Articles — Def Leppard

A guitarist who acquires the nickname “The Riffmaster” is going to be no slouch in the guitar department and while Def Leppard’s Steve Clark was certainly a guitarist extraordinaire, his riffs also developed into some of Def Leppard’s biggest hits. Clark co-wrote such classics as "Let It Go", "Bringin' On The Heartbreak", “Photograph”, Rock Of Ages”, “Pour Some Sugar On Me”, “Hysteria”, and many more. Practically a founding member of the group, he joined in 1978 just after lead vocalist Joe Elliot arrived to fully form the band in late 1977. Clark played guitar--low-slung no doubt-- and co-wrote tracks on...

Here's an interesting chart showing the biggest selling hard rock/metal albums of all time, as measured by RIAA certified U.S. sales figures. AC/DC continues to reign supreme in the genre with their brilliant 1980 release Back In Black. Already a double diamond RIAA award winner, can it go for the triple? You will find more infographics at Statista For more content like this, updates on our latest arrivals plus a discount code, subscribe to our MusicGoldmine bi-weekly newsletter here.