Def Leppard

Reviews 1

Def Leppard
Pyromania & Adrenalize reissues

Articles 7

They Were Not Evil: The Loveable Raconteurs Of NWOBHM

Keith Kahn-Harris reviews Michael Hann’s *Denim and Leather: The Rise and Fall of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal* and revisits his long-lost NWOBHM past

Anniversary

Running Free: Looking Back 40 Years To The Birth Of NWOBHM

Michael Hann talks to Joe Elliott of Def Leppard, Cronos of Venom, Biff Byford of Saxon and more about the grassroots movement termed the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal which revitalised the genre and laid the foundations for extreme metal as we know it today

Black Sky Thinking

Nothing But A Good Time? In Defence Of… Glam Metal

Glam metal might be as fashionable as rickets but, argues Justin Quirk, it's outré style and bombastic sonics can be heard anywhere from EDM to modern pop

Black Sky Thinking

Why Van Halen Are The Band The Velvets Could Only Dream Of Being

The Beatles are the only rock band who can surpass Van Halen's influence, argues Michael Hann as he sets out the stall for the legacy and greatness of David Lee Roth and his flowing-locked pals

A Quietus Interview

We’ve Soaked Into People’s DNA: Joe Elliott Of Def Leppard Speaks

Aug Stone chats to the Def Leppard frontman about revisiting Hysteria for the release of their concert film

Anniversary

25 Years On: Def Leppard’s Hysteria Revisited

25 years on, our Orange County correspondent Ned Raggett eulogizes the 20 million selling high point in the Leps' career

Reissues etc. of the Year

The Quietus Self-Indulgent Reissues, Comps & Mixes 2009 40 – 21

The Quietus looks back over the past year to pick our favourite reissues, mix CDs and compilations of 2009. Guaranteed ten year vintage nu metal free

Baker’s Dozen Appearances 1

Baker's Dozen

True Pairings: Tom Fleming’s 13 Favourite Albums

Former Wild Beast Tom Fleming, who's just released his excellent debut album as One True Pairing, picks the 13 records that shaped him, from Tool and Def Leppard to Scott Walker and Joanna Newsom

News 1

LIVE REPORT: Def Leppard

Aug Stone gets Adrenalized at Def Leppard’s Vegas Residency

Previously Read

Film

Stop Making Scents: Jessica Hausner On Botanical Thriller ‘Little Joe’

Austrian auteur Jessica Hausner returns with a prickly sci-fi hybrid to give Invasion of the Body Snatchers a run for its money. Nick Chen meets the filmmaker to find out about anti-cinema and whether there really is such a thing as happiness

Film

Let Go: Franz Rogowski On Great Freedom

As Great Freedom arrives on MUBI, Caitlin Quinlan interviews leading man Franz Rogowski about choreography, collaboration and his chameleonic craft

Film

4 Years Ahead Of His Time: Stewart Lee & Michael Cumming On The Nightingales

Stewart Lee and Michael Cumming are making a film about Robert Lloyd and the Nightingales. Neil Fox caught up with them at this year's Sea Change Festival to see how they're getting along

Film

The Hidden Life Of Trees: An Interview With Gideon Koppel

ten years after the release of sleep furiously, the film's director Gideon Koppel talks to Adam Scovell about time, the seasons, and agreeing to disagree with Richard D. James

Film

Wire We Watching This?: Manic Street Preachers Doc No Manifesto Reviewed

'Uppity Manics Fan' Stephen Lee Naish reviews Elizabeth Marcus' documentary of the band

Film

Jungle VIP: The Secret Behind Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey

Mat Colegate is granted an audience with the reclusive star of Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, which is reissued by the BFI this week

Film

False Negative: John Waters Interviewed

Ahead of the polymath's new book and grand return to the Barbican, award-winning music producer Ian Brennan sits down for a conversation with John Waters

Film

Fisherman’s Friend: Mark Jenkin’s Bait

Bait, the new film by Mark Jenkin, is a story about ownership and boundaries shot in a coarse, fractured monochrome, finds Darren Hayman

Film

GoldenLondonEye: Skyfall Reviewed

Stuart Wright enjoys the 23rd James Bond flick, which opens in UK cinemas today and finds our hero largely back on home soil

Film

Jarvis Cocker’s Melt Down: Martin Wallace Talks About The Big Melt

Adam Bychawski talks to director Martin Wallace about his collaboration with Jarvis Cocker on the unconventional documentary The Big Melt

Film

Reel Sounds – Vol.2: Crosby, Cuba And More In Focus At Doc’n Roll 2019

Music documentary festival Doc'n Roll shines a vital light on artists both adored and unexplored, finds Neil Fox

Film

A History Of Silence: Cinema, Noise And The Quest For Peace

Patrick Gamble takes a look at director Patrick Shen's documentary 'In Pursuit Of Silence' and ponders what the implications are of our increasingly noisy cinemascape

Film

Talking A Load Of Rap: Jeanie Finlay Talks The Great Hip Hop Hoax

Documentary director Jeanie Finlay talks to Colm McAuliffe about her upcoming film The Great Hip Hop Hoax and discusses her choices of movies showing at Nottingham's Broadway Cinema in September

Film

Holding Court: Toby Amies On The Difficult Business Of Filming King Crimson

Daniel Dylan Wray talks to film director Toby Amies about making a documentary about Robert Fripp and the musicians he works with

Film

Nature-Built Prisons: Director Jeppe Rønde On Bridgend

Danish director Jeppe Rønde has made his first feature film about the spate of teen suicides in the Welsh town of Bridgend. Yasmeen Khan talks to him about it

Film

Mercury Rising: The Hottest August Under The Sign Of Warming

Humans of New York meets Chris Marker’s Sans Soleil in The Hottest August, a documentary about climate change in an uncanny disguise, finds Zacharias Szumer

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Reviews 1

Def Leppard Pyromania & Adrenalize reissues

Articles 7

They Were Not Evil: The Loveable Raconteurs Of NWOBHM

Running Free: Looking Back 40 Years To The Birth Of NWOBHM

Nothing But A Good Time? In Defence Of… Glam Metal

Why Van Halen Are The Band The Velvets Could Only Dream Of Being

We’ve Soaked Into People’s DNA: Joe Elliott Of Def Leppard Speaks

25 Years On: Def Leppard’s Hysteria Revisited

The Quietus Self-Indulgent Reissues, Comps & Mixes 2009 40 – 21

Baker’s Dozen Appearances 1

True Pairings: Tom Fleming’s 13 Favourite Albums

News 1

LIVE REPORT: Def Leppard

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Stop Making Scents: Jessica Hausner On Botanical Thriller ‘Little Joe’

Let Go: Franz Rogowski On Great Freedom

4 Years Ahead Of His Time: Stewart Lee & Michael Cumming On The Nightingales

The Hidden Life Of Trees: An Interview With Gideon Koppel

Wire We Watching This?: Manic Street Preachers Doc No Manifesto Reviewed

Jungle VIP: The Secret Behind Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey

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Jarvis Cocker’s Melt Down: Martin Wallace Talks About The Big Melt

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