Rick Allen

Rick Allen

Richard John Cyril Allen

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In the collection

4 records
High ‘N’ Dry Def Leppard, 1981 Pyromania Def Leppard, 1983 Retro Active Def Leppard, 1993 When The Walls Came Tumbling Down (New Theatre, Oxford - 26 April 1980) Def Leppard, 2021

Played with

Def Leppard 4 records together Rick Savage 4 records together Steve Clark 4 records together Joe Elliott 4 records together Robert John Lange 3 records together Pete Willis 3 records together Phil Collen 2 records together Pete Woodroffe 1 record together Vivian Campbell 1 record together Andy Scott 1 record together Brian Connolly 1 record together Mick Tucker 1 record together

About

a.k.a. “The Thunder God” by fans.
Born November 1, 1963, Derbyshire, UK is an English drummer who has played for the hard rock band Def Leppard since 1978.
Rick joined Def Leppard at the age of 15, right before the band signed their record contract.
He lost his left arm in a car accident in 1984, but this didn’t stop him from being a drummer; with the help from a semi-electronic drum kit, Rick became “a better drummer than he was when he had two arms” (as said by Joe Elliott). In 1986, the drumkit was completely electronic, but since 1995, some parts are acoustic again, depending on his studio- or live setting.