Def Leppard will give fans a glimpse into the behind-the-scenes of their legendary career with their upcoming anthology book entitled "Definitely: The Official Story Of Def Leppard."
The anthology book is expected to drop in Spring 2023 via Genesis Publications, reports say, and it will follow the rock band's humble roots to massive success.
The book will be a memoir and a scrapbook, that will include a collection of memorabilia from the band's career. According to reports, it will go through Def Leppard's history and will show some of the written pieces from the members throughout the years.
"Definitely: The Official Story of Def Leppard" will come in various versions including a hardback, a signed limited-edition, a collector, and a deluxe edition.
As of this writing, the pre-order for the anthology book is ongoing, however, there is no word when the pre-order will end.
Fans can expect to see photographs of the band going through recordings, promotional shoots, concerts, behind-the-scene pictures from tours, and other events.
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'Stand Out'
Def Leppard is an English rock band formed in 1976. They used to go by the name Atomic Mass, until they changed the name to what fans know it as today in 1977.
The band consists of Rick Savage, Joe Elliott, Rick Allen, Phil Collen, and Vivian Campbell. Past members are Tonny Kenning, Pete Willis, and Steve Clark.
Def Leppard rose to prominence in the early 1980s as they rose the new wave of the British heavy metal movement. Their success spanned decades and is still well-known and well-loved by all to this day.
Their music career started in a factory in Sheffield, reports say, and then they were eventually performing sold-out shows in stadiums across the globe.
The anthology will also go through manuscripts from extensive new interviews with the band's current and past members.
Reflecting on their success and how they became legends, Savage said, "Coming up during the punk era helped us because there were only a couple of bands playing our type of music. People probably took more notice of us because we stood out."
Elliott also put in his thoughts on what brought Def Leppard immense popularity and achieved their status, "We had balls and we were naive, in a good way. We just went out there, full throttle [...]"
According to reports, fans are in for a surprise with "Definitely: The Official Story of Def Leppard," because not only will it have the aforementioned collections, but it will also have over 1,300 pieces of memorabilia collected over 40 years.
Def Leppard revolutionized the music of their generation. They sold millions of copies of their albums worldwide and received numerous awards and accolades throughout the years.
They were named in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2019.
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