Def Leppard

Def Leppard's third album, Pyromania, gave the band their first taste of American chart success with radio/MTV-friendly Metal Pop songs such as "Photograph" and "Rock of Ages." Slightly more melodic than its predecessors, Pyromania is a great collection for fans, but casual listeners should skip ahead to Hysteria.

Just when it seemed like synthesizers had taken over the airwaves, along comes Def
Leppard with Pyromania, a heavy-metal album full of brawling guitars and boasting
state-of-the-radio production. Steve Clark and new member Phil Collen's fat fuzz riffs and
power chords are more emotionally charged than most of the synthesized disco that passes
for "modern music," and Robert John "Mutt" Lange's work behind the board brin... More >

F*ckin' right there's a difference between new heavy metal and old heavy metal. The new stuff is about five silly beats-per-minute faster. And the new lead singers sound not only "free" and white, but also more or less twenty-one. (Grade - C)