July 14 – Cleveland, Ohio FirstEnergy Stadium Def Leppard Ginīrands for Fans / Epic Rights Brands for Fans / Epic Rights Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Poison + Joan Jett Summer 2022 U.S. Brands for Fans is the same outfit that licensed KISS‘ likeness for KISS’ “Gold Gin” alcoholic beverage. The Def Leppard gin is available to order at. “Rocket” was a promo Hysteria single in 1989.Įarlier this month, Def Leppard revealed a Leppard-themed puzzle game for your phone. Last month, they released Diamond Star Halos, their first studio album since 2015. The song “Animals” is on Def Leppard’s influential Hysteria (1987), the same album as “Sugar,” and was its first single. There are no added sweeteners, ensuring the purest quality” “Additional flavors of lavender and lemon are macerated and blended with the distillate. The “Rocket” drink takes inspiration “from the lavender labyrinths in Sheffield … to get an even more developed experience of botanical character,” it continues. It is spicy, big, and bold and has all the classic gin characters.” “The grain-based distillate is heavy with juniper, lemon, and botanicals. Take a look at the gins near the bottom of this post.ĭef Leppard’s “Animal” London Dry is a “classic London Dry Gin with a high intensity of flavors,” a press release shares. And both rockin’ spirits take their name from Def Leppard songs - “Animal” London Dry Gin and “Rocket” Premium Distilled Gin. Now, Def Leppard fans can pour some official Def Leppard alcohol into their cups. It incorporated everything, really.Just in time for Def Leppard‘s summer “ Stadium Tour” with Motley Crue, Poison and Joan Jett in tow, the Joe Elliott-led English rockers behind 1987’s “ Pour Some Sugar on Me” have launched a new signature gin for their band. "We mapped the song using a Lin Drum, then we went from using a Lin Drum to a Fairlight, and from a Fairlight to a St Clavier, so it was a hybrid of machines and the Simmons kit and acoustic sounds. I would also use acoustic drums – that's where I came from so I can never get too far away from that. "The set-up I was using at the time was built by Simmons, it was an electronic kit, an SPS7 I think.
"And it wasn't always a good thing when everything was played perfectly in time, it sounded more authentic when we had people involved just playing freely." We basically wanted the track to sound as though an entire village were out there playing, so as you can imagine there were a lot of overdubs. "The original idea from the Burundi Black song was very African, very tribal. How did you approach the track? What made you play the part you the way you did? "It's really fun to play, not necessarily drum- heavy but pretty challenging and I love to feel an audience give in to the whole experience." I could have mentioned the obvious songs like 'Pour Some Sugar On Me', 'Rock Of Ages' and 'Promises' but 'Rocket' was a surprise underground hit. "Just the power, the sheer power blew me away. We had worked on the record (Hysteria) for nearly three years, so I guess if it hadn't sounded good I would have been disappointed! I'd never heard anything like it in my life. "I remember we were on tour in England at the time, and somebody put it on through the PA system. What were your impressions on hearing the track for the first time? "We just enhanced that theme and Joe and Mutt (Lange, producer) came up with the idea of making it a tribute to the '70s, and '70s bands, so we went on that theme." That was where the original loop came from. It started out as an idea that Joe (Elliot, vocals) came up with – it was actually from a Burundi Black song. "It was recorded in Wisseloord studios, just outside of Hilversum in The Netherlands. Where was the track recorded? Set the scene for us. The sixth of seven singles from the world-conquering Hysteria album, Rocket was what Rick Allen describes as a 'surprise underground hit.' Here, Allen looks back on recording the track.