Britain had multi-platinum superstars Def Leppard, but there was a big drop off after that. That’s not to say there weren’t plenty of UK bands ready to take their shot at the big time. The likes of ...

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Hard rock and metal dominated throughout the '80s, and in hindsight, perhaps they owe much of that success to the stellar ...