Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame® Inducted Icons & Rock Legends Def Leppard are back with new album 'DIAMOND STAR HALOS' on May 27

Def Leppard is set to return with a new album this spring! Robert Kinsler

ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME® INDUCTED ICONS & ROCK LEGENDS 

DEF LEPPARD 

ARE BACK WITH NEW ALBUM DIAMOND STAR HALOS

 ON MAY 27, 2022

PRE-ORDER HERE

DEF LEPPARD SHARES NEW SINGLE “KICK” - LISTEN HERE

 

FEATURING 15 NEW TRACKS WITH A VERY SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCE ON TWO TRACKS FROM MULTI-GRAMMY WINNER ALISON KRAUSS

 

DEF LEPPARD’S 36 CITY US & CANADA STADIUM TOUR WITH MÖTLEY CRÜE SET TO KICK OFF ON JUNE 16^th IN ATLANTA, GA

 

Ready to ignite 2022, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame®-inducted icons and rock music legends Def Leppard return with their twelfth full-length album, Diamond Star Halos [UMe], on May 27^th, 2022. It marks the band’s first new work since 2015’s chart-topping self-titled, Def Leppard. It is available for pre-order now in multiple configurations, including a Deluxe Edition, 2-LP Vinyl, Digital formats and more. Exclusive bundles including newly designed album merch have also launched. Pre-order on the band’s official store—HERE.

To herald the arrival of Diamond Star Halos, the UK quintet—Joe Elliott [vocals], Rick Savage [bass], Rick Allen [drums], Phil Collen [guitar], and Vivian Campbell [guitar]— have just shared a powerful and rip-roaring new rock single entitled “Kick.” The song thrusts into an anthemic stadium-ready frenzy kickstarted with driving guitars and bombastic drums woven into its musical fabric. Meanwhile, the chorus has all the makings of another iconic Leppard hit with its skyscraping vocals and melodies the band has become synonymous for. The artwork for Diamond Star Halos is art in itself. The design follows pedigree with their instantly recognizable album covers from their celebrated past. With images by world renowned photographer and director Anton Corbijn, styling concepts by Maryam Malakpour and graphics by the UK based Munden Brothers, the design truly follows the band’s influence through their eyes today. 

Stay tuned for the premiere of the music video very soon. Following the album’s release, Def Leppard will co-headline the massive 36 city The Stadium Tour with Mötley Crüe joined by special guests Poison and Joan Jett. 

Over the past two years, Def Leppard recorded Diamond Star Halos simultaneously in three different countries with Joe in Ireland, Sav in England, and Phil, Vivian, and Rick in the United States. Without the pressure of timelines or a fixed schedule, they poured all of their energy into crafting 15 meaningful tracks with a mixture of classic spirit meets modern fire. Thematically, they nodded to their earliest collective influences such as David Bowie, T. Rex, and Mott The Hoople, among others. The title itself notably references T. Rex’s “Bang a Gong (Get It On).” However, they didn’t embark on this journey alone. The multi-Grammy award winning and legendary artist Alison Krauss lent her instantly recognizable and angelic voice to “This Guitar” and “Lifeless,” while David Bowie pianist Mike Garson performs on “Goodbye For Good This Time” and “Angels (Can’t Help You Now).”

Check out the full tracklisting below.  

2022 is the year of Def Leppard.  

TRACKLISTING

1. Take What You Want
2. Kick
3. Fire It Up 
4. This Guitar [feat. Alison Krauss]
5. SOS Emergency
6. Liquid Dust
7. U Rok Mi
8. Goodbye For Good This Time
9. All We Need
10. Open Your Eyes
11. Gimme A Kiss
12. Angels (Can’t Help You Now)
13. Lifeless [feat. Alison Krauss]
14. Unbreakable
15. From Here To Eternity

 

TOUR DATES:

6/16 Atlanta, GA   Truist Park

6/18 Miami Gardens, FL  Hard Rock Stadium

6/19 Orlando, FL   Camping World Stadium

6/22 Washington, D.C.  Nationals Park

6/24 Flushing, NY   Citi Field

6/25 Philadelphia, PA  Citizens Bank Park

6/28 Charlotte, NC   Bank of America Stadium

6/30 Nashville, TN   Nissan Stadium

7/2 Jacksonville, FL  TIAA Bank Field

7/5 St. Louis, MO   Busch Stadium

7/8 Chicago, IL   Wrigley Field

7/10 Detroit, MI   Comerica Park

7/12 Hershey, PA   Hersheypark Stadium

7/14 Cleveland, OH   FirstEnergy Stadium

7/15 Cincinnati, OH   Great American Ball Park

7/17 Milwaukee, WI   American Family Field

7/19 Kansas City, MO  Kauffman Stadium

7/21 Denver, CO   Coors Field

8/5 Boston, MA   Fenway Park

8/6 Boston, MA   Fenway Park

8/8 Toronto, ON   Roger’s Centre 

8/10 Orchard Park, NY  Highmark Stadium

8/12 Pittsburgh, PA   PNC Park

8/14 Minneapolis, MN  U.S. Bank Stadium

8/16 Indianapolis, IN  Lucas Oil Stadium

8/19 Houston, TX   Minute Maid Park

8/21 San Antonio, TX  Alamodome

8/22 Arlington, TX   Global Life Field

8/25 Glendale, AZ   State Farm Stadium

8/27 Inglewood, CA   SoFi Stadium

8/28 San Diego, CA  Petco Park

8/31 Seattle, WA   T-Mobile Park

9/2 Vancouver, BC  BC Place

9/4 Edmonton, AB   Commonwealth Stadium 

9/7 San Francisco, CA  Oracle Park

9/9 Las Vegas, NV  Allegiant Stadium

Photo Credit: Anton Corbijn

 

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R.E.M. 25th Anniversary Editon of 'Automatic For The People' out today

I love R.E.M.'s 'Automatic For The People' and this is exciting news that deluxe versions of the album are out today...

25^th ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF
R.E.M.’S AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE 
OUT TODAY VIA CRAFT RECORDINGS

FIRST MAJOR COMMERCIAL MUSIC RELEASE IN DOLBY ATMOS

ROLLING STONE PREMIERES EXTENDED R-RATED
“NIGHTSWIMMING” VIDEO

“R.E.M. can’t resist its own talent for 
creating beautiful and moving
sounds.”—The New York Times

★★★★★
“Automatic is musically 
irresistible.”—Rolling Stone

“God, they’re the greatest. They’ve dealt 
with their success like saints, and they keep delivering great music.”—Kurt Cobain, 
1994 Rolling Stone interview

 

The 25^th Anniversary reissue of R.E.M.’s landmark album Automatic For The People is out today via Craft Recordings. The remastered album is available in a variety of formats, the most extensive of which is the Deluxe Edition three CD + Blu-ray, which features the album in its entirety mixed in Dolby Atmos. A short trailer with members of the band may be viewed and shared HERE, and the album is available for purchase HERE.

In celebration of the release, Rolling Stone is premiering the extended, R-rated version of theJem Cohen-directed “Nightswimming” video which is included in the Deluxe Edition package. Michael Stipe tells Rolling Stone of the video, “[Cohen] called all his coolest friends together and said, ‘We’re going to a lake, or a stream, and we’re setting up really rudimentary lights, and you’re gonna get naked and I’m gonna photograph you and make films.’” Stipe adds, “and he put together a beautiful piece.” Watch/share the video HERE.

More About #Automatic25

For this special 25^th anniversary reissue, the full album (plus bonus track “Photograph,” featuring Natalie Merchant) was remixed in Dolby Atmos by Automatic’s original producer, Scott Litt, and engineer, Clif Norrell. This technology delivers a leap forward from surround sound with expansive, flowing audio that immerses the listener far beyond what stereo can offer. It transports the listener inside the recording studio with multi-dimensional audio—evoking a time when listening to music was an active, transformative experience, and reigniting the emotion you felt when you first heard the album in 1992. R.E.M.’s Automatic For The People is the first album to be commercially released in this expressive, breathtaking format.

In addition, the 4-disc Deluxe Edition will offer a wealth of previously unreleased material. The band selected 20 never-before-heard demos from the LP’s sessions, including the fully-realized, unreleased track “Mike’s Pop Song” (available to stream/share HERE) and the demo of the oft-mused-about track “Devil Rides Backwards” (available to stream/shareHERE).

Also included in both the 2-disc 25th Anniversary and Deluxe Edition of the album—which was remastered from the original analog tapes by Stephen Marcussen—is a full live set, Live At The 40 Watt Club 11/19/92. Performed in R.E.M.’s hometown of Athens, GA, it was the band’s only live show that year.

Housed in a 12” x 12” lift-top box, the Deluxe Anniversary Edition features a 60-page book, offering never-before-seen photos by Anton Corbijn and Melodie McDaniel, plus expanded, new liner notes by Scottish music journalist Tom Doyle who conducted new interviews with all four band members. Also included is a companion Blu-ray, offering the Dolby Atmos mix, plus a high-resolution master of Automatic For The People, seven music videos and the original 1992 EPK video. Automatic For The People will also be reissued on 180-gram vinyl (with digital download card), and will be available across all digital and streaming outlets.

Widely regarded as one of the best rock albums of all time, Automatic For The People,R.E.M.’s eighth studio outing, was recorded in session locations ranging from New Orleans to Seattle, and Athens, GA to Miami. Rolling Stone has ranked Automatic For The People on their list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time.” Notable contributions to the record come from Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones who provided string arrangements on select tracks. After its release in 1992 the record reached #1 on UK charts and #2 in the US, selling over eighteen million copies worldwide. It also received 1994 Grammy nominations for Album of the Year and Best Alternative Music Album with major singles “Man on the Moon” and “Everybody Hurts” garnering Grammy nods as well.

Michael Stipe has since reflected that the album concerns topics of “mortality and dying,” but he further notes, “Mortality is a theme that writers have chosen to work with throughout time. It speaks of the fragility and beauty of life and living life to the fullest in the present moment. It happens all too quickly and we all know that.” Mike Mills asserts, “I think it’s our most cohesive record…It’s the strongest from first to last.”

Following the success of their multiplatinum Out of Time in 1991, the band’s reputation was skyrocketing with critics and fans alike. However, R.E.M.’s decision not to tour behind it, and with no plan to tour its successor, the band chose to push further into unexplored sonic territory. The recording was thus characterized by experimentation and playfulness in the studio resulting in a largely acoustic sound full of eerie and ambiguous commentary on the nature of mainstream fame they’d recently found. To this day, songs like “Everybody Hurts,” “Drive,” “Nightswimming” and “Man on the Moon,” as well as lesser known but sublime songs like “Try Not To Breathe” and “Monty Got a Raw Deal,” still resonate throughout the collective music and pop culture.

Formed in 1980, the legendary group went on to win multiple Grammys and produce 15 studio albums, plus many others including greatest hits and live documents. Noted for both their profound contributions to the alternative rock genre and their status as one of the world’s best-selling music artists of all time, the band’s three-decade long career remains a legacy of music that defined an era and a model for musicians paving their own career path. R.E.M. (comprised of Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe) was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2007 before disbanding amicably in 2011.

AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE –

25^TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION TRACK LIST (DISCS 1, 2, 3 & 4)

25^TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION TRACK LIST (DISCS 1 & 2)

Disc 1 – Automatic For The People 1.     Drive 2.     Try Not to Breathe 3.     The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite 4.     Everybody Hurts 5.     New Orleans Instrumental No. 1 6.     Sweetness Follows 7.     Monty Got A Raw Deal 8.     Ignoreland 9.     Star Me Kitten 10.   Man on the Moon 11.   Nightswimming 12.   Find the River	Disc 2 – Live At The 40 Watt Club   1.     Drive 2.     Monty Got A Raw Deal 3.     Everybody Hurts 4.     Man On The Moon 5.     Losing My Religion 6.     Country Feedback 7.     Begin The Begin 8.     Fall On Me  9.     Me In Honey  10.   Finest Worksong  11.   Love Is All Around 12.   Funtime  13.   Radio Free Europe
Disc 3 – Automatic For The People Demos   1.     Drive (demo) 2.     Wake Her Up (demo) 3.     Mike’s Pop Song (demo) 4.     C to D Slide 13 (demo) 5.     Cello Scud (demo) 6.     10K Minimal (demo) 7.     Peter’s New Song (demo) 8.     Eastern 983111 (demo) 9.     Bill’s Acoustic (demo) 10.   Arabic Feedback (demo)	11.   Howler Monkey (demo) 12.   Pakiderm (demo) 13.   Afterthought (demo) 14.   Bazouki Song (demo) 15.   Photograph (demo) 16.   Michael’s Organ (demo) 17.   Pete’s Acoustic Idea (demo) 18.   6-8 Passion & Voc (demo) 19.   Hey Love [Mike voc] (demo) 20.   Devil Rides Backwards (demo)

Disc 4 – Automatic For The People Blu-Ray

1.     Automatic For The People (+ bonus track: Photograph) mixed in Dolby Atmos

2.     Automatic For The People (+ bonus track: Photograph) Hi-Resolution Audio

3.     Drive  (music video)

4.     The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite (music video)

5.     Everybody Hurts (music video)

6.     Man On The Moon (music video)

7.     Nightswimming (music video: British version)

8.     Find The River (music video)

9.     Nightswimming (music video: R version)

10.     Automatic Press Kit

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