This eternally popular English hard fatal group has been generated in 1977 in Sheffield (Yorkshire) by PitoUillis (the river on February, 16th 1960, Sheffield, England; a guitar), Rik Sevedzhe ( on December, 2nd 1960, Sheffield, England; a bass) and Tony Kenningom (shock), under name Atomic Mass. When Joe Elliott (the river on August, 1st 1959, Sheffield, England; the vocal) has joined them, a command has replaced a signboard on Def Leppard. The command is as a matter of fact one of ancestors of style NWOBHM (a classical example of it plate Pyromania having tremendous success in the world and let out in the big circulations is). But in further children have facilitated the sound, since then this group it is considered to be adherents of style «melodious hard fate».

The quartet first took out a tiny closet at factory on manufacture of spoons which served them as a place for rehearsals of 5 times in a week. In the beginning of 1978 Uillis has met other young guitarist, Steve Clark (the river on April, 23rd 1960, Sheffield, England, at. On January, 8th 1991, London, England), also has invited it to join their gang. Clark has agreed only provided that they will play some "appropriate" concerts, and in July of the same year Def Leppard debuted at Vestfildsky school before audience from 150 children. After several sessions the group has decided to get rid of the drummer, having replaced with its Frenk Nun who worked before with another command Next Band. In 1979 Def Leppard have written down debut EP on «Bludgeon Riffola Records», included Ride Into the Sun, Getcha Rocks Off and The Overture. Hide review