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AustralianhardrockbandformedinSydneyin1973AC/DC(stylizedasACϟDC)areanAustralianrockbandformedinSydneyin1973byScottish-bornbrothersMalcolmandAngusYoung.[1]Althoughtheirmusichasbeenvariouslydescribedashardrock,bluesrock,andheavymetal,[2]thebandthemselvescallitsimply"rockandroll".[3]AC/DCunderwentseveralline-upchangesbeforereleasingtheirfirstalbum,HighVoltage,in1975.MembershipsubsequentlystabilisedaroundtheYoungbrothers,singerBonScott,drummerPhilRudd,andbassplayerMarkEvans.EvanswasreplacedbyCli...
Australian hard rock band formed in Sydney in 1973
AC/DC (stylized as ACϟDC) are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by Scottish-born brothers Malcolm and Angus Young.[1] Although their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock, and heavy metal,[2] the band themselves call it simply "rock and roll".[3]
AC/DC underwent several line-up changes before releasing their first album, High Voltage, in 1975. Membership subsequently stabilised around the Young brothers, singer Bon Scott, drummer Phil Rudd, and bass player Mark Evans. Evans was replaced by Cliff Williams in 1977 for the album Powerage. In February 1980, nearly seven months after the release of the follow-up album Highway to Hell, lead singer and co-songwriter Bon Scott died of acute alcohol poisoning.[4] The group considered disbanding but stayed together, bringing in Brian Johnson as replacement for Scott.[5] Later that year, the band released their first album with Johnson, Back...