ROCK MOMENT – Def Leppard “Armageddon It”

(Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)By the time Def Leppard released “Armageddon It” in March 1988, the band was riding one of the biggest waves in rock history. Their landmark album Hysteria had already produced a string of hit singles, but few expected another track from the album to become a radio staple. Like every track on Hysteria, “Armageddon It” underwent an incredibly meticulous recording process. Rather than focusing on destruction or doom, it’s essentially a flirtatious rock song packed with clever wordplay and swagger. Released as the sixth U.S. single from Hysteria, “Armageddon It” reached No.