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British arena rock titans Def Leppard will be releasing a special medley of acoustic rock songs that were featured during their 2012 live shows, exclusively on iTunes today. The 7 ½ minute medley includes snippets of: "Where Does Love Go When It Dies," "Now," "When Love and Hate Collide," "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad" and "Two Steps B

It all started back in early 2012 when Jake Willoughby, a Kansas-based guitar maker and music store owner, approached Def Leppard lead guitarist Phil Collen with a question: would he help him raise money towards the fight against cancer...

Hard rock hitmakers Def Leppard are cutting ties with label bosses at Universal Music Group. The reason? Money. Singer Joe Elliott says the band has not been fairly compensated for digital download sales. Def Leppard is one of the most successful rock bands in history, thanks in large part to mega-selling records Pyromania and Hysteria...

It's become almost like an official marker that summer is back - Def Leppard hitting the road across North America. Last year, the British rockers toured with the sister songstresses known as Heart, this year, they're out with Poison and Lita Ford, guaranteeing a night of magical '80s anthems and enough well-polished arena rock designed to create some genuine hysteria...

It was a special lunchtime for several hundreds fans at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, Calif. on Tuesday as Def Leppard played a rare (and free) club gig to contest winners, patient fans that waited on line and specially invited guests ...

How effin' classic is Def Leppard? So classic that a new film starring Tom Cruise is bearing the name of one of their '80s anthems. Hitting the big screen on June 15, Rock of Ages is a classic love story told with backdrop of the '80s Sunset Strip hair metal scene and the music that fueled it...

Phil Collen and his band Def Leppard are a beautiful musical blur these days. Their new single, "All About Believin'" is soaring on the rock charts and on Monday (June 4) the band's new versions "Pour Some Sugar on Me" and "Rock of Ages" -- both featured in the Tom Cruise musical Rock of Ages -- will be premiering on Noisecreep...

Rock 'n' roll musicians are a resilient bunch. One could draw a parallel between the physical toll many lifelong, touring musicians goes through and the stress professional athletes put their bodies through. It's not surprising some of our favorite rockers have bounced back after serious injuries and headed back to the tour bus lifestyle they all know so well...

He might be most famous for his guitar and songwriting work in Def Leppard, but Phil Collen isn't the kind of musician that's satisfied resting on his laurels. These days he's juggling several projects, with Manraze -- the power trio that also features his former Girl bandmate Simon Laffy on bass and Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook -- taking up a bulk of his time...

Motorcycle enthusiast Bret Michaels, who has sold over 32 million albums, and actually has a motorcycle dirt track on his property, recently wrote the new official theme song for the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Season. 'Get Your Ride On' is a rollicking ode to the joys of hardcore cycling and Michaels brought in his old friend Phil Collen, from Def Leppard and Manraze fame, to play lead guitar o