Joe Elliott says Def Leppard has almost 20 songs written for new album

Since the release of their acclaimed studio album “Diamond Star Halos” in 2022, Def Leppard fans have been waiting for a new album, which may be released in the near future since the band’s vocalist, Joe Elliott, revealed that they already have about “17 or 18 songs” written for the new record. The group recently released “Rejoice”, a single to celebrate their return to Las Vegas for their Caesars Palace residence.

What Joe Elliott said about the new Def Leppard album

“Absolutely (‘Rejoice’ means we are making a new record). We’re actually recording it. As I speak, somewhere in the world, people are adding their bits to some new songs. We’ve developed a whole new method of recording, which was brought on by COVID. I’ve got a studio at home, and everybody has always gracefully come to my house to record. We’d do a month at a time, and then everybody goes home. But they couldn’t travel. So we ended up recording remotely, and we found it to be exhilarating. Everybody got to be at home with their families, yet still make a record. And we trusted each other that we were writing songs.”

“And so everybody just played on everybody else’s bits, and it’s easy to do. We don’t all record in one room when we are in the same studio — we do it, the drums and the bass and the guitars and the vocals; it’s all layered. So we’ve been recording while we were in Vegas. On days off, we had the drums set up in the basement of the theater, and Rick played loads of drums on his days off, and they’d do guitars in their hotel rooms, stuff like that.”

“And I sing when I get home. So we’ve got about 17 or 18 songs written. We’ve actually almost got two albums recorded. So we’re still deciding which songs are gonna go on album one, if you like. And then we’re looking at an early ’27 release,” Joe Elliott said in an interview with France 24 (Transcribed by Blabbermouth).

The band has the same line-up since 1992, formed by Joe Elliott (Vocals), Rick Savage (Bass), Rick Allen (Drums), Phil Collen (Guitar) and Vivian Campbell (Guitar).

Next Def Leppard tour dates

June

• 13 – Rattvik, Sweden – Dalhalla
• 16 – Helsinki, Finland – Veikkaus Arena
• 19 – Zurich, Switzerland – Hallenstadion
• 21 – Dessel, Belgium – Graspop Metal Meeting
• 23 – Dortmund, Germany – Westfalenhallen
• 26 – Belfast, UK – Belsonic
• 28 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
• 30 – Sheffield, UK – Utilita Arena Sheffield

July

• 2 – London, UK – The O2
• 4 – Birmingham, UK – BP Pulse Live
• 6 – Manchester, UK – Co op Live
• 8 – Paris, France – Accor Arena
• 29–31 – Wacken, Germany – Wacken Open Air

August

• 1 – Wacken, Germany – Wacken Open Air
• 2 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Coca Cola Arena