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AC/DC is an Australian-Scottish hard rock band formed in Sydney (Australia) in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. Although classified in hard rock and considered a pioneer of heavy metal.

In 1979, the band enjoyed worldwide success with their album Highway to Hell. Singer and sidekick Bon Scott died on February 19, 1980, drowned in his own...

AC/DC is an Australian-Scottish hard rock band formed in Sydney (Australia) in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. Although classified in hard rock and considered a pioneer of heavy metal.

In 1979, the band enjoyed worldwide success with their album Highway to Hell. Singer and sidekick Bon Scott died on February 19, 1980, drowned in his own vomiting, after a night of heavy drinking. The band then considered disbanding, but former Geordie singer Brian Johnson was chosen as Bon Scott's replacement.

The same year, the band released the album Back in Black, their biggest worldwide hit to date. Their follow-up album, For Those About to Rock We Salute You, was also very successful and was the first of their albums to reach No. 1 in the United States.

AC/DC's popularity began to wane in 1983, when Phil Rudd left the group to found his own helicopter transport company in Sydney. The band's drummer was then Simon Wright until 1989, then Chris Slade, until the return of Phil Rudd in 1994.

It is from 1986 that the popularity of the group goes up. The band's latest album, Black Ice, released on October 20, 2008, was their biggest chart success since For Those About to Rock, reaching number one in many countries. In 2008, AC/DC sold more than 200 million albums worldwide including 71 million in the United States during its 39 years of existence and is considered a pioneer of hard rock for all generations since its existence. of the group. Sales of Back in Black are estimated at 50 million copies worldwide, making it the second best-selling album in the world behind Michael Jackson's Thriller.


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