13/11/2021
Happy Anniversarry
Power Up of AC/DC
Power Up was released through Columbia Records and Sony Music Australia. It is their sixteenth internationally released studio album and the seventeenth to be released in Australia. Power Up marks the return of vocalist Brian Johnson, drummer Phil Rudd and bassist Cliff Williams, all of whom left AC/DC before, during, or after the supporting tour for their previous album Rock or Bust (2014). This is also the band's first album since the death of co-founder and rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young in 2017 and it serves as a tribute to him, according to his brother Angus. The album was generally well received by music critics and reached number one in 21 countries. It sold 1.4 million copies worldwide.
At the 2021 ARIA Music Awards, the album was nominated for Best Rock Album and the band were nominated for Best Group.
Following the 2014 album Rock or Bust, the group embarked on a seventeen-month world tour. Prior to the tour, drummer Phil Rudd was charged with attempting to procure murder, threatening to kill, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of cannabis. For the tour, Rudd was replaced by Chris Slade, who had also previously played with AC/DC on their 1990 album The Razors Edge, several years after Rudd first left the band.
By 2016, lead singer Brian Johnson had started to suffer hearing loss,causing the final ten dates of the Rock or Bust tour to be rescheduled. Ultimately, he was replaced with Guns N' Roses vocalist Axl Rose for the remaining dates. On 8 July 2016, bassist Cliff Williams announced that he would be retiring from the band once the tour was finished, citing health issues as reasons for retiring, and calling AC/DC a "changed animal".
Singles : Shot in the Dark, Realize, Demon Fire, Witch's Spell, Through the Mists of Time
Music : Shot In The Dark (Official Video)
Source: AC/DC youtube
Personel: Brian Johnson, Angus Young, Stevie Young, Cliff Williams, Phil Rudd
Josh Cheuse – creative direction and photography, art direction and design
Michelle Holme – art direction and design, Ben Ib– cover art
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