From Planet Rock.
Brian Johnson has ‘confirmed’ he is back in the AC/DC fold and is recording a new album with the band.
Rumours that both Brian Johnson and Phil Rudd had rejoined forces with AC/DC exploded last August when photos emerged online that depicted the singer, drummer and engineer Mike Fraser outside Vancouver’s Warehouse Studios where Stevie and Angus Young were also spotted that week.
The rumours were intensified weeks later when JAM Magazine quoted sources who claimed that the new AC/DC album will be dedicated to the memory of Malcolm Young and feature his distinctive rhythm guitar playing lifted from recording sessions several years before ‘Black Ice’.
True to form, AC/DC have remained quiet about their future plans, however, grindcore trio Terrorizer have now claimed that Brian let the cat out of the bag when they bumped into him at an airport this week.
Terrorizer wrote on Monday (28th January): “We ran into Brian Johnson from AC/DC at the airport today after the flight home and we asked him about the rumours of him being on the new AC/DC album and he said ‘yes’ and that he is ‘sick of denying it.’ So that was a cool surprise ending to the tour.”
Brian Johnson performing with AC/DC in February 2016 © Getty
Brian, of course, was replaced by Axl Rose for the final European and North American dates of AC/DC’s Rock or Bust World Tour in 2016 after doctors told him to quit performing live or risk total hearing loss.
Phil Rudd was replaced by Chris Slade in 2015 due to his ongoing legal quagmire and subsequent house arrest.
As recently as February 2018, Brian reflected upon his 36-year tenure with AC/DC, saying: “On stage, it was getting harder and harder to hear the guitars, even hear the keys, and I was basically going on muscle memory.
“And I’m not the kind of guy who likes to cheat. The way I look at it, I had a great run.”
Phil Rudd, meanwhile, has made no secret of the fact he’d like to rejoin AC/DC. “I’d like to be involved with Angus again, maybe on the next album or something,” he told Finland’s Kaaos TV in April 2017.
“But I still have some traveling restrictions, and I’m not sure if I can go to America or not. I’ve got some lawyers doing some work so I can go back to America, but I’m not too sure. So I have some limitations on what I can do, and I’m just making the best of my situation at the moment.”
It’s currently unclear who will play bass on the new AC/DC album after Cliff Williams quit the band in September 2016.
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- AC/DC - Highway To Hell - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $32.75, €29.75 (New Item) (arrived 05-Sep-2024 15:27)
AC/DC Highway To Hell (1979 UK 10-track LP, the first album to be produced by Robert John 'Mutt' Lange & sadly the last with lead singer Bon Scott, including the classic title track & If You Want Blood [You Got It]. The glossy picture sleeve is Excellent with light shelf wear & the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with very little play K50628)
- AC/DC - Heatseaker - Gatefold - Promotional Stickered - UK - 12" vinyl - £30.00, $39.30, €35.70 (New Item) (arrived 29-Jul-2024 16:47)
AC/DC Heatseaker (1988 UK limited edition 3-track 12" single, also including Go Zone & Snake Eye, hype/promo-stickered gatefold 'video stills' picture sleeve with UK tour dates inside. The sleeve shows a little shelfwear whilst the vinyl appears barely played A9136TW)
- AC/DC - Let's Get It Up - UK - 7" vinyl - £15.00, $19.65, €17.85 (New Item) (arrived 18-Jun-2024 12:14)
AC/DC Let's Get It Up (1982 Dutch pressed UK solid centre 7" vinyl single, also including a live version of Back In Black. The picture sleeve shows a little shelfwear but the vinyl remains in excellent condition K11706)
- AC/DC - For Those About To Rock We Salute You - UK - vinyl LP - £45.00, $58.95, €53.55 (New Item) (arrived 26-Jun-2024 17:02)
AC/DC For Those About To Rock We Salute You (1981 UK 10-track vinyl LP, their seventh internationally released studio album and the second with Brian Johnson on vocals, embossed bronze effect gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just thelightest shelfwear and the vinyl remains in fantastic condition with little sign of play K50851)
- AC/DC - Who Made Who - 180g - Gold Vinyl - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £34.99, $45.84, €41.64 (New Item) (arrived 02-Jul-2024 11:46)
AC/DC Who Made Who (50th Anniversary 2024 reissue UK/EU limited edition 9-track LP, pressed on 180g Gold Vinyl. Originally released in 1986 as the soundtrack to the Stephen King movie 'Maximum Overdrive'; and includes 'Who Made Who' and the instrumentals 'DT' & 'Chase The Ace' which were all then-newly written and recorded by the band for the soundtrack, Sealed double hype-stickered picture sleeve. )
- AC/DC - Flick Of The Switch - German - vinyl LP - £50.00, $65.50, €59.50 (New Item) (arrived 11-Jul-2024 09:13)
AC/DC Flick Of The Switch (Archive quality 1983 German 10-track vinyl LP with A1/B1 matrices, the ninth studio album from the famed Australian sons, and the third post-Bon Scott, embossed picture sleeve with album credits inner. The sleeve & vinyl are a staggering Near Mint with no need to upgrade - an astounding copy)
- AC/DC - Nervous Shakedown - EX - UK - shaped picture disc - £45.00, $58.95, €53.55 (New Item) (arrived 19-Jul-2024 09:43)
AC/DC Nervous Shakedown (Rare 1984 UK limited edition 7" shaped Picture Disc single, also featuring Rock & Roll Ain't Noise Pollution recorded live in November 1983. The disc shows a little mild tea staining, not uncommon for picture discs from the 80s, this was due to being overheated during manufacture however has no effect on playblack, and overall Excellent example A9651P)
- AC/DC - Let's Get It Up - Dutch - 7" vinyl - £18.00, $23.58, €21.42 (New Item) (arrived 24-Jul-2024 12:32)
AC/DC Let's Get It Up (1982 Dutch wide centre 7" vinyl single, also including a live version of Back In Black, housed in a textured picture sleeve. The cover displays some minor general wear but has no splits or rips, whilst the vinyl shows only light signs of play, overall an Excellent example ATL11706)
- AC/DC - Money Talks - EX - UK - 7" vinyl - £18.00, $23.58, €21.42 (New Item) (arrived 24-Jul-2024 13:33)
AC/DC Money Talks (1990 UK solid centre 7" vinyl single, also including Mistress For Christmas, housed in a paper picture sleeve. The cover is graded Excellent with some minor wear and has a couple of small splits in the edges, whilst the vinyl looks barely played B8886)
- AC/DC - For Those About To Rock We Salute You - VG/EX - Dutch - vinyl LP - £20.00, $26.20, €23.80 (New Item) (arrived 02-Aug-2024 16:46)
AC/DC For Those About To Rock We Salute You (1981 Dutch 10-track vinyl LP, their seventh internationally released studio album and the second with Brian Johnson on vocals, embossed bronze effect gatefold picture sleeve with a live photo acrossthe centre spread. The sleeve has a sticker mark, a corner crease and minor storage marks (mainly to inside spread), whilst the vinyl remains EX-/VG+ with few signs of play K50851)
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