Where Pyromania had set the standard for polished, catchy pop-metal, Hysteria only upped the ante. Pyromania's slick, layered Mutt Lange production turned into a painstaking obsession with dense sonic detail on Hysteria, with the result that some critics dismissed the record as a stiff, mechanized pop sell-out (perhaps due in part to Rick Allen's new, partially electronic drum kit). But Def Leppard's music had always employed big, anthemic hooks, and few of the pop-metal bands who had hit the charts in the wake of Pyromania could compete with Leppard's sense of craft; certainly none had the pop songwriting savvy to produce seven chart singles from the same album, as the stunningly consistent Hysteria did. Joe Elliott's lyrics owe an obvious debt to his obsession with T. Rex, particularly on the playfully silly anthem "Pour Some Sugar on Me," and the British glam rock tribute "Rocket," while power ballads like "Love Bites"/>
★英国重金属传奇乐团，生涯经典颠峰之作
★全球大卖2500万张、催生“Love Bites”、“Hysteria”、“Pour Some Sugar on Me”等7首经典名作
★AMG满分、滚石四星高分评鑑，名列滚石杂志史上最佳500张专辑、Q杂志史上最伟大100张专辑之一
生涯超过「1亿」张专辑销售，获得两张美国唱片工业协会的「鑽石唱片(Diamond Certification)」认证，横跨70、80与90年代，成就重金属与硬式摇滚的典范，Def Leppard是当今乐坛的传奇巨擘，也是音乐历史上的绝对经典。
成立于1977年英国雪菲尔德的Def Leppard，至今已有40年的历史，身为英国重金属新浪潮时期的黄金人物，他们生涯一共缔造了两次告示牌主流专辑榜的冠军、两次英国金榜的冠军，并且以超过「1亿」张专辑的销售，获得两张美国唱片工业协会颁发的「鑽石唱片」，以及28张「白金唱片」，成为人类史上最为畅销的乐团之一。而他们1987年的专辑【Hysteria】，堪称是乐团生涯的最巅峰之作，不仅将Glam Metal与Hard Rock完美融合，更创造出全球超过2500万张的销售，还登上了滚石杂志「史上最佳500张专辑」的第464名。
1987年发行的第4张录音室专辑【Hysteria】，是Def Leppard费时3年才完成录制的作品，专辑中最令人敬佩的是，因车祸意外丧失左臂的鼓手 Rick Allen 在 MIDI 辅助的情况下坚守鼓手岗位。专辑在英美排行榜中勇夺冠军，目前全球已累积高达 2500 万张销量，也让此张专辑成为该团历年来最畅销的作品。由日后为 Shania Twain 打造千万销售大碟【Come On Over】的制作人 Robert John 'Mutt' Lange 操刀制作，Robert 以强化声响效果的制作方式让乐团的重摇滚风格更具华丽格局与气势，总计有 "Women" [主流摇滚榜#7]、"Animal" [主流摇滚榜#5]、"Pour Some Sugar On Me" [热门单曲榜亚军]、"Hysteria" [热门单曲榜#10]、"Armageddon It" [热门单曲榜#3]、"Love Bites" [热门单曲榜冠军]、"Rocket" [主流摇滚榜#5] 等 7 首打进全美热门单曲榜与主流摇滚榜的单曲。
Where Pyromania had set the standard for polished, catchy pop-metal, Hysteria only upped the ante. Pyromania's slick, layered Mutt Lange production turned into a painstaking obsession with dense sonic detail on Hysteria, with the result that some critics dismissed the record as a stiff, mechanized pop sell-out (perhaps due in part to Rick Allen's new, partially electronic drum kit). But Def Leppard's music had always employed big, anthemic hooks, and few of the pop-metal bands who had hit the charts in the wake of Pyromania could compete with Leppard's sense of craft; certainly none had the pop songwriting savvy to produce seven chart singles from the same album, as the stunningly consistent Hysteria did. Joe Elliott's lyrics owe an obvious debt to his obsession with T. Rex, particularly on the playfully silly anthem "Pour Some Sugar on Me," and the British glam rock tribute "Rocket," while power ballads like "Love Bites
