It follows me everywhere, which means I have my studio with me all the time. It was great because this was my companion. 'I did all of my guitars and all of my vocals on this laptop I'm talking to you on. 'It was all about energy conservation,' Collen said during the pre-tour Zoom chat. Watch Def Leppard Perform 'Take What You Want' Live I never want to go back to doing it like we used to.” He subsequently predicted that the freedom of that method would provide more opportunities for Def Leppard to create. Before the LP's release, Collen said that “it was the best experience ever. That makes us feel good about continuing that relationship and continuing to make new music.'ĭef Leppard also recorded Diamond Star Halos virtually, with members creating parts separately and sending them in to be knitted together by engineer Ronan McHugh. 'They absolutely love the record and they really believed in it, and that's encouraging for us. 'There's a genuine enthusiasm with the label,' Campbell reports. One is the fact that the band is back with a major label (Mercury/Universal Music, as well as its Bludgeon Riffola imprint) for the first time since 2008's Songs From the Sparkle Lounge. 2 on the Top Rock Albums chart, may help hasten the arrival of future music. It's gonna be interesting to see the way the next one goes.'īoth guitarists feel that some of the circumstances around Diamond Star Halos, which debuted at No. And there's, like, three more, so we definitely have a starting point.

Me and Joe had done our parts but the rest of the guys have still got to play on it, so we didn't finish. 'We actually finished one but didn't have enough time to record it. Just before the tour, fellow guitarist Phil Collen revealed that there may even be a head start to whatever Def Leppard decides to do next: 'We had four songs going,' Collen said. I mean, everyone in this band writes songs, so there's always around. 'There's definitely always gonna be the thought of future Def Leppard music,' guitarist Vivian Campbell tells UCR.

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