Every guitarist has been told that rhythm guitar is the most important skill, because no one gets a gig playing only solos. But when Phil Collen got the call to play on Def Leppard’s third album ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Paras Griffin/Getty Images Throughout his time with Def Leppard, Phil Collen has most ...

VENTURA, Calif.-Fans lined up outside Salzer's Records in Ventura on Sunday to see Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen play and sing a few of their hit songs. The guitarist, 66, from Hackney, London, ...

Def Leppard has been shredding stages for more than 40 years, but the band’s hunger to electrify fans keeps escalating. The quintet of Joe Elliott (vocals), Rick Allen (drums), Phil Collen (guitar), ...

When Phil Collen was growing up in London in the 1960s, comic books weren’t as popular as they were in the U.S. But the Def Leppard guitarist was a fan anyway. “Some of the news agents would sell ...

Nearly all bands have been forced to adapt to new ways of working together since the onset of the COVID pandemic in March of 2020, and many of them missed the camaraderie of doing it in person.

Imagine rock legends Phil Collen and Rick Allen, Def Leppard’s guitarist and drummer, sharing a Rock Band or Guitar Hero video-game guitar, attempting to play one of the band’s smash hits. According ...

Seeing Ritchie Blackmore and Deep Purple may have cast the die for 14-year-old Phil Collen in terms of getting sucked into the world of playing music professionally, but it was glam rock that sucked ...

Def Leppard is, from left, Rick Allen, Joe Elliott, Vivian Campbell, Phil Collen and Rick Savage. DEF LEPPARD With: Poison and Cheap Trick. When: Tuesday, Aug. 18, 7 p.m. Where: New Orleans Arena.

Get ready to pour some sugar on the Las Vegas Strip, rock legends Def Leppard is bringing the hits, the hair, and the high energy to Caesars palace for a new residency. With over 100 million albums ...

Vault and Def Leppard have announced a special zero comic book issue ahead of Hysteria, the forthcoming graphic novel co-written by Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen and Eliot Rahal, drawn by Alex ...