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Blast from the past Def Leppard's Hysteria Faizul Khan Tanim presents an album by the glam-metal legend Hysteria is probably one of glam-metal’s most definitive albums. Released on August 3, 1987, it spawned seven hit singles and sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Though Def Leppard had already released three albums, this one pushed them into the spotlight. With producer Mutt Lange on board, they successfully altered their sound towards more mellow hard rock, rather than heavy metal, to break through. The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and the UK Albums chart. Most importantly, this was the first release after the tragic car accident that left drummer Rick Allen with only one arm, but using a custom-made electronic kit, Allen continued to drum for the band as their inspiration. Hysteria became more successful than their previous record, Pyromania, and helped to revolutionise the music industry with an album length at 63 minutes, at a time when album length...