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DEF LEPPARD Frontman Says Some Songs On New CD 'Don't Sound Like Anything We've Ever Done'
DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott recently spoke to Christina Fuoco-Karasinski of LiveDaily about the group's upcoming album, entitled "Songs from the Sparkle Lounge". "It's named so because we wrote much of the songs in a little room backstage on the tour," Joe said. "We set it up every day. No matt...July 27, 2007
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DEF LEPPARD Bassist Says Upcoming Album Has 'Lots Of Rock Energy'
U.K.-based music journalist Dave Ling recently spoke to DEF LEPPARD bassist Rick Savage about the band's forthcoming album, tentatively titled "Sparkle Lounge" (named after a backstage social room the group used each night on its last tour). The CD is an eighty percent state of completion, and as ha...July 23, 2007
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DEF LEPPARD, IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST Among Rumored Bands For Next Year's ROCKLAHOMA
DEF LEPPARD, IRON MAIDEN and JUDAS PRIEST are among the rumored bands that Rocklahoma festival organizers are trying to book for next year's event, scheduled to take place July 11-13, 2008. Over 30,000 people attended the 2007 festival, which took place earlier in the month in Pryor, Oklahoma, accor...July 23, 2007
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DEF LEPPARD To Guest On 'Live With Regis And Kelly' In August
On August 15, DEF LEPPARD will make another appearance on the syndicated morning show "Live with Regis and Kelly", hosted by Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa. For show times and information on how to get tickets to attend the taping in New York, go to this location. According to Billboard.com, DEF LEPPA...July 15, 2007
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DEF LEPPARD Drummer: 'I Feel Very Blessed Doing What I Do'
Maximum Ink music magazine's Sarah Grant recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen. A couple of excerpts follow: Maximum Ink: How do you balance family with life on the road? There's got to be a push and pull somewhere. Rick Allen: There is. When I'm sitting on a plane and...July 14, 2007
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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist On Near-Fight With DANZIG: 'He Was Mad About His Soup Getting Spilt'
Michael Christopher of DelcoTimes.com recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On his influences on the recuperation of singer Joe Elliott's hairstyle: "Being a bunch of guys — men, we can't really talk to each other about...July 13, 2007
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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist Describes New Songs
The Riverfront Times recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen. A couple of excerpts follow: The Riverfront Times: What are the new songs sounding like? Collen: We started when we were on the last tour. We've never written songs or recorded [that way before]. We were bac...July 3, 2007
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DEF LEPPARD: New Video Interview Available
WTMJ-TV reporter Melissa McCrady went backstage at the DEF LEPPARD concert at the Milwaukee Summerfest to interview singer Joe Elliott and guitarist Phil Collen. Watch the footage at this location. DEF LEPPARD members Joe Elliott, Rick Savage and Vivian Campbell were the featured guests on the natio...July 3, 2007
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CONTEMPT: Entire 'Death From Below' Album Available For Free Download
Danish power thrashers CONTEMPT have made their previously unreleased second album, "Death from Below", available for free download at this location. "Death from Below" was produced by Jacob Hansen (HATESPHERE, ROB ROCK, RAUNCHY) and features cover artwork by Mattias Norén. Since the band did not su...July 2, 2007
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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist Talks About Summer Tour, Upcoming CD
Ginny McCabe of Journal-News.com recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell. A couple of excerpts follow: On the band's current summer tour: "We modified and added to the big production we did on the last tour. There is a lot of new video content for our background sc...June 28, 2007
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DEF LEPPARD: 'Downstage Thrust Tour' Opening-Night Setlist Revealed
DEF LEPPARD kicked off its "Downstage Thrust Tour 2007" Wednesday night (June 27) in Cincinnati, Ohio. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Rocket 02. Animal 03. Excitable 04. Foolin' 05. Mirror, Mirror 06. Let it Go 07. Love Bites 08. Rick Savage solo 09. Rock On 10. Two Steps Behind 11. Bringin...June 28, 2007
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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist Talks New Album, Upcoming Tour
Eric Schelkopf of Northwest Herald recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Northwest Herald: This looks to be a long tour, going until the end of September. Are you looking forward to it? Vivian: Yeah, but that's actually...June 27, 2007
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DEF LEPPARD Offers Sneak Peek At New Stage Setup
DEF LEPPARD has offered a "sneak peek" at its new stage setup for the Downstage Thrust Tour 2007. Check it out on the band's official web site. DEF LEPPARD members Joe Elliott, Rick Savage and Vivian Campbell were the featured guests on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" on Wednesday, J...June 27, 2007
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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist To Guest On 'The Bob & Tom Radio Show' Tomorrow
DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen will make an appearance on the nationally syndicated "The Bob & Tom Radio Show" on Monday, June 25, according to the show's web site. The show is broadcast from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. ET. Check local listings and times for an affiliate in your area. DEF LEPPARD...June 24, 2007
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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist's MAN RAZE To Release Debut In September
MAN RAZE, the new band featuring DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen, will release its long-awaited debut album, "Surreal", on September 30 through the group's own label, Surrealist Records. According to a posting on the band's web site, "The legendary Bob Ludwig was employed to master the album and t...June 22, 2007
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