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30 rock and metal songs that defined the 1980s

From AC/DC and Iron Maiden to Guns N’ Roses and Faith No More, this is the soundtrack to a decade

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“I could tell that he was very proud… ‘This is my guy, my guitar player. I found him under a rock in Belfast!’”: Vivian Campbell on his complicated relationship with Ronnie James Dio– and what Dio told Ozzy Osbourne about his playing

Campbell says working with the late, great Ronnie James Dio wasn't always easy – and it didn't help that Campbell once likened him to Tom Jones

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“He said, ‘I’ve never seen so many women in my life. We just get men at our gigs”: The night Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris joined Def Leppard to cover Creedence Clearwater Revival

This one-off union of two British rock superstars actually happened

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“Bowie gave them the song but Mick wrote the intro — and it’s the lick of all licks”: Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott pays tribute to ex-Mott The Hoople and Bad Company guitarist Mick Ralphs

"He should be remembered for his contribution to some of the greatest rock music ever made"

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"Obviously, I’m gonna buy him a beer or two or three." Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell thanks stem cell donor after getting cancer all clear

Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell's cancer is in remission for first time since 2013 diagnosis

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“Don’t get too precious about your songs. We’re probably going to tear them apart”: Legendary producer Mutt Lange’s first words to the young Def Leppard

How Leppard's 'sixth member' took them to a new level

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“After every take, Mutt would say, ‘Check the tuning, man!’ This went on and on for almost a year. One day, I just gave him the guitar and said, ‘You tune it. I can’t take this anymore!’”: How legendary producer Mutt Lange drove the Cars half-mad

And the result? 'A beautiful record,' says guitarist Elliot Easton

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“I’ve been going through some challenging times”: Def Leppard’s Rick Allen is still traumatised by Florida attack two years ago

The Def Leppard drummer was assaulted in a hotel car park in March 2023

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“I called out to Mutt and said, ‘How about this?’... It was a complete fluke": How Def Leppard created a rock anthem - with a little bit of divine intervention

"Thank God we let that church choir in!”

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“We had a request from the studio guys: ‘Is it okay if this local church choir comes in to record for a day?’ And thank God we let them in!”: How Def Leppard created a rock anthem - with a little bit of divine intervention

"It was a complete fluke," singer Joe Elliott said

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“The X100 is very good at what it does – some might say even too good”: MXR Rockman X100 Analog Tone Processor Pedal review

The legendary Tom Scholz headphone amp and signal processor gets reborn in pedal form

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"The summer is heatin' up!" Def Leppard reveal spring / summer tour schedule

Do you wanna get rocked? Of course you do, silly question really

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“I hope people hear these albums and go, ‘Oh, this is where that legendary American rock guitar archetype is from’”: This unsung guitar hero's band was called the American Led Zeppelin, and his virtuosic playing paved the way for Van Halen and Satriani

Often left out of discussions of the great rock guitarists of the '70s, Ronnie Montrose had little interest in chasing hits or following a consistent artistic path. Nonetheless, he left the guitarists who heard him spellbound

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“Meeting your heroes can be disappointing, but not with Bon. It was our first real tour, and he was great to us”: Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott pays tribute to the late, great AC/DC singer Bon Scott

Leppard opened for AC/DC on the Highway To Hell tour

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“In six months, we got through 300 bottles of vodka, 400 bottles of whiskey and cases of beer. It was insane”: The unbelievable story of Def Leppard’s 80s hard rock masterpiece Hysteria

Four years, one near-fatal car crash and an ocean of booze in the making, Def Leppard’s Hysteria is the 80s hard rock album against which all others should be measured

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Def Leppard release version of Ben E. King's soul classic Stand By Me for FireAid

The release of Def Leppard's version of Stand By Me follows the staging of the FireAid concerts in Inglewood

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Def Leppard update fans about Vivian Campbell's health, share footage from show played without him

Vivian Campbell missed Def Leppard's recent show in Leon, Mexico, as he recuperated from a bone marrow transplant

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Vivian Campbell misses Def Leppard gig due to cancer treatment

Def Leppard were without their guitarist Vivian Campbell when they played Mexico at the weekend as the musician has more cancer treatment.

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Vivian Campbell misses first Def Leppard show of 2025 to receive treatment for cancer

Vivian Campbell has missed both shows Def Leppard have played since the finish of last year's Summer Stadium Tour

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"I sometimes struggled to convey what we were just talking about, and not everyone understood it": A story of Ghost's concert movie, logistical complexity and Hollywood finance

Ghost’s concert-film-and-much-more Rite Here Rite Now fully immerses fans in what has helped turn them into today's greatest theatrical rockers

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“This is gonna make her cry. I don’t care!” Bill Hader, punk rock aficionado, will make his daughter love the Misfits whether she wants to or not

The It, Saturday Night Live and Superbad actor also reveals he grew up listening to hair metal in a new interview with Amoeba Music

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25 things we’re looking forward to in 2025

It's a new dawn, it's a new day, and we're feeling good - and here's 25 reasons why

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“He sings on all our stuff. You hear him on AC/DC, Bryan Adams, Shania’s stuff. He has the best voice in the room”: Phil Collen says Mutt Lange is an ace vocalist who can nail it in one take – and it’s the same with guitar

For Collen, working with Lange is like “going to school for your favourite subject” but recreating the studio magic live on Def Leppard tracks such as Live Bites can be very tricky at first

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“I wondered if I was insane for wanting to do this”: How Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen learned to play again after losing his left arm

The full story of his heroic comeback

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“Pour some eggnog on me!”: Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott reveals his favourite Christmas song

And he also stars in this year’s most rocking festive tune

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