Meanwhile, the chorus has all the makings of another iconic Leppard hit with its skyscraping vocals and melodies the band has become synonymous for. The song thrusts into an anthemic stadium-ready frenzy, with driving guitars and bombastic drums woven into its musical fabric. To herald the arrival of Diamond Star Halos, Def Leppard shared the rip-roaring single Kick. Grammy-winning artist Alison Krauss lent her instantly recognizable and angelic voice to This Guitar and Lifeless, while David Bowie pianist Mike Garson performs on Goodbye For Good This Time and Angels (Can’t Help You Now). However, they didn’t embark on this journey alone. Thematically, they nodded to their earliest collective influences such as David Bowie, T. Without the pressure of timelines or a fixed schedule, they poured all of their energy into crafting 15 meaningful tracks with a mixture of classic spirit meets modern fire. quintet - Joe Elliott (vocals), Rick Savage (bass), Rick Allen (drums), Phil Collen (guitar) and Vivian Campbell (guitar) - recorded Diamond Star Halos simultaneously in three different countries, with Joe in Ireland, Sav in England, and Phil, Vivian, and Rick in the United States. The two bands continue the trek internationally with The World Tour that has the bands hitting Central and South America, Europe and the US through the summer.T HE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Ready to ignite 2022, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted icons and rock music legends Def Leppard return with their 12th album Diamond Star Halos, their first new work since 2015’s chart-topping, self-titled album Def Leppard. The band also embarked on a sold out stadium tour across North America with Motley Crue in 2022 – selling over 1.3 million tickets. Elliott is also currently riding high in charts across the world with his guest vocal on the Ghost track “Spillways.” Early 2023, saw the band score a UK No 1 Netflix film with their cameo in acclaimed movie Bank Of Dave. The vinyl and Atmos versions will also feature an exclusive bonus track of “Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad.”Ģ022 saw Def Leppard release their critically and commercially acclaimed 12th studio album Diamond Star Halos which charted all over the world including a top 5 and top 10 in both North America and the UK. The album will be available on CD, 2 LP black vinyl, limited 2 LP colored vinyl, limited 2 LP picture disc (which has sold out), CD/Blu-ray with Dolby Atmos and digitally. ![]() We’re so proud of how Drastic Symphonies turned out and can’t wait to share it to the world.” It’s a new Def Leppard album, it’s a greatest hits plus album with some songs rarely heard before, it’s a live RPO album and we think it’s perfect. An absolute team effort that took a good part of a year. It was an amazingly inspirational process culminating in the live recording of the RPO at Abbey Road studios in London. Recording new parts, remixing previous sounds, taking some of our instruments out so the orchestra could breathe, and literally making a new album. We decided to create something special where we would have something classic but present it in a brand new way that would involve making everything work in the context of Drastic Symphonies. “But we didn’t just want an orchestra plonked over our previous recordings. “When the offer of doing an orchestral album with the RPO was suggested, we were honored,” adds guitarist Phil Collen. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was recorded at Abbey Road in March 2022 and is produced by Def Leppard, Ronan McHugh & Nick Patrick (producer of the following RPO/Orchestral albums – 圎lvis, Roy Orbison, Beach Boys and Buddy Holly), with arrangements by Eric Gorfain (Neil Diamond, Ryan Adams, Christina Aguilera). ![]() Although we’re far from the first band to ever do this, working directly with an orchestra at Abbey Road on some of our more orchestrated songs seemed too good of an opportunity to pass up.” ![]() ![]() “So, when the offer to revisit some of our back catalogue with the Royal Philharmonic was presented to us, we all jumped at it. “Def Leppard has always enjoyed veering off the expected path – working with the likes of Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift & Alison Krauss for example,” Elliott shares.
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