Def Leppard: Details About Band’s First Official Autobiography
Def Leppard is releasing their very first official autobiography, which bills itself as “part memoir, part scrapbook.” Definitely: The Official Story of Def Leppard is due out on May 9,…
Def Leppard is releasing their very first official autobiography, which bills itself as "part memoir, part scrapbook."
Definitely: The Official Story of Def Leppard is due out on May 9, 2023. Per its social media announcement, "This first-ever anthology of Def Leppard is narrated by the band and illustrated with many hundreds of photographs and items of memorabilia shared from the band’s personal archives."
The standard edition of the book retails for $45 and is available for pre-order here. A limited-edition version of Definitely: The Official Story of Def Leppard is also up for grabs. This version is 56 pages longer than the standard edition and is signed by the entire band. Additionally, the limited-edition version also comes with a variety of extras including a 7" vinyl featuring live recordings of "Animal" and "Slang." Only 1,500 copies are available. Fans can pre-order the limited-edition version at Genesis-Publications.com, where the book retails for £185 (about $208 USD.)
5 Rock Bands with Multiple Diamond-Certified Studio Albums
A number of bands have one diamond-certified title, and even fewer have more than one. However, there is an elite group of rock bands with multiple diamond-certified studio albums.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has given out a number of diamond certifications to various albums that have sold at least 10 million units. Several of those albums happen to be greatest hits/best-of compilations. Thanks to these releases, this has led to a variety of bands have more than one diamond-certified title.
Believe it or not, there are only five rock bands to have more than one diamond-certified studio albums. That's right, only five.
So, who are they? Scroll through the gallery below to find out and to see which of their studio albums have moved 10 million units or more.
Def Leppard
Emma McIntyre/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 04: (L-R) Vivian Campbell, Phil Collen, Rick Allen, Rick Savage, and Joe Elliott of Def Leppard speaks during the press conference for THE STADIUM TOUR DEF LEPPARD - MOTLEY CRUE - POISON at SiriusXM Studios on December 04, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
Van Halen
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesLAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 17: (L-R) Drummer Alex Van Halen, singer David Lee Roth and guitarist Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen perform during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Pink Floyd
MJ Kim/Getty ImagesLONDON - JULY 02: (L to R) David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Rick Wright from the band Pink Floyd on stage at "Live 8 London" in Hyde Park on July 2, 2005 in London, England. The free concert is one of ten simultaneous international gigs including Philadelphia, Berlin, Rome, Paris, Barrie, Tokyo, Cornwall, Moscow and Johannesburg. The concerts precede the G8 summit (July 6-8) to raising awareness for MAKEpovertyHISTORY. (Photo by MJ Kim/Getty Images)
The Beatles
John Pratt/Keystone/Getty Images19th May 1967: The Beatles celebrate the completion of their new album, 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band', at a press conference held at the west London home of their manager Brian Epstein. The LP is released on June 1st. (Photo by John Pratt/Keystone/Getty Images)
Led Zeppelin
Evening Standard/Getty ImagesJune 1973: British rock band Led Zeppelin. From left to right, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham (1947 - 1980), John Paul Jones. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
