A new feud has erupted between Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott and Poison bandmates Bret Michaels and Rikki Rockett over remarks made about the trio's rock credentials.

Elliott sparked the war of words last month at a Swedish rock festival when he questioned the quality of Poison's work. The Brit told the media that bands like Poison and Motley Crue have "no substance in their music", and relied more on their image than their sound.

Rockett has now fired back, with a subtle dig at Elliott in an Internet posting when he wrote: "I'd be hurt if this were coming from John Lennon."

And Michaels responds, "We have not sold out... for 20 years every arena because we care about just our appearance. The music comes first. (They) shouldn't be knocking anyone about their music since they just did a show called Dancing With The Stars in the U.S. and they got crucified because they f#*king lip-synched the entire show. Before they bust anyone's balls, I've never lip-synched a f*%king thing in my life - ever!"

In a new posting on Def Leppard's official website, Elliott responds, "Whoah boys, slow down!!! Well, Bret has a point; we DID lip-synch on 'Dancing With The Stars'... absolutely... a show they'd love to be on, no doubt! I had a severe respiratory infection, as highlighted by my croaking through the (absolutely 100% live!) Ellen show performance the day before!"

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