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Iron Maiden's Adrian Smith was in the running to join Def Leppard in 1991, says drummer Rick Allen
By Sam Roche published
The role was ultimately filled by Vivian Campbell, who replaced guitarist Steve Clark after his passing
Phil Collen: “I put a DiMarzio Super Distortion T in my Teles and got the sound we’d been trying to get for years“
By Jonny Scaramanga published
The Def Leppard guitarist reveals the role of the Fender Telecaster on the band’s multi-million selling albums Pyromania and Hysteria
Watch Def Leppard’s Phil Collen unleash fusion fury in a shred-heavy rendition of Quadrant 4
By Matt Owen published
The Leppard legend reels off lightning-fast lead licks and blistering scale runs during a high-octane cover of Tommy Bolin and Billy Cobham's 1973 jazz-rock classic
Steve Brown: “The sound is a combination of all the bands we’ve ever been in, and all bands we grew up loving“
By Tom Beaujour published
The venerable Trixter and (occasional) Def Leppard guitarist is hard at work with Tokyo Motor Fist
Nikki Sixx drafts Slash, Corey Taylor, Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott and more for new SIXX:A.M. track, Maybe It’s Time
By Richard Bienstock published
The song is part of an industry-wide effort to raise funds to battle the opioid crisis
Def Leppard: "Steve Clark was a very unique player - he didn't get enough credit for the stuff he was doing"
By Joe Matera published
Joe Elliott and Phil Collen look back at the band's first two albums - On Through The Night and High ‘N’ Dry - and the impact of guitarists Pete Willis and Steve Clark
No Fa-fa-fa-foolin’: Phil Collen endorses ergonomic chair that promises the "ultimate guitar playing experience"
By Richard Bienstock published
“I use it where I do all of my recording,” the Def Leppard guitarist says of the Sonus chair
Vivian Campbell: Me and my guitar
By Grant Moon published
The Leppard, Dio and Whitesnake legend talks us through his beautiful Les Paul Custom signature model
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