Def Leppard News - Vivian Campbell Says DEF LEPPARD's Next Album Due Within Two Years

Vivian Campbell Says DEF LEPPARD's Next Album Due Within Two Years

Thursday, 30th March 2017

Vivian Campbell 2016.
Pic By Chele Drappel

Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell was recently interviewed ahead of the current Last In Line American tour.

Vivian spoke with the Shut Up And Rock On website.

He talked about joining DIO in 1982, Jimmy Bain, the early DIO albums, the 1985 Hear 'n' Aid charity project, being fired from DIO, Last In Line's formation-album/touring, a second LIL album and new Def Leppard music.

He says that Def Leppard are currently writing more songs for the next album which he sees as being released within a year or two.

This follows on from Phil's recent interview where he once again said there will be at least a new song in 2018 to go along with a "world tour".

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Shut Up And Rock On - Vivian Campbell Interview Quotes

New Def Leppard Music/Working On Anything?

"No, we’re gonna have a pretty light year for Leppard. We’re going to do the thirty-something shows in April, May and June and then I think we’re pretty much taking the rest of the year off. Although we are writing and I do think we’re not going to leave as long between record as we did between ‘Sparkle Lounge’ in 2008 and the 2015 record. That was a ridiculously long time. I do think we’ll have another new Leppard record out within a year or two but I don’t think we’re gonna get into it this year."

Next Last In Line Album?

"I’m on my way today to another writing session with them. We’ve had several already; I’d say we have about two thirds of the album. It’s sounding great. I’m happy to say that, I didn’t know how it was going to work with Phil Soussan from a creative point of view, but I’m very happy to say that he fits in there."