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Genre:
Rock
Release Date: 10/25/1990
Run Time: 43:47
On Through the Night,
Def Leppard's debut album, established the band as one of the leading lights of the
New Wave of British Heavy Metal. While possessing the tight, controlled attack of comrades
Judas Priest and
Iron Maiden,
Def Leppard was uninterested in the fantastic, menacing, and sometimes gothic themes of those bands; instead,
On Through the Night is a collection of working-class
hard rock anthems informed by the big, glittering hooks of
glam rock. It may lack the detailed production and more
pop-oriented songwriting of later efforts, but it's also arguably their heaviest album, and some
Leppard fans prefer this sound.
~Steve Huey, All Music Guide
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