Def Leppard have just released “Take What You Want” — the second track from the band’s new album, Diamond Star Halo, which drops on May 27th. The album marks the band’s first new studio album since its 2015 self-titled set.
Frontman Joe Elliott told us that the band has been together for so long, that they’ve come full circle and are more comfortable in sounding like Def Leppard than ever before: [“They have to have our identity in them or they might as well be Tom Waits, y’know, or R.E.M. We have a signature sound that we’re not scared of anymore. I think we were, right around the Slang period of our career (in 1996). We were frightening to death of ourselves, I think — but not so much anymore. Y’know, so, they’ve got the classic Leppard trademark of big guitars, drums, vocal harmonies to the high heavens, y’know?”] SOUNDCUE (:21 OC: . . . high heavens y’know)
- Def Leppard / Motley Crue / Poison / John Jett & The Blackhearts “The Stadium Tour” dates (subject to change):
June 16 – Atlanta, GA – SunTrust Park
June 18 – Miami, FL – Hard Rock Stadium
June 19 – Orlando, FL – Camping World Stadium
June 22 – Washington, D.C. – Nationals Park
June 24 – Flushing, NY – Citi Field
June 25 – Philadelphia, PA – Citizens Bank Park
June 28 – Charlotte, NC – Bank of America Stadium
June 30 – Nashville, TN – Nissan Stadium
July 2 – Jacksonville, FL – TIAA Bank Field
July 5 – St. Louis, MO – Busch Stadium
July 8 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field
July 10 – Detroit, MI – Comerica Park
July 12 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium
July 14 – Cleveland, OH – FirstEnergy Stadium
July 15 – Cincinnati, OH – Great American Ball Park
July 17 – Milwaukee, WI – Miller Park
July 19 – Kansas City, MO – Kauffman Stadium
July 21 – Denver, CO – Coors Field
August 5, 6 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park
August 8 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre
August 10 – Orchard Park, NY – New Era Field
August 12 – Pittsburgh, PA – PNC Park
August 14 – Minneapolis, MN – U.S. Bank Stadium
August 16 – Indianapolis, IN – Lucas Oil Stadium
August 19 – Houston, TX- Minute Maid Park
August 21 – San Antonio, TX – Alamodome
August 22 – Arlington, TX – Globe Life Field
August 25 – Glendale, AZ – State Farm Stadium
August 27 – Los Angeles, CA – SoFi Stadium
August 28 – San Diego, CA – Petco Park
August 31 – Seattle, WA – T-Mobile Park
September 2 – Vancouver, BC – BC Place
September 4 – Edmonton, AB – Commonwealth Stadium
September 7 – San Francisco, CA – Oracle Park
September 9 – Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium
TL; DR
- Def Leppard has just released “Take What You Want,” the second single from the band’s upcoming album, Diamond Star Halo, which drops on May 27th.
SIDE NOTES
The tracklisting to Def Leppard ‘Diamond Star Halos’ is:
“Take What You Want”
“Kick”
“Fire It Up”
“This Guitar” – featuring Alison Krauss
“SOS Emergency”
“Liquid Dust”
“U Rok Mi”
“Goodbye For Good This Time”
“All We Need”
“Open Your Eyes”
“Gimme A Kiss”
“Angels (Can’t Help You Now)”
“Lifeless” – featuring Alison Krauss
“Unbreakable”
“From Here To Eternity”