top 20 - More

06-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Album Projected To Sell 26K/Enter In US Top 5

Top 5 Entry? - More

06-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Talks About New Album Track We Belong

Vivian Campbell says - "It showcases all five of us as lead singers and we never did that before." - More

06-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Says New Album Is Band's Best In 25 Years

Joe Elliott says - "Its just given us a new lease on life. First album in eight years, and best in 25." - More

06-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Reveals The Original Title For Def Leppard's Let's Go

Phil Collen on Let's Go - "It was called "Do You Really Want to Do This Now?" originally and it was really poppy." - More

06-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Number 1 On UK Rock And Metal Album Chart

UK Rock Chart - More

06-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Album Enters UK Chart At Number 11

UK Album Chart - More

05-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Says Next Def Leppard Album To Be Recorded In 2018

Next Album In 2019? - More

05-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Says it Doesn't Matter If New Album Sells Well

Short Joe/Phil Interview - More

04-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Set To Debut In US Top 10 With New Album

Top 10 In the USA? - More

04-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Release New Album Commentary On YouTube

Album Commentary Videos Part 1 - More

04-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Talks About New Songs Let's Go/Dangerous

Vivian Campbell says - "I genuinely believe it's the best record the band has made in the last couple of decades." - More

04-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott On Upcoming Australian Tour/New Album Title

Joe Elliott says of new album - " Def Leppard was the perfect title for it." - More

03-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Headed For Top 5 UK Chart Entry With New Album

Mid-Week Chart/Local Sheffield Interview - More

03-Nov-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Says Making New Album Was Totally Enjoyable

Joe Elliott on making the new album - "It was a totally enjoyable situation." - More



31-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard 2015 Album Review A Deeply Satisfying Record

A Track By Track Review - More

30-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Album Classic Rock Fanpack Review

A Brief Review - More

30-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Day Has Arrived - New Album Out Now Everywhere

Countdown Over - More

29-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Says New Album Stands Up To Anything They've Done

Joe Elliott says - "We genuinely believe that this is a fantastic piece of work that we've made." - More

29-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Reveals Songwriting Credits For New Def Leppard Album

Joe Elliott says - "So we wanted it to have our stamp of quality. But we didn't want every song to sound identical." - More

29-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Release New Album YouTube Audio Sampler

Longer Preview On YouTube - More

29-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Day Part 8 - New Album Out Now In UK/Ireland

Def Leppard Day Part 8 - More

29-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Day Part 7 - New Album Out Now In Central Europe

Def Leppard Day Part 7 - More

29-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Day Part 6 - New Album Out Now In South Africa

Def Leppard Day Part 6 - More

29-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Day Part 5 - New Album Out Now In India

Def Leppard Day Part 5 - More

29-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Day Part 4 - New Album Out Now In Singapore

Def Leppard Day Part 4 - More

29-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Day Part 3 - New Album Out Now In Japan

Def Leppard Day Part 3 - More

29-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Day Part 2 - New Album Out Now In Australia

Def Leppard Day Part 2 - More

29-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Day Part 1 - New Album Out Now In New Zealand

Def Leppard Day Part 1 - More

29-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Preview All New Def Leppard Album Songs Now On Amazon

Preview All 14 Songs Now - More

28-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott On The New Album Recording/Let's Go

Joe Elliott says - "You know it's the only album we've ever made that wasn't made for a reason." - More

27-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Album Release Day Q and A On Periscope 30th October

Album Release Day Q And A - More

27-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Says Def Leppard Consider New Album One Of Their Best

Joe Elliott says - "It's just an incredible feeling of freedom to make a record that way and you can hear it in the grooves." - More

27-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Preview New Album Songs In Classic Rock Video

Band Preview New Album - More

26-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Talks About New Def Leppard Album Tracklisting

Phil Collen says - "This song Blind Faith totally book ends the album perfectly - I think." - More

24-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Says New Album Is As Diverse As They'll Ever Get

Joe Ellliott says - "It's as diverse as anything we’ll ever make, but it still sounds likes us." - More

23-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Says New Def Leppard Album Has Different Kind Of Flavour

Phil Collen says - "It was just we wanted to make music and that's kinda why it sounds different as well." - More

20-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Talks About New Def Leppard Song Dangerous

Phil On New Song - More

16-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Dangerous - First Listen Review/Song Lyrics

Dangerous Audio - More

16-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Premiere New Song Dangerous On Billboard - Listen - NEW SONG

Dangerous Audio - More

16-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Set To Release New Song Dangerous As A Single

Lep Get Dangerous - More

14-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Spanish Radio Plays Def Leppard's All Time High/Song Review

New Song On Spanish Radio/Review - More

14-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Talks About New Def Leppard Album Recording

Vivian Campbell says - "The last session was particularly joyous because that's when it all came together." - More

10-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News New 2015 Def Leppard Album Songs - The Story So Far

Track By Track Guide - More

09-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Let's Go Radio Edit Promo CD Photo/Details

Two UK Radio Edits - More

07-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News First Reviews In Of New Def Leppard Album/More Song Details

First Reviews/Song Details - More

07-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Says Def Leppard Album Touches On New Genres

Vivian Campbell says of new songs - "We also ventured to some musical genres we have never touched on before." - More

05-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Album Classic Rock Fanpack Cover Revealed

Cover Revealed - More

02-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen On New Album/Recording New Song With Tesla

Phil Collen says - "It was like we wanted to make great music and that was so refreshing and pure. I loved that process." - More

02-Oct-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Release New Lyric Video For Let's Go Single

Let's Go Lyric Video - More



30-Sep-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Album UK Edition Two Bonus Tracks Revealed

Bonus Tracks Revealed - More

28-Sep-15 - Def Leppard News New Def Leppard Song Sea Of Love Features A Guest Vocalist

Phil Collen says Sea Of Love features Debbi Blackwell-Cook doing an - "amazing high vocal with Joe." - More

25-Sep-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell On Playing Let's Go Live/The New Album

Vivian Campbell says - "We're rehearsing the new single in soundcheck. And any day now we wanna play it." - More

25-Sep-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Says Blind Faith Is A Psychedelic Rock Song

Vivian Campbell says Blind Faith - "...is a psychedelic rock song." - More

21-Sep-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Gives Details Of Five New Def Leppard Album Tracks

Phil Collen on Let's Go - "That was a Rick Savage song he’d had floating around for a while, but it was very pop-orientated." - More

17-Sep-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says Recording The New Album Felt Great

Phil Collen says - "We went overboard on some of the backing vocals. We were just creating art and it felt great." - More

16-Sep-15 - Def Leppard News Buy Def Leppard 's New Single Let's Go Now On iTunes

Do You Really Wanna Buy This Now? - More

16-Sep-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Album UK Fan Pack/Vinyl Details Revealed

UK Fan Pack Edition - More

16-Sep-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Album Japanese Fan Pack/Bonus Track/Vinyl Details

Japanese Bonus Track - More

15-Sep-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Let's Go First Listen Single Review/Song Lyrics

Do You Really Wanna Read This Now? (I Hope So!) - More

15-Sep-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Premiere New Single Let's Go On Rolling Stone - FIRST SINGLE!

Do You Really Wanna Do This Now? (Yes You Do!) - More

15-Sep-15 - Def Leppard News New Def Leppard Album Cover Art/Release Date Confirmed

Artwork/Track Lengths Revealed - More

14-Sep-15 - Def Leppard News New Def Leppard Studio Album Listed On Amazon UK

CD/Vinyl Listed By UK Site - More

14-Sep-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Reveal All 14 Song Titles Of New Studio Album - ALL 14 SONGS REVEALED

Full Tracklisting Revealed - More

14-Sep-15 - Def Leppard News New Def Leppard Studio Album Final Tracklisting Teaser

Final Tracklisting Teaser - More

14-Sep-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says Band Do What They Want On New Album

Phil Collen says - "It's not just standard stock it's actually - we actually reach out and do what we wanna do a little bit." - More

13-Sep-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says There's An Acoustic Song On New Album

Phil Collen says - "I've had a couple of people saying that's some of the best guitar solos I've done that they've ever heard on a Def Leppard album." - More

12-Sep-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says New Single Has Classic Def Leppard Vocal Sound

Phil Collen says - "One song actually (that's) probably gonna be the first single. We went so overboard on the backing vocals." - More

11-Sep-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says New Def Leppard Album Has A Fresh Sound

Phil Collen says - "All of a sudden everything kind of had a fresh kind of vigor about it." - More

11-Sep-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Is So Proud Of The New Def Leppard Album

Phil Collen says - "It sounds unbelievable. I'm so proud and pleased with it. It's great." - More

10-Sep-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says He Named New Self-Titled Def Leppard Album

Phil Collen says - "And I said, 'Why don't we call it 'Def Leppard' 'cause this is like, who knows if there will be another Def Leppard album." - More

10-Sep-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Says New Album Is A Very, Very Good Record

Joe Elliott says - "I don't think we've ever enjoyed making an album so much because we didn't really realise we were making one." - More

07-Sep-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Says New Album Is Guitar Driven With No Power Ballads

Joe Elliott says - "But if it's judged as a standalone record, it's a bloody good album." - More

07-Sep-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Is Totally Psyched About New Def Leppard Album

Phil Collen says - "It's the best thing we've done since Hysteria so I'm totally psyched." - More

07-Sep-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Says New Single Due In Next Couple Of Weeks

Vivian Campbell says of single release to radio - "I know it's some time this month. In the next couple of weeks." - More

05-Sep-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Repeats 30th October Album Release Date News

Vivian Campbell says - "I've heard October 30th. Is the date that's been mentioned." - More

04-Sep-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Says New Album May Be Released 30th October

Vivian Campbell says - "We should be able to drop the album by late October. Maybe October 30th or thereabouts." - More

02-Sep-15 - Def Leppard News New Def Leppard Studio Album Teaser Video Released

Single/Album Coming Soon - More



29-Aug-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Says New Single In Early Sep/Shares Album Details

Vivian Campbell sasys - "The single's going to go to radio – probably early September, so it will come out really soon." - More

27-Aug-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Says New Album Is 55 Minutes Long With 14 Tracks

Joe Elliott says - "The first song is going to go to radio next month. It's a 14-track, 55-minute album." - More

25-Aug-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says New Album Has Super Melodic And Full On Rock Songs

Phil Collen says - "Some songs sound like full on rock, and there are other songs that sound like Top 40." - More

18-Aug-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Explains Why The New Album Is Self Titled

Joe Elliott says - "It's got a bit of everything. And that's why the album is called Def Leppard." - More

18-Aug-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Says New Self Titled Album Will Have 14 Tracks

Vivian Campbell says - "It's actually a 14 track album. A very deep record. It's a very diverse album." - More

08-Aug-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says He Does One Hundred Vocal Parts On New Song

Phil Collen says - "Our new album - some of the stuff I'm doing a hundred voices - just me that is." - More



31-Jul-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says New Album Is Absolutely The Best Since Hysteria

Phil Collen says of "Best Since Hysteria" statement - "I back it up entirely. You know absolutely. We really think that." - More

30-Jul-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says New Album Was About Artistic Expression

Phil Collen says album done - "Purely for the love of music - it really did feel good I gotta say." - More

30-Jul-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says New Album Ready To Be Mixed/Mastered

Phil Collen says - "We're just finishing little bits off and then it'll be mixed and mastered." - More

29-Jul-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Can't Wait Until New Def Leppard Album Comes Out

Phil Collen says - "I can't wait until this new album comes out." - More

25-Jul-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Says New Song Showcases Band Members Vocal Abilities

Vivian Campbell says - "This record has been the strongest that we've made in a couple of decades." - More

24-Jul-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Says New Single In September/Album Mastering Info

Vivian Campbell says - "The first track will go to radio in early or mid September I would assume." - More

23-Jul-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Talks About New 14 Song Def Leppard Album

Joe Elliott says - "It does sum up what we are, who we are at this point in our career." - More

23-Jul-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Talks About Lead Vocals Song On New Album

Phil Collen says of lead vocals song - "There is one song where we all take a verse." - More

23-Jul-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says New Album Is An Amazing Record

Phil Collen says - "The album turned out really diverse." - More

20-Jul-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Talks New Album/Health With Green Bay Radio

Vivian Campbell says new album - "Is an exceptionally strong record." - More

20-Jul-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Comments On Album/2016 US Tour - Audio

Vivian Campbell says - "We're just starting to mix the record. We're taking our time on it." - More

20-Jul-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says Making Of New Album Was Wonderful - Video

Phil Collen says - "So we just done it ourselves on our own and it was wonderful." - More

19-Jul-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says New Album Is A Brand New Experience

Phil Collen says - "It all sounds like Leppard but some of it is a brand new experience." - More

17-Jul-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Suggests 23rd October Album Release/Explains Title

Phil Collen says - "The album did come naturally so we thought you know let's call it "Def Leppard"." - More

16-Jul-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Says Band Stretched Their Wings On New Def Leppard Album

Joe Elliott says - "A couple of songs are tied to our DNA, if you like, instantly recognizable as us." - More

16-Jul-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says New Album Songs Are Fresh And Exciting

Phil Collen says of news songs - "Everything kind of had a fresh kind of vigor about it." - More

15-Jul-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says New Album Done For The Love Of Music

Phil Collen says - "It just came to us naturally on this one. It was almost like we were just channelling it." - More

13-Jul-15 - Def Leppard News Rick Allen Suggests New Album Details To Be Revealed Soon

Rick Allen says new album details could be revealed - "Very Soon" - More

13-Jul-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says Band Still Recording Vocals For Self-Titled Album

Phil Collen says - "We actually done some backing vocals on it the other night. We're just putting finishing touches and final mixes." - More

09-Jul-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Talks Band Longevity/New Album With Vindy

Joe Elliott says - "We got 12 songs written, so we (were) like, 'Oh, ahh, I think we've got an album here'." - More

04-Jul-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Discusses Def Leppard's First Self-Titled Studio Album

Joe Elliott says of new album - "We're just calling it "Def Leppard." - More

02-Jul-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen On New Studio Album - It's called DEF LEPPARD - Audio

Phil Collen says new album is - "Coming out in October. It's called Def Leppard." - More

02-Jul-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Once Again Says New Self Titled Album Has 14 Songs

Phil Collen says - "We've got 14 (songs) on the album - the album comes out in October." - More



29-Jun-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says Band Had No Restrictions On New Def Leppard Album

Phil Collen says - "One song we've - probably got the hardest, loudest guitars we've ever done on a Def Leppard song."- More

27-Jun-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Talks About Enthusiasm/Excitement On New Def Leppard Album

Phil Collen says - "That enthusiasm: I can't even remember it being there probably since the "Hysteria" album." - More

26-Jun-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says The New Def Leppard Album Was Mixed In March

Phil Collen says - "We mixed it in March. It will be out in October. It's really diverse." - More

24-Jun-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says Def Leppard Made New Album Only For Themselves

Phil Collen says - "I don't think we have the single figured out as of yet." - More

24-Jun-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Has Finished Version Of New Def Leppard Album Delivered

Joe Elliott says - "I'm expecting a drop-off version of the finished thing tonight." - More

23-Jun-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Says There's Some Good Stuff On New Studio Album

Joe Elliott says - "I really believe the record's a good album. It was a very natural record to make." - More

22-Jun-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says New Album Will Be Called DEF LEPPARD - TITLE CONFIRMED

Phil Collen says of new album - "It should be out in October. It's called Def Leppard." - More

19-Jun-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Says New Album Photos Were Shot In Oslo, Norway - Audio

Vivian Campbell says - "We - actually just today we did a photo shoot that'll be used in the album artwork." - More

19-Jun-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says New Album Due In October Still Has No Title

Phil Collen says - "This new album is pretty much done. We don't have a title yet." - More

19-Jun-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Arrives In Peurto Rico/Talks About New Album

Article quote about new album - "which said will be his best work of the past two decades." (translation) - More

18-Jun-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Says He's Never Been More Excited About A New Album

Joe Elliott says of new album - "We've never been more excited about an album - ever, I don't think." - More

10-Jun-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says Each New Album Song Treated As Different Project

Phil Collen says - "The songs range from flat-out hard rock, almost punky on some of the stuff, to classic Leppard." - More



19-May-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Says Def Leppard Will Release New Album Themselves

Joe Elliott says of album release plans - "We decided, however, that we will release a new album ourselves." - More

14-May-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen On New Album/All Band Member Lead Vocal Song

Phil Collen on new 'lead vocals' song - "We have a couple lines and a verse each. It was actually Joe's idea." - More

11-May-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Says New Album Has Real Classic Leppard Sound - Video

Joe Elliott says (in Feb) - "There's some real classic Leppard sounding stuff on the new album." - More

10-May-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says New Album Will Coincide With Australia/NZ/Japanese Tour

Phil Collen suggests October release date - "We will be touring Australia, Japan and New Zealand and promote the album there." - More

10-May-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott On The New Album/That Metal Show Photo Gallery

Joe Elliott says (in Feb) - "There's probably gonna be - I think we've got 15 songs altogether." - More

10-May-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Explains All Five Members Lead Vocal Song/Album Update

Joe Elliott says (in Feb) - "There's a song on the new album where everybody takes lead vocal and that was my idea." - More

08-May-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says Exciting New Album Ready For This Autumn - Audio

Phil Collen says - "There's the odd little lick here and there and stuff so it should be ready for Fall (Autumn) for sure." - More

01-May-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Says Band Will Release A Proper Rock Album

Joe Elliott says of new release - "It will be mainly a proper rock album." - More



28-Apr-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Comments On Multiple Band Member Lead Vocal Song

Vivian Campbell says - "Another song has all five of us taking turns singing lead vocals, which is a first for the band." - More

22-Apr-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Says New Album The First He's Really Enjoyed Making - Audio

Joe Elliott - "I can honestly say in all the time we've been a band that I've actually really enjoyed making it." - More

21-Apr-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Says Band Are Really Proud Of New Album

Vivian Campbell says - "It's a great, great record. We're really, really proud of it." - More

16-Apr-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says Vivian's Health Issues Gave Band New Perspective

Phil Collen says - "We wrote a song in 10 minutes. It shocked me, the fact that we had the flow. What was going to be an EP ended up being a whole album." - More

15-Apr-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Talks About New Album With Vancouver Press

Vivian Campbell says - "It's diverse, but it all sounds like Def Leppard. It's the best album we've made in 23 years." - More

10-Apr-15 - Def Leppard News One New Def Leppard Track Has Lead Vocals From All Members

Vivian Campbell says - "There's one song. A great song that Joe wrote but we're all singing lead vocal on it which is highly unique." - More

10-Apr-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Almost Confirms Self-Titled Album Title - Audio

Vivian Campbell confirms(?) 'DEF LEPPARD' title - "I can also tell you that it's not terribly imaginative. So you can probably guess." - More

07-Apr-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Says Band Still Entertaining Record Deal Offers - Audio

Joe Elliott - "We're entertaining offers, let's put it that way." - More

04-Apr-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says New Album The Best Since Hysteria - Audio

Phil Collen says - "Honestly I really think this is the best album we've done since Hysteria." & no confirmed title as yet - More

02-Apr-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Says New Album Out In October - Audio

Joe Elliott says - "There's a new album coming out about October or so which we're just literally finishing up." - More

01-Apr-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen/Joe Elliott Wrote New Song In Ten Minutes - Audio

Phil Collen says - "We have a song that me and Joe Elliott wrote in ten minutes." - More



29-Mar-15 - Def Leppard News HMV Liverpool Advertise Def Leppard Release For 11th May

HMV Promoting New Release - More

27-Mar-15 - Def Leppard News Rick Allen Loves The New Self-Titled Def Leppard Album - Audio

Rick Allen on new self titled album - "I love it." - "It was great making this record." - More

27-Mar-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard To Release New Album DEF LEPPARD In Late 2015

New Album Title Revealed - More

27-Mar-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Says New Album Has No Title Yet - Audio

Joe Elliott says - "I'll be dead honest with you, we actually don't have a a title for it yet." - More

26-Mar-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Can't Wait For People To Hear New Album - Audio

Joe Elliott on new album is a - "Great record. I really can't wait for people to hear it." - More

26-Mar-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Working With Styx's Ricky Philips/Album-Cruise Talk - Audio

Phil Collen on new album - "It's the best thing I think we've done in probably about 20 years." - More

26-Mar-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Says No Album Before September/Hysteria Cruise Details - Audio

Vivian Campbell on album release - "It certainly wouldn't be before September/October." - More

23-Mar-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Says New Album Sounds Amazing - Audio

Vivian Campbell says - "It's sounding amazing actually. It's the best record that I've made in my 23 years with Def Leppard." - More

23-Mar-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Talks New Album With Salt Lake City Radio - Audio

Vivian Campbell says - "I think this is the best Def Leppard record that has been made in my tenure." - More

20-Mar-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell On Strong New Album/Health/Touring - Audio

Vivian Campbell says - "It's diverse but it all sounds like Def Leppard and it's a great, great record." - More

19-Mar-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell On New Album/Unique Event Coming January 2016 - Audio

Vivian Campbell says of album release - "It will definitely be released in 2015." - More

17-Mar-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Says One New Album Song Sounds Like Thin Lizzy - Interview

Joe On New Song - More

13-Mar-15 - Def Leppard News Black Star Riders Says Def Leppard Have New Record Deal

Scott Gorham says Def Leppard - "Got the first record deal they've had in years." - More

07-Mar-15 - Def Leppard News Def Leppard Have Completed The Recording Of Their New Album

Album Recording Completed - More

07-Mar-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Says New Album Rocks/Is A Real Good Record - Audio

Joe Elliott says - "We wanna make sure we make a great record not a quick one." - More

07-Mar-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Explains New Album Delay/Release Plans - Audio

Joe Elliott says of record label interest - "We've had an unprecedented amount of people sniffing round." - More

05-Mar-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell On 2015 Album/Tour/2016 Plans - Audio

Vivian Campbell says - "It's a great, great record and we're very, very proud of it and I can't wait for it to be out." - More

05-Mar-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Says Album/Single May Be Out By September - Audio

Vivian Campbell says - "It's a very diverse record but it definitely sounds like Def Leppard." - More

04-Mar-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell On Band's Strongest Album In 23 Years - Audio

Vivian Campbell says - "In the 23 years I've been in the band this is the band's strongest album." - More

04-Mar-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell On Strong/Diverse New Album - Audio

Vivian Campbell says - "It's really a diverse record but it's a really, really strong record." - More

04-Mar-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Says New Album To Be Released After US Tour - Audio

Joe Elliott says - "The album's not coming out until after the tour is over." - More

04-Mar-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Says New Album Is A Great, Great Record - Audio

Vivian Campbell on new album - "It's very diverse, it covers all the elements for us. And goes to a few places we haven't been too before also." - More

01-Mar-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Says New Album Out In Latter Half Of 2015 - Audio

Vivian Campbell says of new album - "It will be released sometime in 2015. But more likely the latter half of the year." - More



27-Feb-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Says New Single Possible During US Tour

Vivian Campbell says band will - "At least see an initial track go to radio by the end of this summer tour." - More

27-Feb-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell On New Album/Tour/Pyromania Residency - Audio

Vivian Campbell says of strong new album - "My hats off to my fellow band mates. They've done a great job." - More

26-Feb-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Talks About New Studio Album Inspiration/Recording

Joe Elliott on having more than 3 new songs - "Everybody's ideas - were so good we couldn't weed it down to three." - More

25-Feb-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Talks Album/Tour/Delta Deep With Alabama Radio

Phil Collen says - "So there's gonna be 14 songs on the album." - More

25-Feb-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen On 2015 Studio Album/World Tour - Audio

Phil Collen says of album - "We got 12 songs together in a four week period. Which is totally unheard of with Def Leppard." - More

21-Feb-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Talks About Diverse New Album - Audio

Vivian Campbell says of new album - "It's a diverse record and - but it's also got the rock element." - More

21-Feb-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Says New Album Is Sounding Amazing - Audio

Vivian Campbell says new album is - "I think this is the best record that the band has made in my tenure." - More

21-Feb-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Says New Album Is Interesting And Varied - Audio

Joe Elliott says new album has - "Real interesting stuff on there." - More

20-Feb-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Says New Album Is Best Since He Joined - Audio

Vivian Campbell says new album is - "The best record I've made in the 23 years that I've been with the band." - More

19-Feb-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen On 2015 Setlist Deep Cuts/Studio Album - Audio

Phil Collen says he and Vivian recorded - "Live guitar solos. Where we'd both play at the same time together." - More

18-Feb-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says Some New Songs Are Heaviest/Loudest Ever - Audio

Phil Collen says - "The songs that really rock, they're probably the heaviest, loudest songs we've ever done." - More

18-Feb-15 - Def Leppard News Phil Collen Says New 14-Track Album Is Best For 20 Years - Audio

Phil Collen says new album is - "The best thing I think we've done in like 20 years." - More

14-Feb-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Says New Album Is Great/Almost Finished

Vivian Campbell says album is - "Great." and "Record's mostly finished now. Just some final Joe vocals." - More

12-Feb-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Says Band Getting Many Offers To Release New Album

Joe Elliott says band getting - "an unprecedented amount of offers from various different people to release this record." - More

08-Feb-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Gives Dublin Album Recording Session Report

Vivian Campbell says after latest album session - "The new Leppard record has really taken shape." - More

07-Feb-15 - Def Leppard News Band Finished With Last Recording Session For New Album

Joe Elliott says - "The boys are on their way home." - More



31-Jan-15 - Def Leppard News All Def Leppard Members In Dublin For Final Album Session

Joe Elliott says of band - "They're all in town because we are carrying on work on our new album." - More

30-Jan-15 - Def Leppard News Rick Allen Says New Album Is 85-90 Percent Finished - Audio

Rick Allen says album's 16 songs are - "Probably more or less about 85 to 90 percent finished." - More

25-Jan-15 - Def Leppard News Vivian Campbell Travelling To Dublin For Final Album Session In Dublin

Vivian Campbell says - "Leaving for Dublin today to record some more Lep overdubs." - More

22-Jan-15 - Def Leppard News New Def Leppard Single Due In 4 To 8 Weeks/Album Update

Vivian Campbell says - "First track to radio within I would guess probably four to eight weeks." - More

14-Jan-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Quite Excited By Varied New Album - Audio

Joe Elliott says - "There's a lot of variety there. And - I'm quite excited at the moment." - More

14-Jan-15 - Def Leppard News Joe Elliott Says 2015 Studio Album Will Have 12 Songs - Audio

Joe Elliott says - "We've got the 15 songs that we think we're gonna be probably pulling the 12 from." - More



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