AC/DC Teases New Single “A Shot In The Dark”


Hard rock legends AC/DC have teased a brand new song and video, likely premiering tomorrow dubbed “A Shot In The Dark”! The song is the lead single off their new album, mostly likely titled Power Up! The song is classic sounding AC/DC and features what sounds like a big, rock chorus. Check out the teaser below! As we shared the news yesterday, the band formally announced their comeback officially. The band released the first official photo of its reunited lineup, featuring returning frontman Brian Johnson alongside drummer Phil Rudd, bassist Cliff Williams and guitarists Angus and Stevie Young. The photo confirms the new lineup and likely new album title PWRUP, with details soon to be revealed. Earlier this week, a mysterious poster appeared outside Angus’s old school in Sydney, Australia. The poster placed outside of Ashfield Boys High School reads: “Are You Ready? SYD PWR UP.” At the bottom of the advertisement, there was a link to a web site with the iconic AC/DC red neon lightning logo. On the website itself, there are links to the AC/DC store as well as a “Power Up” e-mail sign-up, leading to speculation that the band’s long-awaited new album is called “Power Up”. A newly released teaser video from AC/DC, simply featuring the hashtag #PWRUP, only fuels the chatter. Short teaser videos have shown up on Social Media this week. This news is the latest in the saga of the retain of one of rock music’s leading bands. More to come on the news front as it is announced.

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AC/DC Officially Announces New Lineup, New #PWRUP Album News Imminent


As reported first by Blabbermouth.net, long-running Hard rock legends AC/DC have announced their comeback officially. The band released the first official photo of its reunited lineup, featuring returning frontman Brian Johnson alongside drummer Phil Rudd, bassist Cliff Williams and guitarists Angus and Stevie Young. The photo confirms the new lineup and likely new album title PWRUP, with details soon to be revealed. Earlier this week, a mysterious poster appeared outside Angus’s old school in Sydney, Australia. The poster placed outside of Ashfield Boys High School reads: “Are You Ready? SYD PWR UP.” At the bottom of the advertisement, there was a link to a web site with the iconic AC/DC red neon lightning logo. On the website itself, there are links to the AC/DC store as well as a “Power Up” e-mail sign-up, leading to speculation that the band’s long-awaited new album is called “Power Up”. A newly released teaser video from AC/DC, simply featuring the hashtag #PWRUP, only fuels the chatter. Short teaser videos have shown up on Social Media this week. This news is the latest in the saga of the retain of one of rock music’s leading bands. More to come on the news front as it is announced.

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CLASSIC ALBUMS REVISITED: Forty Years of AC/DC’s Back In Black


The comeback to end all comebacks, the story of Back in Black (Atlantic Records) began with tragedy but ended in triumph. While comebacks usually require some form of absence from the public eye, a few weeks would barely register as a blip on the timelines of most bands. But for AC/DC, that short space of time was literally life-changing. Continue reading


AC/DC’s Angus And Stevie Young Now Spotted At A Vancouver Recording Studio


In a story we have been tracking at Ghost Cult, it appears as if AC/DC are convening in Vancouver, British Columbia to work on new music. In addition to Former members Brian Johnson and Phil Rudd photographed together, now a published report shows Angus and Stevie Young have been photographed together at the same studio space the band has recorded their last three albums. Hopefully, this is the start of new AC/DC music, which has been up in the air since the death of Malcolm Young, following the release of 2014’s Rock Or Bust. Continue reading


AC/DC Members, Including Brian Johnson And Phil Rudd Appear To Be Recording Together


Much speculation has surrounded AC/DC and whether they would ever make new music together, following the death of Malcolm Young. A few days after a Canadian journalist claimed that Stevie Young and Phil Rudd were spotted in downtown Vancouver, now former singer Brian Johnson and Rudd have been photographed together at a music studio. Vancouver is like a second home to AC/DC, since they made their last three albums in that city. If this is true this would be huge news for the rock world, but it could also be for another project such as a Johnson solo album, as nothing has been confirmed. With the death of Malcolm Young, plus the departures of Johnson, Rudd, and bassist Cliff Williams now retired, fans have wondered if sole remaining founding member Angus Young would keep the band going or decide it was time for AC/DC retire. Rudd was replaced the last few years in the band by Chris Slade, with Axl Rose stepping in for Brian Johnson. We’ll keep tracking this story here at Ghost Cult.Continue reading