2022 Album Of The Year Nominees

The pandemic decimated the music and touring industry in 2020. Both rebounded in 2021, with various success since the pandemic was far from over. Regardless, bands went back on the road and got back to releasing albums. 2021 ended up being a very busy year for new music thanks to the release of albums delayed …

Def Leppard’s 24 Song Setlists

Somehow after two years of delays, The Stadium Tour is now just a few days away from being over... For this year, at least. If you happened to catch a show on this tour, you would have been treated to 17 or so songs per night, which is about the best one can hope for …

Review: Def Leppard – “Diamond Star Halos”

Intro Despite the six year gap between albums, not once in 2008 did I think Songs From The Sparkle Lounge would be Def Leppard's last full length studio album. In the years that followed, however, that thought became more and more of a reality. At least until February 2014, when the band entered the studio to …

Ranked: Def Leppard Studio Albums

The most recent edition of album rankings, focused on The Darkness, was written to coincide with the release of their second live album Streaming Of A White Christmas. That didn't work out since the album was delayed without warning, so instead I posted the entry to coincide with the announcement of their most recent studio album, Motorheart. …

Single Review: Def Leppard – “Fire It Up”

With one week to go before the release of Def Leppard's new album Diamond Star Halos, the band has dropped a third single from the album, "Fire It Up." This is the second of three songs on the album written by Phil Collen and an outside songwriter, in this case Sam Hollander. A recent interview with …

Review: Ghost – “Impera”

Intro As 2021 came to a close and I began looking ahead to what bands I follow could be releasing new albums... This one was never on my radar. I mean, I knew of Ghost, but I wasn't a fan. I was familiar with a couple of their singles and their... Um... Appearance. But that …

Single Review: Def Leppard – “Take What You Want”

When it came to new music from Def Leppard, things weren't looking all that great after the release of 2008's Songs From The Sparkle Lounge. Sure, we got three new songs on 2011's Mirror Ball: Live & More but I only liked two of the three and the band's intentions with new music only grew more dour …

Review: Slash feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators – “4”

Intro Slash has been quite busy with Guns N' Roses since he rejoined in 2016. While that has cut down the time that he can commit to his primary focus when it comes to creating new music, it has had some benefits... Particularly with the live shows he puts on with Myles Kennedy & The …

Def Leppard Announces “Diamond Star Halos” + “Kick” Single Review

"We're always writing." If you asked any member of Def Leppard about new music between 2016-2021, that was the answer you would have gotten. Always writing but very little to show for it. Until now. Days featuring brand new Def Leppard music have been few and far between in my life, and it's only become …