
It’s both warranted and duly rewarded as the track builds tantalisingly then lights up like a grenade, exploding in a rabid melee of crashing drums, maniacal screams and arguably the kind of battering-ram strength riffs not heard since Her Voice Resides et al first grabbed listeners by the throat. Rumors that the band have been working on a new ACDC PWRUP Power up album with former members of vocalist Brian Johnson and drummer Phil Rudd have been. AC/DC have sold more than 200 million albums worldwide, including 69 million albums in the US.

The bands new album Black Ice was announced in June 2008 and is set for release on 20 October 2008. Stiff Upper Lip was released in 2000 and was well-received by critics. The band’s fan forum,, recently started a thread regarding the album in the works, might just be a few songs in honor of the late Malcolm Young.That may explain the attendance of most original members, like Brian Johnson, Phil Rudd, and Cliff Williams. Everyone was surprised a few years ago when Axl Rose was named new lead singer of AC/DC but once the tour began, everyone settled in for what was a pleasant. Phil Rudd returned in 1994 and contributed to the bands 1995 album Ballbreaker. But with Matt Tuck now chucking out bold epithets like “This is the beginning of Bullet 2.0”, and a press release teasing “a back to basics” approach, are the boys from Bridgend finally ready to prove that they’re impervious to time’s cruel hands?Īs a glitchy melange of singles past starts to slowly crackle then fade out, it’s certainly impossible to deny yourself that warming frisson of anticipation that opener Parasite provides. While news of AC/DC’s new album has surfaced since late of last year, fans may be in for a disappointing turn of events. In 2009 the box set Backtracks was released, which included the best songs of the band and rare records. After a long pause, the musicians came back to their fans with the new studio album Black Ice (2008). He tells ABC News that the album is a reunion of sorts between the band and co-founding rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young, who passed away in 2017.

After 50 years in the game, the band don't reinvent the wheel when they basically created. In March 2003, AC/DC became residents of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New York. AC/DC's long-rumored new album is being delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider. Fast forward three years, however, and on paper the gamble appears to have paid dividends for the Welsh juggernauts, having now racked up a billion US streams of their catalogue and reinvigorating those increasingly apathetic audiences by playing their biggest shows to date, including London’s Alexandra Palace. AC/DC ‘Power Up’ review: Australian rock icons stick to their guns on rollicking 17th album.
