Richard John Cyril "Rick" Allen (born 1 November 1963) is the drummer for the English hard rock band Def Leppard. He is famous for overcoming the complete amputation of his left arm and continuing to play with the band, which subsequently went on to its greatest popular success worldwide. His fans now call him the "Thunder God". Description above from the Wikipedia article Rick Allen (drummer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.