We hope it means as much to you as it does to us.' So, to mark this milestone, we wanted to do something very special for our fans and give them the definitive version of the album, one that incorporates all of the memories and milestones that we caught on tape and some of the madness that we got up to on the road. 'It's hard to believe that it's been thirty years since the release of 'Hysteria' as in some respects it really does seem like only yesterday. The reissue boasts B-sides and live tracks and additionally the audio for 'In The Round In Your Face (Live)' on CD for the first time. Released on Friday 4th August 2017, the anniversary remastered edition will come in various formats – Super Deluxe 5-CD/2-DVD, Deluxe 3-CD, Standard 1-CD and 2-LP Black Vinyl – as well as a limited edition 2-LP Coloured Vinyl.

I just spend my free time with my family because I won’t be able to do that when the tour starts.Def Leppard 7-Disc 'Hysteria' Box Set Is ComingĭEF LEPPARD 7-DISC 'HYSTERIA' BOX SET IS COMINGĭef Leppard celebrate the 30th anniversary of their seminal album 'Hysteria', one of the best-selling and most influential releases in music history, with the release of 'Hysteria (Remastered 2017)' through Bludgeon Riffola/UMC/Mercury. Luckily, my studio is in my house, so I get to work from home… And I’m going to be working on the next Down ‘N’ Outz album, my side band, before I start preparing for this tour in May. We’ve either worked with them in the past or they come to see us on a regular basis.įox News: When you’re not on the road, how do you spend your free time?Įlliott: I don’t really have that much because I’m a father to two children, and I’ve just basically become a family guy. You can talk to artists like Taylor Swift and Tim McGraw, and they’re big fans. They hear it instantly and go, “That’s a country harmony.” We were just doing it in the confines of rock ‘n’ roll… So I can see why country artists would be attracted to it. Def Leppard lead singer Joe Elliott (R) and lead guitarist Phil Collen pose on the red carpet at the 2016 Classic Rock Roll of Honour awards in Tokyo, Japan, November 11, 2016.Īnd country artists certainly pick up on that, much more so than we would.

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