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Famous as :
Hard rock bandBirth Date :
1973Birth Place :
Sydney, AustraliaClaim to fame :
Album "Highway to Hell" (1979)
AC/DC to Start Tour in October
July 29, 2008 04:07:05After much speculation outed in the press about their tour plan, finally an official confirmation about AC/DC's world tour has been revealed on July 28. The rockers reportedly will go on an 18 months tour starting from October.
According to Billboard.com, the news was confirmed by Creative Artists Agency managing partner Rob Light at IAAM conference and trade show in Anaheim, California. Unfortunately, Light hasn't revealed the details about the venues and the exact dates for the tour.
AC/DC's New LP Title and First Single Revealed?
July 21, 2008 03:07:12New rumor sparks for hard rock fans regarding the new music project of rock legend AC/DC stating that the band will drop their first single on August 24 and that their new LP will be named "Dirty Rhythm" instead of the previously rumored "Black Ice". The news comes from Antimusic.com who said that they received an info from someone who claimed to be working at Sony Music.
The website also stated that the first track from the rockers' upcoming record will be titled "Run Away From Black Ice". Not only that, it is also said that beside the first single, the rock legend's upcoming LP will also include songs such as "Heat It Up", "The Legacy" and "Rock 'N Roll Defenders".
AC/DC Tied Exclusive Deal with Verizon
August 02, 2007 12:08:19
Verizon Wireless is getting avid at its music sponsorship. The phone company has tied a deal with Australian rockers AC/DC to release the band's entire back to back catalog, making itself the only company to gain the exclusive right.
The digital catalog will be sold via Verizon's VCast Music service starting from March 2008 at $12 per album. All of the albums are available for full download except for the group's biggest hit, "You Shook Me All Night Long," which will be available as an over-the-air download.
AC/DC Begins Materializing New Album
July 18, 2007 01:07:49
Australia's very own heavy metal band AC/DC is confirmed having their highly-anticipated album under way. The band whose latest effort was 2000's "Stiff Upper Lip" has begun crystallizing their materials into a record which will be followed by a tour.
"Malcom and Angus (Young) are in the studio," frontman Brian Johnson said at New Jersey's Classic Rock Cares gig. "There's an album in the works, and a tour, too, I think. The boys are working on something special. They don't want to do just another album."
"Back in Black" Makes America's Best-Sellers List
June 08, 2005 09:06:34Australian music group AC/DC has made the Recording Industry Assn. of America's all-time best-sellers list with their 1980 breakthrough "Back in Black," which has been sold for 21 million copies. The song, originally released by Atco and was reissued in 2003 by Epic along with the rest of the band's catalog, places AC/DC on fifth to be with singer Billy Joel, who made the same achievement in 2000 thanks to his "Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & II."
Remains on the top of the list is "Eagles/Their Greatest Hits" (Asylum), which last certified in 2002 at 28 million. Makes the second on the list is Michael Jackson's "Thriller" (Epic), which reached 27 million in an April RIAA accounting. Comes afterwards is Pink Floyd's "The Wall" (23 million/1999; Capitol) and "Led Zeppelin IV" (22 million/1999; Atlantic). Some others rewarded new multi-platinum include Usher, Gwen Stefani, Rascal Flatts, Chicago, and many more.
