* " Animal " ( Def Leppard song )

* 1959 – Joe Elliott, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ( Def Leppard, Atomic Mass, and Down ' n ' Outz )

* 1962 – Vivian Campbell, Irish guitarist and songwriter ( Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Dio, Thin Lizzy, and Sweet Savage )

* 1957 – Phil Collen, English guitarist ( Def Leppard )

* 1960 – Rick Savage, British bassist ( Def Leppard )

* Euphoria ( Def Leppard album ), a 1999 album by Def Leppard

* 1960 – Pete Willis, English guitarist ( Def Leppard )

It once again included appearances by real musician such as Ozzy Osbourne, The Scorpions, Motorhead and Def Leppard playing themselves.

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.

* 1963 – Rick Allen, British musician ( Def Leppard )

Hard rock, heavy metal, and glam metal became some of the most dominant music genres of the decade, peaking with the arrival of such bands as Guns N ' Roses, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Poison, Europe, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Mötley Crüe, and virtuoso guitarists such as Joe Satriani and Yngwie Malmsteen.

* Def Leppard

** Rick Allen, British rock musician ( Def Leppard )

** Steve Clark, English guitarist ( Def Leppard ) ( d. 1991 )

* Phil Collen ( guitarist Def Leppard, musician, born in Hackney )

Performers, including Def Leppard, Robert Plant, Guns N ' Roses, Elton John, David Bowie, George Michael, Annie Lennox, Seal, Extreme, and Metallica performed various Queen songs along with the three remaining Queen members.

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

The music then commenced with short sets from bands that were influenced by the music of Queen, including Metallica, Extreme ( playing a Queen medley ), Def Leppard ( who brought Brian May onstage for a faithful version of " Now I'm Here "), and Guns N ' Roses.

The second half of the concert featured the three remaining Queen members-John Deacon ( on bass ), Brian May ( on guitar ) and Roger Taylor ( on drums )-along with guest singers and guitarists, including Elton John, Roger Daltrey ( of The Who ), Tony Iommi ( of Black Sabbath ), David Bowie, Mick Ronson ( of Spiders from Mars ), James Hetfield ( of Metallica ), George Michael, Seal, Paul Young, Annie Lennox, Lisa Stansfield, Robert Plant ( of Led Zeppelin ), Joe Elliott and Phil Collen ( of Def Leppard ), Axl Rose and Slash ( of Guns N ' Roses ), Liza Minnelli, and others.

The concert was originally released in VHS form ( usually in two tape releases worldwide ), but due to time limitations, the last two songs by Extreme, the first two of Def Leppard, and the song of Spinal Tap " The Majesty of Rock " were deleted ( along with Robert Plant's " Innuendo ") in the original release.

Many music artists have used the Union flag ranging from rock artists The Who, Freddie Mercury, Morrissey, Oasis, Iron Maiden and Def Leppard, to the pop girl group the Spice Girls.

The song has been recorded by Cathy Dennis and Def Leppard: other acts, such as David Bowie and Elliott Smith, have covered the song in live performances

The outdoor amphitheatre brought in acts like Def Leppard, Lynyrd Skynyrd, REO Speedwagon, Steppenwolf, and Ozzy Osbourne.

He participates in both " anonymously " writing and engineering for The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group and his credit is continuously brought in and out of mention.

2009 brought an announcement that he would be working on his third album amidst his regrets over hearing Jay-Z had stepped down as Def Jam president.

Squier brought Def Leppard to America and broke them on the Emotions tour, in conjunction with the release of their " Pyromania " LP.

Following PolyGram ’ s purchase, Def Jam distributed the Violator Records signed artist Warren G's Regulate ... G Funk Era album, which went triple platinum and brought much-needed revenue to Def Jam through its distribution deal with Violator.

The film, Simmons said, is still recognizable not only for having brought together so many Def Jam stars at the time, but for also introducing new talent, such as LL Cool J.

Various members of Def Leppard have played on tribute records for Jeff Beck, AC / DC and Alice Cooper.

The album's guests include Chrisette Michele, Common, Mos Def, Saigon, Styles P, Talib Kweli, and Wale ; it also features Philadelphia artists Dice Raw, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Peedi Crakk, P. O. R. N., and Truck North, as well as former member Malik B.

The San Francisco-based Marginal Prophets are Keith Knight, aka K-Squared, and Jeff Kramer, aka The Noble Def G, on the microphones, Adam Lodge on bass, drummer Adam Lipsky, and guitarist Jeff Ranney.

He also has produced: LeAnn Rimes, Faith Hill, Michael McDonald, Natalie Cole, Patti LaBelle, Amy Holland ( he sang a duet with her called " I Still Run To You " which was on Amy's second album On Your Every Word ), Trisha Yearwood, Selena, All-4-One, Bette Midler ( and also sang a duet with her, " I Know You by Heart ," on the Beaches film soundtrack ), Brian Setzer, TLC, Brian McKnight, Little Richard, Patti Austin, Linda Ronstadt, James Ingram, The Pointer Sisters, Mavis Staples, Andrae Crouch, David Benoit, Take 6, Bruce Hornsby, Branford Marsalis, Chick Corea, Steve Vai, Tevin Campbell, The Jerky Boys, Paul Rodriguez, Yakov Smirnoff, Def Jeff, Amy Grant, Chet Atkins, Olivia Newton-John, DC Talk, recent Academy Award – winner Jennifer Hudson and CeCe Winans.

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

Game Theory was released August 29, 2006, on Def Jam records.

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.

Ensler has been involved in several films, including V-Day's Until The Violence Stops and the PBS documentary What I Want My Words To Do To You, and has appeared on television on Real Time with Bill Maher ( August 26, 2005 ) and Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry ( August 12, 2005 ).

With three major radio stations around the world playing the MP3 of " An Honest Mistake " and sold out shows in New York, The Bravery signed in August 2004 to Island Def Jam in the United States and Loog Records in the UK.

* Def Leppard-June 15, 1980, April 1, 1983, October 22 – 23, 1987, October 13 – 14, 1988, August 28 – 29, 1992, December 31, 1999 and July 19, 2012, with Poison and Lita Ford

Vivian Patrick Campbell ( born 25 August 1962 ) is a Northern Irish rock guitarist who is a member of Def Leppard and was a member of Thin Lizzy from May 2010 to November 2011.

Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age ( stylization of Music and / in Our Message ) is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy, released August 23, 1994 on Def Jam Recordings in the United States.

MC Shan and Roxanne Shante were part of Marley Marl's Cold Chillin ' Records, and Biz beatboxed on Shante's underground hit " Def Fresh Crew " ( 1986 ).

The band was signed to Def Jam, and released their debut album Licensed to Ill in 1986.

Major Tom also has had and continues to have passing references in other popular songs, such as: Five Star's 1986 song " Rain or Shine ", Def Leppard's 1987 song " Rocket ", Marilyn Manson's 1997 song " Apple of Sodom, Lorraine Bowen's 2002 song " Space ", The Mars Volta's 2005 song " Cicatriz: Part III ", Cold's 2005 song " Happens All The Time ", Alphabeat's 2007 song " Fantastic 6 ", and The Cab's 2011 song " Angel With A Shotgun ".

Def Jam also signed its first and only thrash metal band, Slayer, in 1986, and the band's debut album was one of only two Def Jam releases to be distributed through Geffen Records, as opposed to Columbia.

*" Philly Style " 12 " ( 1986, So Def )

When a planned compilation of US hip hop called Def Beats 1 ( Music of Life, 1986 ) ran short of tracks, Boland stepped in to record a track called " Rock the Beat ".