After achieving success in Formula One, he was able to play guitar with several famous musicians, including his friend George Harrison, and appeared on " Demolition Man ", the opening track of Def Leppard's album Euphoria.

** Def Leppard's drummer Rick Allen loses his left arm in a car wreck.

Def Leppard's album Hysteria was created using only Rockman technology.

Def Leppard's fourth album Hysteria, released in 1987, topped the U. S and UK album charts.

Def Leppard's debut album, On Through the Night, was released on 14 March 1980.

Def Leppard's US tour in support of Pyromania began opening for Billy Squier in March and ended with a headlining performance before an audience of 55, 000 at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, California in September.

Despite the severity of the accident, Allen was committed to continuing his role as Def Leppard's drummer, and realized that he could use his legs to do some of the drumming work previously done with his arms.

Def Leppard brought in Jeff Rich in August 1986 to play alongside Allen during Def Leppard's warm-up mini tour of Ireland, but after Rich accidentally missed a gig, he and the band realised Allen could drum alone.

After over three years of recording, Def Leppard's fourth album, Hysteria, was released on 3 August 1987.

In October 1988, the power ballad " Love Bites " became Def Leppard's first ( and only ) number one single on the Billboard Hot 100, and in January 1989, the band scored another US Top 5 hit with " Armageddon It ".

Def Leppard's fifth album, Adrenalize, was finally released on 31 March 1992.

Def Leppard's tenth album, X, saw the band's musical direction moving more towards pop and further away from the band's hard rock roots.

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.

* Def Leppard's official website

*" Satellite ", on Def Leppard's 1980 album On Through the Night

* Def Leppard's Pyromania

Hawkins sang backing vocals on Sweet's song " Hell Raiser " for Def Leppard's 2006 covers album Yeah !.< ref >

* " White Lightning " ( Def Leppard song ), a track from British hard rock band Def Leppard's 1992 Adrenalize album

Parts of Def Leppard's live home video " In The Round, In Your Face " were filmed at the Omni in October 1988 and the REM concert film ' Road Movie ' was filmed at the Omni over three nights in November 1995.

In 1992, The Hothouse Flowers joined Def Leppard — the combined group going by the name The Acoustic Hippies From Hell — to record three songs (" From the Inside ", a cover of the Rolling Stones ' " You Can't Always Get What You Want ", and a cover of Jimi Hendrix's " Little Wing ") that were included as B-sides on Def Leppard's single " Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad ", from their album Adrenalize.

* Tony Kenning ( 21st century ), Def Leppard's original drummer

At the 1989 Brit Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Def Leppard were a nominee for Best British Group, and the band performed " Pour Some Sugar On Me " at the ceremony.

* " Pour Some Sugar on Me " – Def Leppard

" K-Twin ," though it is described as a modern adult contemporary format with an alternative rock lean, is classified as adult top 40 because of rhythmic content ( such as Bruno Mars ' " It Will Rain ") and non-alternative classic hits ( such as Def Leppard's " Pour Some Sugar on Me "), and to differ itself from hot adult contemporary rival KSTP-FM ( that station reports to the Mediabase / BDS hot AC panels ).

Some of the musicians that have cited the band as an influence include Anthrax, Nirvana, Def Leppard, Dream Theater,

Some of them made the existence of the DJ without the MC possible. This chapter also features the DJ Marz, DJ Eddie Def, DJ Cue, DJ Quest ( Bullet Proof Space Travelors ), Billy Jam, Dave Paul, DJ Relm, DJ Flare, DJ Shadow, Apollo, Rob Swift ( X-ecutioners ),

Some major UK acts include The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Elton John, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Deep Purple, Sex Pistols, Eric Clapton, The Clash, Van Morrison, Dire Straits, The Police, Fleetwood Mac, Genesis, George Michael, Pet Shop Boys, Phil Collins, Rod Stewart, The Who, Eurythmics, Dusty Springfield, The Cure, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Duran Duran, Oasis, Radiohead, Coldplay, Muse, Gorillaz, Robbie Williams, Seal, Bee Gees, Spice Girls, UB40, Adele, Jessie J Amy Winehouse ... Other popular European musicians are U2 ( Ireland ), Björk ( Iceland ), ABBA ( Sweden ), a-ha ( Norway ), Andrea Bocelli ( Italy ), Julio Iglesias ( Spain ), Nana Mouskouri ( Greece / France ), Kati Wolf ( Hungary ), Boney M. ( Germany ), Daft Punk ( France ), Charles Aznavour ( France ), Johnny Hallyday ( France ), Modern Talking ( Germany ), Scorpions ( Germany ), Rammstein ( Germany ), Ace of Base ( Sweden ), t. A. T. u.

Some notable appearances in the past have been Aerosmith, Judas Priest, Mötley Crüe, Dio, Bruce Dickinson, Yngwie Malmsteen, Twisted Sister, Whitesnake, Uriah Heep, Europe, Deep Purple, Accept, Motörhead, Saxon, Nazareth, Poison, Status Quo, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Scorpions, Porcupine Tree, Kamelot, Def Leppard, Alice Cooper, Testament, W. A. S. P., ZZ Top, The Orchestra, Thin Lizzy and Guns N ' Roses.

Recently, his live rig with Def Leppard is generally various Jackson PC1 Signature Dinky ( Some are stock, some are modified in the custom shop ), all equipped with Dimarzio and Floyd Rose Sustainer pickups ( Except for the Supreme models ).

Some of its primary figures include Montell Jordan ( the first R & B artist to sign with hip hop label Def Jam Records ), Blackstreet ( led by Teddy Riley, the inventor of new jack swing ), and the " Queen of Hip Hop Soul " Mary J. Blige, TLC, Aaliyah and R. Kelly who adapted the nervy swagger of their rapping counterparts without sacrificing soulful vocals or influences.

After Sugar Hill folded due to changes in the music industry and the presences of hip-hop labels Profile and Def Jam and due to financial pressures in 1985, Robinson, who had by now divorced Joe Robinson, continued her efforts as a music executive, forming Bon Ami Records in 1987.

** Mos Def -( Cadillac Records, Brown Sugar )

In 2002, Lathan starred in the romantic comedy, Brown Sugar, alongside Diggs, Queen Latifah, and Mos Def.

Beautiful Trigger, Slaughter, Cinderella, Three Days Grace, Rob Zombie, ROCKSTARZ, Half Life, Rock Sugar, Saliva, Skillet, Hinder, Kid Rock, Running Blind, Big Deeks, My Darkest Days, Sick Puppies, Chevelle, Seether, Avenged Sevenfold, Gravel Switch, Stranded In Iowa, Jackyl, Tesla, < s > Heart </ s >, Ted Nugent, < s > Def Leppard </ s >, Stone Temple Pilots

On August 30, 2011, Mötley Crüe, along with co-headliners Def Leppard and special guests Steel Panther, announced a UK Tour commencing in December 2011.

On television he was played by David Dixon, and in the film he was played by Mos Def.

On April 16, 2007, Def Leppard announced a 50-date 2007 tour, which included Styx and Foreigner as supporting acts.

On 14 January 2009, Bret Michaels unveiled plans to team up with fellow rockers Def Leppard for a summer 2009 tour-ending a bitter feud between the two groups, plus Cheap Trick.

On 23 June 2009, Poison kicked off their 42-city Summer 2009 tour in Camden, NJ with Def Leppard and Cheap Trick.

The album cover features a picture of the injured Bushwick being carted through a hospital by Scarface and Willie D. On the album's title track, the group responded to Geffen Records ending its distribution deal with Def American.

On 5 September 2000, Def Leppard were inducted into the Rock Walk of Fame on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard by their friend Brian May of Queen.

On 23 May 2006, Def Leppard released an all-covers album titled Yeah !.

On 11 June, Def Leppard announced further dates for their 2008 World Tour.

It's not the first time that Def Leppard has sung a T. Rex song ; there is a live version of Get It On.

On February 28, 1998, Junoon won the " Best International Group " title at the Channel V Music Awards, where they performed along with world-wide icons Sting, The Prodigy and Def Leppard.

On 16 August 1986, Doro Pesch was the first woman to front a band at the Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington, England, where Warlock played on the same stage of Motörhead, Def Leppard, Ozzy Osbourne and Scorpions.

On March 29, the sounds of Whitney, Rod and Elton gave way to 24 hours of " Rock Rock (' til you drop )" by Def Leppard.

Album cover for On Through the Night by Def Leppard.

On the VH1 show Ultimate Albums ( Def Leppard's " Pyromania " episode ), Squier blamed the end of his career as a chart-topping rocker on the release of the " Rock Me Tonite " video.

On February 16, 2010, Shyne signed a seven figure deal with Def Jam Records.

On July 18, 2006 they released their self-titled major label debut, which featured slick production, anthemic choruses à la Def Leppard, dark industrial electronic programming and all-melodic vocals reminiscent of the then-current hard rock trend successfully embraced by fellow OC band Avenged Sevenfold.

" Bringin ' On the Heartbreak " is a song originally recorded by British hard rock band Def Leppard.

* " Rock On " ( song ), a 1973 song by David Essex, also covered by Michael Damian, Def Leppard and others

On the same day of the audition, Rihanna signed a six-album record deal with Def Jam Recordings, later relocating from Barbados to New York to live with Rogers and his wife.

Hill wrote other songs including " On My Own ", which featured Les Nubians and Mos Def, as well as " Hot ".