AC / DC is an Australian hard rock band the 1973rd was established in Sydney brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. They are considered pioneers of heavy metal with bands like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath. [1] members themselves are, however, has to be but your music in rock 'n' roll genre. [2]
Members were constantly exchanged to Release First Album, High Voltage, 1975. years after that album one and the same members worked two years until the 1977th The bass player Cliff Williams was replaced by Mark Evans. The first major commercial success experienced 1979th their fifth album, Highway to Hell. However, the lead singer and one of the songwriters in the band, Bon Scott died on 19 veljače 1980th The result of the excessive intake of alcohol in the body during a single night. The remaining members are thought to dissolve the band, but they found a replacement for the departed Scott, Brian Johnson, former lead singer of the band Geordie. Five months after Scott's death, AC / DC released their most successful album of his career, Back in Black, who is also the second best selling in the history of music. In front is the only king of pop Thriller, Michael Jackson.
The next album, For Those About to Rock We Salute You, experienced a great commercial success as a precursor, and also became the first hard rock album that won first place in the charts of the United States. However, the band's popularity dropped sharply after the departure of drummer Phil Rudd 1983rd year. Weak sales continued to be the album The Razors Edge released 1990th, that, after returning Rudd 1994th The band experienced a resurgence. Ballbreaker albums (released in 1995.) And Stiff Upper Lip (released in 2000.) And critics and audiences have been positively evaluated, it was felt to significantly increasing the number of copies sold. Plans for the new album released in 2004. And his arrival is expected 2008th year.
AC / DC has sold around 150 million albums worldwide, [3] including 68 million just in the U.S.. Back in Black has sold 42 million copies worldwide, [4] making it the second biggest selling album of all time in the world. In the list of VH1 AC / DC ranked fourth on the list of 100 greatest hard rock artists. [5] MTV and puts them in seventh place in the list of Top band heavy metal music. [6]