DEF LEPPARD

Release Year: 2009
Artist Origin: SWE
Style: expressive hard rock / heavy metal

if first two albums helped shaping punchy and energetic direction while steadily expanding their audience, with this third full-length [1983] came the big explosion that propelled the Brits into the spotlight of the booming hard rock scene, thanks to ten cuts adored for their damn catchy melodies and infectious choruses, powerfully elevated by Joe Elliott's distinctive, rebellious voice, precisely aligned with a hard-hitting guitar foundation, where inventive riffs and juicy solos blend seamlessly with keyboard accents to refine a unique fusion of heavy rock power and exceptional harmonies, while the rhythm section drives a relentless pulse that never lets the momentum drop, entire record radiating a boldly defined identity that solidified Def Leppard as one of the most prominent leaders of the genre; recent deluxe four panel digipak double disc edition comes with a remastered sound, twenty four page booklet, featuring a plethora of vintage images and extensive story of this opus by David Fricke, as well as fifteen song live album, recorded in L.A. the same year, on second CD