EVERYTHING LOUDER THAN EVERYTHING

As Angus Young sees it, what the world needs now is “a good old hard shock of AC/DC”. Fortunately, said shock comes this month with the release of the legendary band’s new album, Power Up.

- Paul Elliot

Lead guitarist Angus had to dig deep to get this album made. Following the death of his elder brother Malcolm, the band’s rhythm guitarist, in 2017, Angus created the 12 tracks for Power Up from ideas that he and Malcolm had worked on in previous years.

Angus also had to rebuild the band. After the recording of the 2014 album Rock Or Bust, on which his nephew Stevie Young had replaced Malcolm on rhythm guitar, three members of the band had exited at various points. But now they’re all back – singer Brian Johnson, bassist CliffWilliams and drummer Phil Rudd. And the result is an AC/DC album in the classic tradition – straight-shooting hard rock from the masters of the art.