Writing for the album began in 2016
In 2016, the band released one single, “Prisoner in Paradise”. A new album followed in 2017 titled Heartbreak Century which entered the German album charts at #1 position. The new album spawned two singles namely ” I Help You Hate Me ” and the title track. The new album was…
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Impatient with the negotiations, the band took it upon themselves to begin recording an album in their garage. On March 10 the band signed with John Varvatos / Republic Records . When the conversation about making an album began, the band confessed they had already begun making it in their…
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On October 24, 2016, Chad Taylor and Ed Kowalczyk, along with singer Zoe LaBelle, took part in an interview for WVYC . Although the primary reason for the interview was to promote new music by LaBelle that Taylor had worked on, it marked the first time that the two former…
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Def Leppard then returned to North America with REO Speedwagon and Tesla in early-2016.
During the break following their 2015 tour, Def Leppard led the Hysteria on the High Seas concert cruise aboard the MSC Divina in January 2016. Joe Elliott became ill with laryngitis on the night of their cruise performance. This led to the band performing without Elliott for the first time…
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The band released ” Take Me Down ” as the lead single for their third studio album on July 15, 2016. It became the band’s fourth single to top the Mainstream Rock chart and was serviced to US active rock radio on July 19. The music video for “Take Me…
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The band’s sixth studio album, DNA was released on August 19, 2016. It was the band’s poorest charting album to date, debuting and peaking at number 148 on the Billboard 200 chart. Two of its singles, “Passenger” and “It’s Over”, were able to make it into the top 50 on…
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Alter Bridge would record and tour in 2016
in addition to this, Campbell and Freeman’s Last in Line bandmate Jimmy Bain , former bassist of Dio died of lung cancer aboard the ship the same night, causing Last in Line to cancel their show the following day.