DEF LEPPARD bassist Rick Savage has told Sheffield Today that the future of the band's reently completed covers album is uncertain. "It started out as a bit of a laugh and started taking on a life of itself," he said. "It is something we always wanted to do and had not really had the time. ...
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DEF LEPPARD will be performing on a German TV show called "50 Years Of Rock/Love Songs" on November 27. Also scheduled to appear on the show are ELTON JOHN, JOE COCKER, ROBIN GIBB, URIAH HEEP and EUROPE, among other artists. In the meantime, check out a recording of an interview singer Joe Elliott recently did ...
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DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell spoke to Canada's ChartAttack.com about the group's recently released (in Europe) second retrospective disc, "Best of Def Leppard". The collection was set for release, shelved, then set for release with conditions, for North America in December. The group's record company, it seems, want a fresh original to use ...
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Only a little over a week after DEF LEPPARD's "Best Of" compilation album was released in the U.K., it has been certified gold: at this time, more than 120,000 copies of the album have been sold already. "Best of" is a European-only compilation album of featuring the band's greatest hits plus one new song (a ...
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Former THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick has revealed in a posting on his web stie that his upcoming follow-up album to "Tattoos and Alibis" will feature a guest appearance by his former (SIC) bandmate Ciaran McGoldrick on bass. The CD, which is being recorded at Joe Elliott's (DEF LEPPARD) Joe's Garage studio in Dublin, will ...
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Former THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick is currently at Joe Elliott's (DEF LEPPARD) Joe's Garage studio in Dublin recording the follow-up album to "Tattoos and Alibis", tentatively due in April 2005. Elliott is producing the effort, which is scheduled to include a guest appearance by DEF LEPPARD lead guitarist Vivian Campbell. ...
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DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott, joined by wife Kristina, presented a guitar at the official opening of the Hard Rock Cafe in Dublin, Ireland on October 27. Check out pictures from Wire Image. As previously reported, LEPPARD's "Best of", a European-only compilation album of featuring the band's greatest hits plus one new song ...
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DEF LEPPARD's "Best of", a European-only compliation album of featuring the band's greatest hits plus one new song (a cover of THE KINKS' "Waterloo Sunset") has entered the U.K. album chart at No. 6 for week ending October 31, 2004. In other news, LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen recently spoke to Malaysia's The Star Online about ...
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The following message was posted at DEF LEPPARD's official web site: "Every now and then, British magazines Q and Mojo release specials dedicated to certain bands (THE BEATLES, PINK FLOYD), musical styles (punk, ska, 50 Years Of Rock & Roll), specific lists (100 Greatest Record Sleeves, 1001 Best Songs), and so on. The latest special ...
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Despite a previous announcement to the contrary, the new DEF LEPPARD compilation album and DVD, "Best Of", will be issued in North America after all. A 2005 release is expected. No further details are currently available. In other news, the U.K. sales for the "Best Of" CD are said to be "encouraging," according to a ...
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The release of the new DEF LEPPARD compilation album, "Best of Def Leppard", outside Europe/Japan has been put on hold and that there are no immediate plans for any future release, according to a posting on the band's official web site. This also applies to the DVD release. At this moment, it is impossible to ...
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DRY KILL LOGIC's video for their new single, "Paper Tiger", will debut this Saturday, October 16 on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball". The video was shot with director Dale Restighini (SHADOWS FALL, FEAR FACTORY, 36 CRAZYFISTS) in New York City. "Paper Tiger" comes off DRY KILL LOGIC's new album, "The Dead and Dreaming", available now on Repossession ...
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ABC ePrep is reporting that METALLICA, AC/DC, GUNS N' ROSES, DEF LEPPARD, AEROSMITH and VAN HALEN are among the bands featured on Q magazine's new list of the Top 50 Bands Of All Time. The British magazine used a formula to come up with the results for the list. Each band was rated with a ...
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The Associated Press is reporting that Guitar World magazine has selected the "100 Worst Riffs, Licks & Solos of All Time," identifying ones that are "lazy," "boring," "just plain stoopid," or "involve C.C. DeVille." The list includes songs by DAVID BOWIE, DEF LEPPARD, METALLICA, GREEN DAY, B.B. KING, THE GRATEFUL DEAD, JIMI HENDRIX, AEROSMITH and ...
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ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian and drummer Charlie Benante joined PUBLIC ENEMY on stage during their appearance at VH1's inaugural "Hip Hop Honors", which was taped Sunday (Oct. 3) at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Check out pictures from Wire Image (Show, Arrivals, Red Carpet, Backstage), ...
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DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott told 2FM (Ireland) radio host Dave Fanning on Friday (Oct. 1) that the group are planning on issuing a new, as-yet-untitled 14-song album of hits from the Seventies sometime in April/May 2005. The collection, which will include LEPPARD's versions of hits from DAVID BOWIE, ROXY MUSIC and KINKS (among others), ...
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Sheffield Today is reporting that two members of multi-million-selling Sheffield band DEF LEPPARD have gotten hitched in a matter of weeks. Bass player Rick Savage was the latest to get married — the bells having barely stopped ringing after band frontman Joe Elliott married his girlfriend Kristine at a star-studded bash in a ...
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KID ROCK is scheduled to perform at VH1's inaugural "Hip Hop Honors". The BEASTIE BOYS, PUBLIC ENEMY, ICE-T, FAT JOE and GRANDMASTER FLASH are also set to appear on the program. Vivica A. Fox and Mos Def will host the awards show, which pays tribute to groundbreaking hip-hop artists. Among those in the first group ...
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A new mini-site focusing on DEF LEPPARD's new "Best Of" compilation album has been launched at www.BestOfDefLeppard.com. On the site you will also find a contest, some desktop wallpapers, and a full streaming version of the band's new song "Waterloo Sunset" (KINKS cover), among other things. Furthermore, it seems that the U.S. release ...
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ONE FOR NOTHING (formerly ETHER SEEDS) have been maintaining an increasingly busy schedule after emerging from a marathon recording and mixing session at New York's famed Quad Studios. The band tracked several new tunes that they plan to make available online in the coming weeks. Guitarist Stephen Seals recently conducted an interview for the Oct. ...
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A 30-second "sneak peek" at DEF LEPPARD's version of THE KINKS classic "Waterloo Sunset", which is featured on the limited-edition version of the upcoming "Best of Def Leppard" compilation album, can currently be streamed at the band's official web site. Check it out: Windows Media, Real Media. "Best of Def Leppard" ...
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DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott married fiancée Kristine at Kinnitty Castle in County Offaly, Ireland on September 1, according to a posting on the group's official web site. "The two-day event (which was described by Joe as 'the mother of all parties') was attended mostly by family and close friends, although a smattering of celebrities ...
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More information has been released regarding the upcoming DEF LEPPARD compilation album, "Best of Def Leppard", due in October via Island/Def Jam and Universal/Mercury. Described as "an updated 'replacement' version" of the band's previous greatest-hits compilation, "Vault" (1995), the new collection will be released in North America under the title "Super Vault". There will be ...
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DEF LEPPARD have confirmed the plans by Island/Def Jam and Universal/Mercury to release a new DEF LEPPARD compilation album in October, titled "Best Of Def Leppard". Described as "an updated 'replacement' version" of the band's previous greatest-hits compilation, "Vault" (1995), the new collection will be released in North America under the title "Super Vault". "The ...
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DRY KILL LOGIC and MOTOGRATER will be teaming up for a three-week co-headlining tour in October. Exact cities and dates for the Jägermeister-presented trek, dubbed "The New Level of Aggression Tour 2004", will be announced soon. As previously reported, DRY KILL LOGIC will be hitting the road with NONPOINT and SKINDRED beginning in late September. ...
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Rick Rubin's American Recordings label — home to veteran Los Angeles thrashers SLAYER — is making the move from Island Def Jam to the Interscope side, according to Hits Daily Double. SLAYER had previously announced that they were putting the recording sessions for their new album on hold while Rubin began negotiating a new deal ...
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According to HMV Japan, a new DEF LEPPARD "greatest hits" album, is scheduled to be released on October 8. Titled "Best Of Special Edition", the collection will be released as a double CD. No further information is currently available. As previously reported, DEF LEPPARD's breakthrough 1983 album, "Pyromania", was recently certified "diamond" by ...
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Former THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick will be opening for THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND and LYNYRD SKYNYRD at four shows in Texas and Oklahoma in early October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 06 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre Oct. 08 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre Oct. 09 - Houston, TX ...
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DRY KILL LOGIC will be hitting the road with NONPOINT and SKINDRED beginning in late September. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 22 - Duluth, MN @ Kirby Rafters (U. Minnesota) Sep. 23 - Madison, WI @ Luther's Blues Sep. 24 - Chicago, IL @ Double Door Sep. 25 - Buffalo, NY @ Showplace Theatre ...
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The VH1 original movie, "Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story", is scheduled to re-air August 14 at 12:00 1.m. EDT on VH1. The following is a brief synopsis of the movie: "The true story of one of the most successful pop-metal bands of the 80s. All born in England, the group first found success at home ...
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