Pyromania

*Pyromania* marks the epochal moment when Def Leppard\'s and superproducer Mutt Lange\'s shared vision of a pop/metal marriage crystallized into something timeless and world shaking. With Lange\'s sterling sheen emphasizing the music\'s larger-than-life wallop, cuts like the ubiquitous \"Photograph,\" \"Foolin\',\" and \"Rock of Ages\" overflow with spotless, widescreen vocal harmonies and instant-classic pop melodies without sacrificing the metal-derived, gut-punching guitar riffs. It\'s no mystery why the album became a mega-platinum sensation that defined \'80s rock and made these Brits superstars all over the globe.

Check out our album review of Artist's Pyromania on Rolling Stone.com.

While Def Leppard had obviously wanted to write big-sounding anthems on their previous records, Pyromania was where the band's vision coalesced and gelled into something more.

Def Leppard - Pyromania review: Equally filled with tight musicianship, infectious melodies & anthemic choruses, Def Leppard and producer “Mutt” Lange reset the boundaries of how accessible metal can be.