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Def Leppard Drums Up Nearly Two Albums, Finishes Just a Few Riffs Shy
DEF LEPPARD bassist Rick Savage reports that the band is on the brink of completing a double dose of new material. He confides to People magazine that while they’re just “a few songs short,” they’ve amassed nearly two albums’ worth of ideas since their 2022 release, "Diamond Star Halos."
Still tinkering and not rushing against the clock, they appear to be playing the long game—methodically stacking sonic bricks for what looks like a multi-album stretch through the decade’s end.
Def Leppard finds a permanent address—on Hollywood’s sidewalk, star and all
DEF LEPPARD receives star number 2,825 on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, October 9, at 11:30 a.m. PT. The ceremony takes place at 1750 N. Vine Street.
They are awarded in the “Recording” category, a nod less to spectacle than to decades of chart endurance. Jon Bon Jovi and UMe CEO Bruce Resnikoff are set to participate, adding a layer of industry endorsement without resorting to hyperbole.
Def Leppard assembles new album via laptop relay, deadline set for 2026
DEF LEPPARD turns logistics into melody, piecing together their next studio release as they orbit a 2026 deadline. As Joe Elliott tells USA Today, the band manipulates time zones and tech with laptops doubling as their makeshift Abbey Road.
Still riding the inertia of 2022’s “Diamond Star Halos,” the group persists—drummer Rick Allen, bassist Rick Savage, and guitarists Vivian Campbell and Phil Collen each soldering riffs and rhythms from separate corners of the globe.
