On episode 516 of Talking Metal, host Mark Strigl welcomes Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen, who gives an update on the band’s current recording sessions. Other interview topics include: Rick’s artwork, his work with veterans, Project Resiliency, the Raven Drum Foundation, the Wentworth Gallery, Vivian Campbell, Mutt Lange and Pete Willis. Mitch Lafon from the One On One With Mitch Lafon podcast is the special guest co-host. The interview with Rick starts ten minutes into the podcast; listen below.

Catch Def Leppard live; confirmed tour dates are as listed:

April

15 - South Okanagan Event Centre - Penticton, BC
17 - Save On Foods Memorial Centre - Victoria, BC
18 - Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena - Vancouver, BC
20 - EnCana Events Centre - Dawson Creek, BC
22 - Scotiabank Saddledome - Calgary, AB
23 - Rexall Place - Edmonton, AB
25 - Enmax Centre - Lethbridge, AB
26 - Brandt Centre - Regina, SK
28 - SaskTel Centre - Saskatoon, SK
29 - MTS Centre - Winnipeg, MB

May

2 - Bell Centre - Montreal, QC
4 - The Arena at TD Place - Ottawa, ON
5 - Budweiser Gardens - London, ON
15 - Sports Palace - Minsk, Belarus
17 - Siemens Arena - Vilnius, Lithuania
19 - Torwar - Warsaw, Poland
22 - Cez Arena - Ostrava, Czech Republic
23 - O2 Arena - Prague, Czech Republic
25 - Porsche Arena - Stuttgart, Germany
27 - Offenbach Stadhalle - Frankfurt, Germany
28 - Palladium - Cologne, Germany
30 - Ejsberg Rock Festival l- Esbjerg, Denmark

June

2 - Spektrum - Oslo, Norway
4 - Rock Festival - Solvesborg, Sweden
6 - South Park Festival l- Tampere, Finland

August

27 - Minnesota State Fair - St. Paul, MN Grandstand (with Styx, Tesla)

September

1 - The Great Allentown Fair - Allentown, PA (with Styx, Tesla)