Picture this: it’s 1983, the era of big hair, denim jackets, and air-guitar solos in front of the mirror. You pop in that cassette tape, press play, and Def Leppard’s third studio album, Pyromania, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Phil Collen live in Tokyo, 1984. Every guitarist has been told that rhythm guitar is the most important skill, because no one gets ...

Def Leppard came to realize that they were into something different. [The] New Wave of British Heavy Metal, a lot of it wasn't very professional and a lot of it wasn't very deep, guitarist Phil Collen ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Def Leppard’s third album, Pyromania, turned 40 years old last year ...

Pyromania dropped in January 1983 and was considered by OG fans to be a notable shift away from the group’s pure heavy metal roots. The album was a clear attempt at producing a more radio-friendly ...

English rock musician, Phil Collen, performed at Boo Boo Records in San Luis Obispo Monday, celebrating two milestones. Collen is best known as the guitarist for the rock band Def Leppard. He joined ...

It was the count-off heard 'round the world: "Gunter, gleiben, glauchen, globen." There was no deep, hidden meaning to the beginning of Def Leppard's "Rock of Ages," the second single off the ...

Four years passed between Def Leppard’s massive Pyromania and the band’s pop metal masterpiece Hysteria. The masterpiece tested the limits of the compact disc and became a thoroughly ...