During a conversation with Joe Rock of Long Island’s rock station 102.3 WBAB, guitarist Vivian Campbell discussed the new single ”Just Like 73”, song that features a guest guitar solo from Tom Morello, more, the guitarist hinted at a possible new Def Leppard album.

Here’s what Vivian Campbell said:

“We’re all of a similar age, within a few years. And([the year 1973) was the time when we all came of age musically. That was our musical awakening. For me, it was Marc Bolan and T. Rex. It was also the start of the ‘Ziggy Stardust’ era. I mean, ’73 was an exceptional year for music. Some stunning albums were released that year.

”So, it was a great time to become aware of the magic of music, and we all share that in common, we all have that frame of reference in Def Leppard, because we all sort of blossomed through that era of music. And ‘Just Like 73’ is just this tongue-in-cheek homage to that era and that time in our life.

”The drum beat of the song that that opens it is reminiscent of the glitter band or something. And then everything else, like the huge vocals, is typical Def Leppard. And it’s a catchy song, so it fits right in there. We’ve been playing it (live) right from day one.

”You can tell that only a certain amount of people in the audience are immediately familiar with it, but it has a familiarity. By the time you get to the second chorus, people are, ‘Oh, yeah, here we go.’ So it’s it fits right in there.” […]

If there will be a new album soon, the guitarist said:

“Well, there is [a plan to release an album], actually. I mean, ‘Just Like 73’ was actually left over from (Def Leppard’s latest album, 2022’s) ‘Diamond Star Halos’. The song just wasn’t quite finished a few years ago.

”Plus we had an abundance of songs for ‘Diamond Star’. And yes, we are constantly writing music, and yes, there will be another record.”