Def Leppard have launched “Hearth It Up,” the following music from their new album, Diamond Star Halos, which can arrive on Could 27. “Hearth It Up” is the third single to be launched from the upcoming LP, following “Kick” and “Take What You Need.”
On Could 26, the day earlier than the album’s launch, a music video for “Hearth It Up” will premiere on YouTube, adopted by an “afterparty” by which the band will host a dialogue about Diamond Star Halos.
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Diamond Star Halos finds Def Leppard zeroing in on their glam-rock influences and different artists which have impressed their music because the begin of their profession.
“Our true mission was at all times to comply with on the tailcoats, if you happen to like, of all our nice British pop-rock that got here out within the ’70s,” singer Joe Elliott advised Cleveland.com in 2021. “[David] Bowie, [Marc] Bolan, Mott [the Hoople], Queen, Slade, Candy … that’s the place our three-minute pop-rock songs like ‘{Photograph}’ and ‘Rock of Ages’ got here from. We’re at all times getting roped into both the L.A. hair-metal scene or the [New Wave of British Heavy Metal], however it’s not like we’re channeling [Black] Sabbath on a regular basis. We wished to do the harmonies and the melodies.”
The album has additionally been a chance for the band to work with some new collaborators, like Alison Krauss, who sings on two of the album’s tracks, “This Guitar” and “Lifeless.” “This Guitar” had already been accomplished when Krauss added her half. “We now have each variations,” guitarist Phil Collen advised Rolling Stone, “however the one along with her is clearly the boss one.”
Def Leppard are scheduled to hit the street in lower than a month for a stadium tour on June 16, marking their first dwell present since 2019. They will be joined by Motley Crue, Poison and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.
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