Keeping cool is so rock 'n' roll for Def Leppard
Def Leppard are set to have another moment. In truth, they've never stopped touring and grafting, but the last decade has, to all but the most obsessive 80s metaller, seen their bleached manes, spray-on jeans and white trainers look, and bombastic, effects-heavy brand of rock consigned to the hall of extinct 80s tales of excess.
But guitarist Phil Collen is feeling the winds of change.
Def Leppard are one of a slew of heavy metal acts to hit the 80s nostalgia trail this year, including Whitesnake, Kiss and Metallica. The Leps have got an arena tour under way and their first studio album of six years is in the pipeline.
It's easy to forget just how huge Def Leppard were. In 1987, thanks to the diamond-selling Hysteria, they were the biggest rock band on Earth.