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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 - Money Talks + Flyer - tea-stained - UK - 12" picture disc - £50.00, $62.00, €58.00 (New Item) (arrived 24-Apr-2024 18:07)
AC/DC Money Talks (1990 UK limited edition 3-track 12" Picture Disc single featuring a superb 'coin' design on the A-side with a full colour photograph of Angus & his SG on the reverse, also including Mistress For Christmas & Borrowed Time. This collector's copy is complete with the rare 'Money Talks' competition flyer, all within a barcode stickered PVC sleeve. The disc has a slight 'tea-staining' effect, this is caused by over heating in the manufacturing process and only happens over time, this is relatively common with picture discs from this period, however the playing surface looks barely played B8886TP)
- AC/DC - If You Want Blood You've Got It - German - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.60, €17.40 (New Item) (arrived 26-Mar-2024 09:05)
AC/DC If You Want Blood You've Got It (1984 German 10-track vinyl LP recorded live during the 1978 Powerage World Tour. The glossy picture sleeve [with ATL50532 as catalogue number on the back] has light general shelfwear while the vinyl [withlabels displaying K50 532] remains in near 'as new' condition ATL50532)
- AC/DC - Girls Got Rhythm - UK - 7" vinyl - Promo - £50.00, $62.00, €58.00 (New Item) (arrived 21-Mar-2024 18:20)
AC/DC Girls Got Rhythm (Rare 1979 UK promotional solid centre vinyl 7" for the single release, with 'Promotional Only Not For Sale' printed on both labels, also including If You Want Blood (You Got It), within a company die-cut paper sleeve. The vinyl hsd only a few light signs of play SAM113)
- AC/DC - For Those About To Rock We Salute You - EX - German - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.60, €17.40 (New Item) (arrived 22-Mar-2024 08:33)
AC/DC For Those About To Rock We Salute You (1981 German 10-track LP, housed in an embossed bronze effect gatefold picture sleeve. The glossy cover shows some notable edge wear & discolouration but the vinyl grades Excellent with only a few signs of play ATLK50851)
- AC/DC - For Those About To Rock We Salute You - EX - German - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.60, €17.40 (New Item) (arrived 22-Mar-2024 16:15)
AC/DC For Those About To Rock We Salute You (1981 German 10-track LP, housed in an embossed bronze effect gatefold picture sleeve. The glossy cover shows some notable edge wear & discolouration but the vinyl grades Excellent with only a few signs of play ATLK50851)
- AC/DC - Rock N Roll Damnation - 1st - UK - 12" vinyl - £60.00, $74.40, €69.60 (New Item) (arrived 25-Mar-2024 14:39)
AC/DC Rock N Roll Damnation (1978 UK Special Limited Edition first issue 12" vinyl single, also including Sin City, housed in a black & white picture sleeve featuring the Angus image taken from the 'Powerage' album, which both songs come from.The sleeve has light wear and the vinyl appears barely played K11142)
- AC/DC - Powerage - Cold Hearted Man - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £30.00, $37.20, €34.80 (New Item) (arrived 25-Mar-2024 14:43)
AC/DC Powerage (1978 UK 9-track LP, the fifth studio album by the Australian rockers, featuring a different running order with the opening track Gimme A Bullet, without Rock N Roll Damnation included, instead features Cold Hearted Man. The glossy picture sleeve has a small tear on the open edge, otherwise displays light general wear, and the vinyl looks barely played, overall an Excellent example K50483)
- AC/DC - High Voltage - German - vinyl LP - £35.00, $43.40, €40.60 (New Item) (arrived 25-Mar-2024 15:02)
AC/DC High Voltage (1976 German 9-track vinyl LP, the first internationally-released album by the Australian hard rock band originally released in 1976. The second track on the B-Side, Can I Sit Next To You Girl, is misprinted on label as 'CanI Sit Next To Your Girl'. Contains material from their first two Australia-only issued albums, High Voltage & T.N.T. from 1975. Housed a glossy picture sleeve with a WEA company inner. The sleeve displays only very light general wear and thevinyl has minimal signs of play ATL50257)
- AC/DC - Let's Get It Up - UK - 12" vinyl - £25.00, $31.00, €29.00 (New Item) (arrived 25-Mar-2024 15:08)
AC/DC Let's Get It Up (1981 UK limited edition 3-track 12" single, also including Back In Black & TNT, both recorded live in December 1981, glossy picture sleeve. The sleeve shows light wear & the vinyl has only a few light signs of play K11706T)
- AC/DC - If You Want Blood You've Got It - German - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.60, €17.40 (Back In Stock) (arrived 28-Mar-2024 09:05)
AC/DC If You Want Blood You've Got It (1984 German 10-track vinyl LP recorded live during the 1978 Powerage World Tour. The glossy picture sleeve [with ATL50532 as catalogue number on the back] has light general shelfwear while the vinyl [withlabels displaying K50 532] remains in near 'as new' condition ATL50532)
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