AC/DC's fifteenth studio album
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| Studio album by AC/DC | |||||
| Released | TBA | ||||
| Recorded | March-April 2008 in Vancouver | ||||
| Genre | Hard rock | ||||
| Label | Epic Records | ||||
| Producer | Brendan O'Brien | ||||
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AC/DC's fifteenth international studio album is expected to be released in late 2008.[1] It will be their first album in 8 years, since the release of Stiff Upper Lip in 2000, the longest gap between AC/DC's studio albums to date. The album is to be produced by Brendan O'Brien, who has worked with a number of artists, including Audioslave, Incubus, King's X, The Offspring, Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine, Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver.[2]
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[edit] Album history
In July 2002, guitarist Angus Young discussed the possibility of a follow-up to Stiff Upper Lip, stating that the band were "meeting to begin conceiving" their next album.[3] In February 2004, it was reported that AC/DC had begun writing the new album that was due for release later that year.[4] Fifa Riccobono, CEO of Albert Productions, had confirmed songs had been written for the next record but the band had yet to start recording.
As of January 2006, AC/DC have been working on a new studio album. According to Malcolm Young, "The band are currently writing and recording material for the eagerly anticipated next album, but no release date has been set."[5] In a 2004 interview, Brian Johnson revealed that for the first time since the 1988 album Blow Up Your Video, he would be handling lyrics. He also said that Angus Young has written harder riffs than those on Stiff Upper Lip.[6] In 2005, Johnson confirmed that the band did not know when the album will be recorded, or who would produce it and Malcolm Young said that the new album has "gotta be perfect".[7] Johnson and bassist Cliff Williams, along with Steve Luongo and Mark Hitt, recorded new songs for a fund-raising tour named "Classic Rock Cares", and the new songs were to be presented during concerts.[8] So far, three new songs, "Chain Gang on the Road," "Blood Alley," and "Who Phoned The Law?" have been played live. Williams stated that "the Young brothers have been writing new material, but there’s no telling when that will crystallise into an album."[9]
Cliff Williams said the album would begin being recorded on March 1, 2008. In March, 2008, several websites claimed that AC/DC were spotted in Vancouver, where the band recorded their last two studio albums with Vancouver engineer and mixer Mike Fraser. Fraser has engineered previous AC/DC Vancouver sessions, leading metalunderground.com to speculate that he is working on the new album.[10] In April of 2008, AC/DC's official website confirmed the release of the new album with producer Brendan O'Brien and audio engineer Mike Fraser.[2] Johnson recently revealed during an interview with Washington D.C.'s DC 101 radio station that AC/DC have finished recording the new album and are currently mixing it for a late 2008 release.[1]
In June 2008 Reuters reported that in the U.S. the new album will distrubuted solely by Wal Mart stores [11]
[edit] Personnel
- Brian Johnson - Lead Vocals
- Angus Young - Lead Guitar
- Malcolm Young - Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Cliff Williams - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Phil Rudd - Drums, Percussion
[edit] Additional Personnel
- Brendan O'Brien - Producer
- Mike Fraser - Engineer
[edit] References
- ^ a b AC/DC Completes Recording New Album. Blabbermouth.net (2008-04-22). Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
- ^ a b AC/DC Set To Release New Album This Year. AC/DC official website (2008-04-18). Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
- ^ McSweeney's Internet Tendency. AC/DC: The Board Meeting, reported by Mcsweeneys.net July 2002. Last accessed April 26, 2008
- ^ AC/DC: Writing For New Album Has Begun, reported by Ultimate-Guitar.com February 11, 2004. Last accessed April 26, 2008
- ^ Richardson, Joel; Nick Bowcott (May 2006). AC/DC (PDF). Marshall Law pp. 14–15. Retrieved on 2008-08-02.
- ^ Negonda, Marco (2004-01-21). AC/DC, indiscrezioni sul nuovo album (Italian). EUTK. Retrieved on 2008-08-02.
- ^ Brian Johnson interview by Eddie Trunk on "Friday Night Rocks", 22 April, 2005. See the transcript here. Retrieved on August 2, 2008.
- ^ Classic Rock Cares. The John Entwistle Foundation. Retrieved on 2008-08-02.
- ^ Runnells, Charles. "AC/DC bandmates join for Fort Myers concert", The News-Press, 2007-06-29. Retrieved on 2008-08-02.
- ^ Mackie, John. "AC/DC recording in Vancouver?", Entertainment Tonight Canada, 2008-03-04. Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
- ^ AC/DC to sell new album through Wal-Mart. Reuters (2008-06-09). Retrieved on 2008-06-09.
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