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By Thor Christensen

Maybe Def Leppard never intended to be saviors.

Maybe no band can pull off that track.

Maybe, as its detractors (and even some of its proponents) argue, heavy metal's sole purpose on earth is to bash out a few monster power-guitar chords, raise a few fists, and call it a night.

If that's the real goal, Def Leppard got the job done and then some Thursday.

Galloping relentlessly all over the in-the-round stage they've constructed for their first tour in almost four years, the Leps certainly weren't lacking for athletic energy.

Nor was there any drought of flash.

Working with an arsenal of lasers, smoke effects and computerized lights, the group performed in front of spectacular backdrops throughout the show.

The end-of-the-world scenario depicted by the lights and lasers during the new song 'Gods Of War' was admittedly pretty chilling stuff.

By Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 1987.

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