Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Def Leppard bassist Rick Savage has heaped praise on Tom Cruise after the superstar tackled the band's Pour Some Sugar On Me in new movie Rock Of Ages. more info

ContactMusic — Def Leppard bassist Rick Savage has heaped praise on Tom Cruise after the superstar tackled the bands Pour Some Sugar On Me in new movie Rock Of Ages The Hollywood actor takes on the lead role of rock star Stacee Jaxx in the big screen adaptation of ... more info

Topix — Def Leppard has no shame. When it comes to riding the fur-covered, animal print-lined coattails of "Rock of Ages," the big-screen musical opening Friday about love and hair bands in the 1980s, the group isn't shying away from commandeering some of th... more info

Gigwise — Hollywood star takes on role of Stacee Jaxx in new film more info

ContactMusic — Tom Cruises singing in Rock of Ages has been given the thumbs up by Def Leppard The actors character Stacee Jaxx sings the 80s groups Pour Some Sugar on Me in the musical film and they were surprised at how quickly he had picked up his sing... more info

ContactMusic — Def Leppard seem to have performed a U-turn when it comes to their decision on whether or not to be associated with the musical Rock of Ages now that some big name Hollywood stars have their names attached to it In fact they have even lined up their ... more info

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Guardian Music — Metallica headline Download festival this weekend, playing their classic Black album in its entirety – and to mark the occasion, here's a classic interview with James Hetfield by Steven Wells, taken from Rock's Backpages, the world's leading archiv... more info

Metalsucks — Speaking of shittiness that has come about due to the Rock of Ages movie… A couple of weeks ago we learned that Tom Cruise sings the classic Guns N’ Roses anthem “Paradise City” on the Rock of Ages soundtrack. And my concern, based on Crui... more info

Metalsucks — We hate it when bands re-record old songs and release them as new. What’s the point? It’s usually a gimmick and a cash-grab, and the new versions always suck. In Def Leppard’s case all three are true; the group has re-recorded “Rock of Ages�... more info