On Friday (July 19), Def Leppard’s longtime guitarist Phil Collen joined Loudwire Nights to have fun the discharge of their newest track, “Simply Like ’73” — a observe that he mentioned introduced some closure to the band.
“It was practically on the album, Diamond Star Halos,” Collen instructed host Chuck Armstrong in regards to the new track. “We really hadn’t fairly completed it. I began the demo and had this concept for the factor. We have been proper in the midst of Diamond Star Halos.”
Collen defined how the track is centered round a lyric from a T. Rex track, however greater than that, it additionally shines a light-weight on the period of music that bought Collen and frontman Joe Elliott into music.
“I had the drum concept and a refrain after which labored on them, however did not fairly end it off,” he mentioned. “The album got here out, [then] we went on to Drastic Symphonies.”
The concept that releasing “Simply Like ’73” closes the e book on Diamond Star Halos is one thing Collen hadn’t beforehand thought a lot about — however completely agreed with.
“It really sums it up very well, to be fairly sincere.”
What’s Subsequent For Def Leppard
Though “Simply Like ’73” is a track rooted in Def Leppard’s 2022 studio album, Diamond Star Halos, Collen assured the Loudwire Nights viewers that they have been working exhausting on even newer music.
“New songs, new album, new tour,” Collen mentioned when requested what’s on the horizon for the band.
“We have a 10-year plan in the mean time, so yeah, we have got to tempo ourselves.”
Collen admitted he is very excited for the brand new music that Def Leppard are engaged on.
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“All of us prefer it,” he shared.
“It is by no means a chore … I’ve bought some loopy concepts. I am actually trying ahead to the stuff that comes out every time.”
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