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Saturday, August 30, 2008
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Black Ice Deluxe Edition
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Alternate "Black Ice" album covers
In addition to the main Black Ice album cover, there are two alternate collectible covers to be available. Thanks to acdcnews.com for sharing!
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Monday, August 25, 2008
AC/DC record sales jump & No more RnR Train clip
The news of the release of AC/DC’s first album in 8 years has sent a lot of new fans out for an educational catch-up and some old ones for a refresher course.
On this week’s ARIA chart, AC/DC are at no. 47 with ‘TNT’, no. 61 with ‘Highway To Hell’, no. 62 with ‘Dirty Deeds Done Cheap’, no. 74 with ‘Who Made Who’ and no. 92 with ‘The Razor’s Edge’.
Collectively, the albums sold 3324 units which on this week’s chart was more than what the number 9 album did.
It was an interesting choice of titles going over the counter. Three of the albums are from the early era with Bon Scott. ‘The Razor’s Edge’ features Brian Johnson and ‘Who Made Who’ was a soundtrack featuring both Bon and Brian.
AC/DC’s new album ‘Black Ice’ will be released on October 18 in Australia and October 20 in the USA.
Source: Undercover
In other AC/DC news. the official AC/DC Myspace page has removed the Rock N Roll Train Clip from it's music player. Of course you can still listen to the clip on many Youtube user videos.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Billboard.com: Small "Black Ice" preview
Billboard.com has a nice small Black Ice Preview, covering a few tracks:
Due Oct. 20 exclusively in Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores as well as ACDC.com, the set opens with the single "Rock'n'Roll Train," a riffy blast sure to please longtime fans. The track goes to U.S. radio Aug. 28. Elsewhere, "Big Jack" nods to the vintage major-key rocker "Who Made Who," while "Wheels" is a hands-in-the-air nod to old favorites such as "Highway to Hell" and "Givin' the Dog a Bone." Frontman Brian Johnson is in fine form on tracks like "War Machine" ("Better watch your back and cover your tracks!," he warns), the sparse "Decibel," partially sung in his deep, natural voice, and the anthemic "Anything Goes." "Black Ice" ends with its title track, an old-school blues rocker that finds Johnson growling, "I'll gouge your eyes out."
I would guess that the riffs and sound of the album are along the lines of the BIB era. This would be great.
As for me: I've listened the that 30 second clip about 100 times!
Friday, August 22, 2008
First 30 secs of Rock N Roll Train
The official AC/DC Myspace page has the first 30 seconds of RnR Train. (and a cool train pic)
Check it HERE
The mix sounds SO good. You can hear every instrument perfectly. Very clean and powerful. This album is going to be epic.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Photos of the Rock N Roll Train video shoot.
Check out some photos from the video shoot here: http://www.acdc-noticias.com.ar/2008/08/fotos-de-la-filmacion-del-nuevo-video.html
"Rock N Roll Train" Fan song "leak"
Yeah it's a little ridiculous but still it gives you an idea of what we're in store for. If it sound similar to this then this song's going to rock!!
Special Wal-mart AC/DC section
New AC/DC album official announcments!
Right from acdcrocks.com:
Columbia Records announced today the October 20th release of AC/DC's widely-anticipated Black Ice, the band's first studio album in eight years. Black Ice features 15 new tracks from brothers Angus and Malcolm Young, Brian Johnson, Cliff Williams, and Phil Rudd. The album was produced by Brendan O'Brien at the Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, BC.
"Rock 'N' Roll Train," the album's first single, will debut on August 28th. The video will premiere in September. And the band is set to kick off its first world tour since 2001 in late October.
Black Ice will be sold in the U.S. exclusively at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club retail locations at the special price of $11.88. Online, the CD will be available with free shipping and handling via the band's website, http://www.acdc.com/. It will also be sold at Walmart.com and Samsclub.com.
Black Ice is currently available for pre-order at http://www.acdc.com/ and Walmart.com.
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