Black Ice (album)

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Black Ice is the upcoming fifteenth studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, set to be released on October 20, 2008.[1] It will be their first album in eight years, since the release of Stiff Upper Lip in 2000, the longest gap between AC/DC's studio albums to date. The album was produced by Brendan O'Brien[2] and recorded at the Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, Canada.[3]

Album history

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.[4]

As of January 2006, AC/DC were working on the album, and according to Malcolm Young at that time, "The band are currently writing and recording material for the eagerly anticipated next album, but no release date has been set."[5]

In April 2008, AC/DC's official website confirmed the release of the new album with producer Brendan O'Brien and audio engineer Mike Fraser, but did not confirm a release date.[2]

In June 2008, Reuters reported that in the U.S. the new album will be distributed solely by Walmart stores although HMV's have displayed October dates for the new album in Canada.[6]

On August 15, AC/DC recorded the video to accompany the first single from the album , "Rock 'n' Roll Train", in London.[7]

On the same day, Rolling Stone magazine released a very brief appraisal of the album, citing that "Brian wails about skies on fire, blood in his eyes, storms raging, lightning flashes, hard rain and pretty women...Angus Young shreds throughout...Malcom Young, Cliff Williams and Phil Rudd — are solid as a rock." The magazine also named several tracks before the official release of the track listing.[8]

On August 18th, the release date of Black Ice was confirmed on the band's official website.[1]

Track Listing

  1. "Rock 'n Roll Train"
  2. "Skies on Fire"
  3. "Big Jack"
  4. "Anything Goes"
  5. "War Machine"
  6. "Smash 'n' Grab"
  7. "Spoilin' For a Fight"
  8. "Wheels"
  9. "Decibel"
  10. "Stormy May Day"
  11. "She Likes Rock 'n' Roll"
  12. "Money Made"
  13. "Rock 'n' Roll Dream"
  14. "Rocking All the Way"
  15. "Black Ice"

Personnel

Additional Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b "Black Ice set for release October 20th". www.acdc.com. 2008-08-18. Retrieved 2008-08-18. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help) Cite error: The named reference "official confirmation" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "AC/DC Set To Release New Album This Year". AC/DC official website. 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2008-04-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "AC/DC to release new album in October". News.com.au. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
  4. ^ Negonda, Marco (2004-01-21). "AC/DC, indiscrezioni sul nuovo album". EUTK (in Italian). Retrieved 2008-08-02. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ Richardson, Joel (2006). "AC/DC" (PDF). Marshall Law. pp. pp. 14–15. Retrieved 2008-08-02. {{cite web}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  6. ^ "AC/DC to sell new album through Wal-Mart". Reuters. 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2008-06-09. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "AC/DC wants YOU for their new video". AC/DC.com. 2008-08-09. Retrieved 2008-08-09. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "Smoking Section: AC/DC, Bob Dylan, The Stills". rollingstone.com. 2008-08-15. Retrieved 2008-08-15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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