Years Active: 1988-2004
Band Members: Rick Allen, Steve Clark, Pete Willis, Vivian Campbell, Phil Collen, Richard Allen, Rick Savage, Joe Elliott
Influenced by: Mott the Hoople, T. Rex, Deep Purple, Electric Light Orchestra, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, Foreigner, The Rolling Stones, Judas Priest, Thin Lizzy, KISS, Queen, Aerosmith, The Beatles, Boston, UFO, Van Halen, Styx, AC/DC
Genre: Rock & Alternative
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Aug 17 2008 4:00AM
by Gaylord Fields
Filed under: Rock Almanac
Spinner.com: On This Date in 1986: Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen makes his return behind the drum kit at the Monsters of Rock festival in England after losing his left arm in an automobile accident.The Almanac Advises for August 17: "The 'phantom limb'...Read moreApr 25 2008 13:00PM
by James Sullivan
Filed under: Twisted Tales
Spinner.com: "Leppard Loses Skins": That was the headline on the ad that attracted 15-year-old drummer Rick Allen, who joined a fledgling British hard-rock band known as Def Leppard in 1978. Six years later, Allen lost something much more vital to a drummer than...Read moreApr 04 2008 12:00PM
by John D. Luerssen
Spinner.com: While many of Def Leppard's peers seem content to rely on their tired back catalogs as they hop from shed to shed this summer, the rockers will be augmenting fan favorites like 'Photograph' and 'Pour Some Sugar On Me' with tracks from its new album,...Read moreVideos (1)
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