They faced endless delays and a near-fatal accident, but came back with one of the biggest rock albums of all time.
One of the great stories of perseverance in rock is the story of Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen who overcame losing his left arm in a 1984 car accident, but still remained behind the kit when the band ...
Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen opened up about the 1984 car crash that changed his life and, in many ways, made him into the artist that he is today. Allen joined the rock group when he was 15 and ...
On New Year’s Eve, 1984, Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen was in a car accident with his then-girlfriend in the countryside just outside of Sheffield, England, which resulted in the loss of his left arm ...
When Def Leppard completed their Pyromania World Tour on Feb. 7, 1984, there was no doubt they'd made it to the big time. After 178 shows over almost exactly a year, they had moved from a support act ...
From On Through The Night to High N' Dry to Pyromania and Hysteria, every Def Leppard album released in the 80s, ranked.
Pick your cliché for Def Leppard's "Bringin' on the Heartbreak": "If at first you don't succeed" or "second time's the charm." Either is appropriate. "Bringin' on the Heartbreak" was written by ...
In the first part of this interview series, drummer Rick Allen discussed the 1984 car accident that took his left arm. Pretty gritty stuff. This time, we lighten up a bit, with Allen opining on his ...