Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1976 in Sheffield.
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22 Facts About Def Leppard
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Def Leppard were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.
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Def Leppard then worked with Simmons to design a custom electronic drum kit.
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Def Leppard brought in Jeff Rich in August 1986 to play alongside Allen during Def Leppard's warm-up mini tour of Ireland.
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At the 1989 Brit Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Def Leppard were again a nominee for Best British Group, and the band performed "Pour Some Sugar on Me" at the ceremony.
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On 25 April 2008, Def Leppard released their first album of new studio material in six years, Songs from the Sparkle Lounge.
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In October 2008, Def Leppard played with country star Taylor Swift in a taped show in Nashville, Tennessee, in a show called CMT Crossroads: Taylor Swift and Def Leppard.
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Def Leppard embarked on a two-month US tour in the summer of 2011 with Heart, as well as another seven shows in Australia in October with The Choirboys and Heart, two shows in Japan in November, and six shows in the United Kingdom in December with Steel Panther and Motley Crue.
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Def Leppard contributed one song, "Helen Wheels", to the Paul McCartney tribute album The Art of McCartney released on 18 November 2014.
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Def Leppard then returned to North America with REO Speedwagon and Tesla in early-2016.
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Eleventh studio album, titled Def Leppard, was recorded in 2014 and 2015, and released on 30 October 2015.
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In January 2018, Def Leppard announced they would embark on a 58-date North American tour with Journey.
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On 15 March 2022, Def Leppard announced their twelfth studio album, Diamond Star Halos.
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Def Leppard's music is a mixture of hard rock, AOR, pop and heavy metal elements, with its multi-layered, harmonic vocals and its melodic guitar riffs.
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Def Leppard expressed their dislike of the "glam metal" label as well, as they thought it did not accurately describe their look or musical style.
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Def Leppard has cited Ian Hunter and Mott The Hoople among the band's early influences.
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Def Leppard themselves have been cited as an influence by a wide range of musical artists, including Matt Nathanson and Taylor Swift.
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Def Leppard were among the most successful of the new wave of British heavy metal bands in the early 1980s.
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On 9 October 2018, Def Leppard received an induction nomination from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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On 13 December 2018, Def Leppard were named in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2019.
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