Def Leppard

UK

Formed: 1977

Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000

Genres: Pop/Rock

Styles: Hard Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, Hair Metal, Heavy Metal, Pop-Metal, New Wave of British Heavy Metal, British Metal

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Def Leppard, in many ways, was the definitive hard rock band of the '80s. There were many bands that rocked harder (and were more dangerous) than the Sheffield-based quintet, but few others captured the spirit of the times quite as well. Emerging in the late '70s as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, the group actually owed more to the glam rock and metal of the early '70s, as their sound was equal parts T. Rex, Mott the Hoople, Queen, and Led Zeppelin. By toning down their heavy riffs and emphasizing melody, Def Leppard was poised fo...

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