On the cusp of another massive tour that will bring them through South America and Europe, Def Leppard is getting ready to go out on a tour with the recently unretired Motley Crue opening. And while Def Leppard doesn’t have a new record to promote since 2022’s Diamond Star Halos, drummer Rick Allen does have something new and exciting to talk about… Art?!?! But this is Modern Drummer, so I did ask a little about his drumming background and Def Leppard. MD: I can’t even remember the first time that I heard Def Leppard. It was probably 1981’s hit “Bringin on the Heartbreak.” How long has Def Leppard been together, and how did you get into drumming? RA: Around nine or ten I started getting really interested in drumming, The band started in the winter of 77, and I joined the band around my 15th birthday, November of 1978. I’m […]

March 2023 Issue