Vivian Campbell
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Campbell with Thin Lizzy at Aberdeen Music Hall 6 January 2011
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Vivian Patrick Campbell |
| Born |
25 August 1962 Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
| Genres | Hard rock, blues-rock, heavy metal, glam metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Associated acts | Clock, Def Leppard, Dio, Hear 'n Aid, Last in Line, Riverdogs, Shadow King, Sweet Savage, Thin Lizzy, Trinity, Whitesnake |
| Website | viviancampbell |
| Notable instruments | |
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Gibson Les Paul Gibson J-200 Zemaitis Guitars Gibson Explorer |
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Vivian Patrick Campbell (born 25 August 1962) is a Northern Irish rock guitarist. He came to prominence in the early 1980s as a member of Dio, and has been a member of Def Leppard since 1992 (replacing Steve Clark). Campbell has also worked with Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Sweet Savage, Trinity, Riverdogs, and Shadow King.
Campbell began playing guitar at the age of 12. When he was 15, Campbell joined Sweet Savage, a NWOBHM band. The band's song "Killing Time" was covered by Metallica as a B-side for their "The Unforgiven" single, and was included on Metallica's Garage Inc. covers album. In 1981 they released an EP consisting of four BBC radio sessions and their first single "Take No Prisoners". Campbell left Sweet Savage in early 1983 to join Dio after guitarist Jake E. Lee was offered Randy Rhoads's spot as Ozzy Osbourne's lead guitarist in December 1982.
When Campbell joined Dio, Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice, and former Rainbow bassist Jimmy Bain had most of the songs to the album Holy Diver already written. The album was a success and included Dio's biggest hit, "Rainbow in the Dark". A concert video, called In Concert, from this tour was released. The band also played at The Monsters of Rock festival in 1983 and Monsters of Rock, Nurnburg, Germany in 1984.
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