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Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. The following is a complete list of all official members, session musicians, featured artists, touring musicians, and live guests of Def Leppard's career Def Leppard evolved from Atomic Mass after vocalist Joe Elliott joined Atomic Mass in November 1977. The lineup of Elliott, drummer Tony Kenning, bassist Rick Savage, and guitarist Pete Willis was completed by the addition of guitarist Steve Clark in January 1978. The band would play their first show on 18 July of the same year before recording their first EP in the fall after the departure of Kenning. The departure of Kenning having left the drummer position open, Rick Allen joined the band in November 1978 and has been the full time drummer ever since, despite the loss of his left arm in a car accident on 31 December 1984. Def Leppard recorded ''On Through the Night'' and ''High 'n' Dry'' as the five piece of Savage, Willis, Elliott, Clark, and Allen before Pete Willis was fired in July 1982. Willis was replaced by Phil Collen of Girl, and the band went on to the most commercially successful period of their career, the releases of ''Pyromania'' and ''Hysteria''. On 8 January 1991, during a leave of absence from the band, guitarist Steve Clark was found dead in his home. Savage, Elliott, Allen, and Collen recorded their next album ''Adrenalize'' as a four-piece before hiring Vivian Campbell, formerly of Dio and Whitesnake, to replace the deceased Clark. The lineup of Def Leppard has not changed since the addition of Campbell in April 1992, and is thus the longest standing lineup of the band since its incarnation. The current lineup has released four compilations, two live albums, and six studio albums in the time since, most recently the self titled, ''Def Leppard'', on 30 October 2015. ==Current members== ;Rick Savage :Active: November 1977 – present :Primary instruments: bass guitar, backing vocals :Secondary instruments: guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, lead vocals :Release contributions: all Def Leppard releases :Rick Savage, commonly referred to as "Sav", was a founding member and the guitarist of the pre-Def Leppard band, Atomic Mass. He later became the bassist for Atomic Mass and retained that position when Atomic Mass became Def Leppard in 1977. ;Joe Elliott :Active: November 1977 – present :Primary instruments: lead vocals :Secondary instruments: backing vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, percussion :Release contributions: all Def Leppard releases :Soon after joining Atomic Mass as lead singer and guitarist, Joe Elliott proposed that the band changed their name to Def Leppard. He soon became just the lead vocalist when Steve Clark joined the band as full time guitarist a few months later. ;Rick Allen :Active: 27 November 1978 – present :Primary instruments: drums, percussion :Secondary instruments: backing vocals, lead vocals :Release contributions: all Def Leppard releases except ''The Def Leppard E.P.'' :Rick Allen joined Def Leppard in November 1978, shortly after the band had recorded their first recording, ''The Def Leppard E.P.'' with session drummer Frank Noon following the departure of drummer Tony Kenning. Although credited for contributing backing vocals on early Def Leppard albums, Allen has limited his vocal duties in recent years. ;Phil Collen :Active: 12 July 1982 – present :Primary instruments: guitar, backing vocals :Secondary instruments: lead vocals :Release contributions: all Def Leppard releases except ''The Def Leppard E.P.'', ''On Through the Night'', and ''High 'n' Dry'' :Phil Collen joined Def Leppard following the firing of Pete Willis in 1982. Def Leppard was touring in support of ''High 'n' Dry'' and in the middle of recording ''Pyromania'' when Willis was fired, and therefore needed a replacement quickly. Collen left the band Girl to join Def Leppard as a guitarist. ;Vivian Campbell :Active: April 1992 – present :Primary instruments: guitar, backing vocals :Secondary instruments: lead vocals :Release contributions: all Def Leppard releases including and following ''Retro Active'' :Vivian Campbell, often referred to as "Viv", joined the band after the release of ''Adrenalize''. After the untimely death of Steve Clark in 1991, Def Leppard recorded and released ''Adrenalize'' as a quartet with Collen doubling up on guitar duties, but brought Vivian on before the start of the Seven Day Weekend Tour in support of the new album. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Def Leppard band members」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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