They faced endless delays and a near-fatal accident, but came back with one of the biggest rock albums of all time.

If Def Leppard had been a more superstitious bunch, they might've assumed 'Hysteria' wasn't supposed to come out after all.

That's partly a byproduct of the era. When the album came out in 1987, CDs were just starting to become a major player in the music industry, which was still dominated by LPs and cassettes at the time ...

Def Leppard cover artist Andie Airfix knew CDs were about to kill vinyl records. Still, he was determined to go out with a big bang if 1987's Hysteria was going to be the last project he designed ...

Def Leppard's fourth album Hysteria took three years to record, had its fair share of ups and downs along the way, defined the term 'slow burn' in the US and ultimately changed the sound of melodic ...

Four years passed between Def Leppard’s massive Pyromania and the band’s pop metal masterpiece Hysteria. The masterpiece tested the limits of the compact disc and became a thoroughly ...

It's hard to imagine without it, but Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar on Me" almost wasn't a part of their monstrous '80s album Hysteria. Here's how the band's biggest hit made it onto the album last ...

Def Leppard will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their best-selling LP, 1987’s Hysteria, with a remastered box set out August 4th via Universal. The reissue will be available in multiple formats: ...

In We’re No. 1, A.V. Club music editor Steven Hyden examines an album that went to No. 1 on the Billboard charts to get to the heart of what it means to be “popular” in pop music, and how that concept ...

Happy anniversary to Def Leppard's classic album, Hysteria. Within days of its release, it was clear that others viewed it as a triumph as well. Hysteria reached No. 1 on both U.S. and UK album charts ...

According to their website, the English rockers will be “providing exclusive commentary” throughout the day on other concert movies, including the TV premiere of Cheap Trick at Budokan – The 35th ...

One of rock's most recognizable voices celebrates another birthday after helping lead one of the biggest bands of the 1980s.