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"It breaks my heart that Miss Murder will always represent us." AFI's Davey Havok on selling out, his surprise love for glam metal and why the band weren't part of 2000s emo

Signed during the punk boom of the 90s, AFI have transcended trends and subgenres to become icons in their own right - even landing a number one along the way

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Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen admits that super-producer 'Mutt' Lange was "about 99%" responsible for the phenomenal success that the English hard rock band enjoyed in the 1980s

"He taught us how to sing, he taught us how to play guitar"

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Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell says cancer has returned after unsuccessful transplant

Musician first revealed his diagnosis back in 2013

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"I did a donor transplant. Unfortunately, it didn't stick. So the cancer has returned." Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell's cancer has returned, but he's refusing to live in fear

"There's only been one time that I felt it was gonna kill me"

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“Mutt said, ‘Give it a go, and if it doesn’t work get rid of the guy.’ And that’s exactly what we had to do, because Jim was less than useless!”: Why Def Leppard couldn’t make their monster hit Hysteria with Jim Steinman as producer

“The food budget for the Steinman sessions was probably as much money as The Dark Side Of The Moon cost to record”

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Travis Barker’s new doc is out today - here's 8 other drummers whose incredible stories deserve to be told on screen

From overcoming severe adversity and industry exploitation to battling stage fright, sexism, and sudden loss, these stories demand to be seen

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How Photograph transformed Def Leppard into global pop-metal megastars: "I was this geeky twat who liked music and wasn't living in the real world. All I ever wanted was to be a star."

Aided by a game-changing video, Photograph annoyed the hell out of the PRMC and helped Def Leppard break America

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“When he sang the chorus for the first time, I just said, ‘No, you can’t do that – it sounds ridiculous!’”: The classic 2000s hit inspired by Queen and Def Leppard – with not one but two killer guitar solos

“I really thought people would just laugh at us when they heard it”

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Def Leppard recorded new album in casino basement

Joe Elliott has revealed Def Leppard were recording their new album in the basement of a casino on days off during their Las Vegas residency.

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“They were far superior guitar players to me. I could never play lead to save my life. But one thing I’m quite good at is playing with a certain feel”: Def Leppard bassist Rick Savage reveals “80%” of Hysteria’s jangle guitars were him all along

“I used a Telecaster for that thin, bright sound”

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“Without that song, I might be working at Burger King right now”: Nuno Bettencourt names the Extreme track that changed his life overnight

Bettencourt and his bandmates fought hard for the song that would eventually become Extreme's most enduring hit

Guitar World

“I always felt like I was the weak link in the band. I felt that my guitar playing was was too raw and unpolished”: How guitar hero Vivian Campbell overcame self-doubt to create a heavy metal masterpiece with legendary singer Ronnie James Dio

His solo in Dio's most famous song was cut in one take

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"The time is right for a revolution in rock'n'roll. It's yours for the taking. I believe it’s coming." Def Leppard and Extreme are currently on tour together, so we put their guitarists in a room

Def Leppard and Extreme are currently playing a bunch of dates on what promises to be a cracking double-header

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Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell records new songs with Metallica-endorsed NWOBHM veterans Sweet Savage, the band he co-founded in 1979

Def Leppard guitarist makes full circle return to band he formed as a teenager

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"Pure sonic velvet. Electric Warrior is the perfect mix of heavy crunch and acoustic swagger." T.Rex's collection of sun-dappled narco-rockers is more than the two hits

Marc Bolan sheds his hippy skin and reinvents himself as a golden god with a gleaming, screaming electric guitar

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Def Leppard's Greatest Hits: Built with Queen's Greatest Hits in mind?

All-killer, no-filler compilation that pairs bludgeon riffola with melody. Single-disc minimalism rules!

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“It’s supposed to be ridiculous. It’s a song about ridiculousness. So I called Jim Steinman”: How a goth legend hooked up with Meat Loaf’s songwriter to create an ’80s rock anthem

“I know the song Bat Out Of Hell,” the singer said, “but I’ve never listened to the album”

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Joe Elliott explains how Def Leppard have stayed together for 34 years

Def Leppard have managed to stay together for 34 years because of their shared "sense of humour".

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The Insane Number Of Songs Disney Tested For The Muppets' Rock 'N' Rollercoaster

A Muppet-powered coaster remix.

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"I swear to God I turned the radio off because I got sick of hearing us every 20 minutes!" The story of how Pyromania sold 100,000 copies a day and turned Def Leppard into superstars

Def Leppard made an album so huge that only Michael Jackson’s Thriller prevented it from reaching No.1 in America

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“Mutt definitely had a signature style of working. On my records, Mutt and I did all the background vocals together; with a band like Def Leppard, he was almost like the other member”: Shania Twain discusses producer Mutt Lange's unique hit-making prowess

"I used to do this song as part of my rock repertoire once I was a little older," she says of one particular Def Leppard hit. "I am a rock chick at heart”

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What is the 'exhilarating' change Def Leppard have made to enhance their lives?

Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott has told of an "exhilarating" change the band have made to their recording process - remote recording, rather than inviting band members to his home studio.

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“What’s that headless bass that looks like a toothpick? I really liked the sound, but I hated the bass”: How bassist Cliff Williams landed the gig (and found his sound) with AC/DC

When he joined AC/DC in 1977, Cliff Williams played a Fender Precision, but made a permanent change following the band's Highway to Hell album

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A petition has been launched to save the legendary London studio where Iron Maiden recorded The Number Of The Beast and Def Leppard recorded Pyromania

"If this development goes ahead, we will lose far more than a studio"

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"The band's accountants possibly didn't figure in the cost of their eccentric new guitarist insisting upon recording his parts inside a bespoke chicken coop." The 10 most eye-wateringly expensive rock albums ever recorded

The rock albums that almost bankrupted the music business

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