Diamond Star Halos

Diamond Star Halos is a work on which DEF LEPPARD widened their signature weighty choruses, glittering guitar and pop-song drive into freer song construction. Keeping the frame of hard rock while naturally taking in glam, psychedelia and even acoustic colors, it opens the drawers of a long career without reserve. The title derives from the lyrics of T. Rex’s classic “Get It On,” showing the band’s love of glam rock. On “Take What You Want,” “Kick,” “Fire It Up” and “SOS Emergency,” the band’s full playing breathes. Songs like “This Guitar” and “Lifeless,” welcoming the acclaimed country/bluegrass singer Alison Krauss, add a distinctive color to the work too. Balancing epic ambition and accessible melody, it is a powerful record that updates the band’s character in the present tense. Even after a long career, their creativity has not dimmed in the least.