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Monday August 18, 2008

It's official!

This just in from the people-in-the-know…

Columbia Records announces the worldwide release of Black Ice, the long-awaited new studio album from AC/DC, on Monday, October 20.

Black Ice, the first full-length studio album of all-new material from AC/DC since the release of Stiff Upper Lip in 2000, is the band's debut recording for Columbia Records.

Produced by Brendan O'Brien at the Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, BC, Black Ice premieres 15 new AC/DC compositions and performances including the album's first single, Rock 'N' Roll Train, slated to impact radio around the world on August 28 with a video debuting in September.

In further AC/DC news, No Bull: The Director's Cut, a newly edited expanded DVD edition of AC/DC's historic performance at Madrid's Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas on July 10, 1996, will be released worldwide on September 8, 2008.

No Bull: The Director's Cut has been remixed in Dolby Digital Stereo and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and includes the original concert showcasing more than two hours of music as well as bonus features.

AC/DC will embark on a major world tour, the group's first since 2001, beginning late October.

Posted by Geoff Barton
Monday August 18, 2008

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Woo-Hoo!!

Posted by Paul Hackett (127.0.0.1) on August 18, 2008 at 12:10 PM BST #

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES.The greatest rock band of all time return with a classy album cover and 15 new rockers.Let There Be Rock.

Posted by Barfly (127.0.0.1) on August 18, 2008 at 12:50 PM BST #

thats not a classy album cover, its crap! Roll on Oct 20th though!

Posted by andy (127.0.0.1) on August 18, 2008 at 02:58 PM BST #

Looking forward to hearing some new AC/DC songs for the first time in a long while, and will definitely be trying to get tickets for the tour.

Have to agree though with Andy, the cover is pretty rubbish. Though I suppose it might look alright on folk's ipods.

Posted by James Mitchell (127.0.0.1) on August 18, 2008 at 03:08 PM BST
Website: http://www.myspace.com/vantagepointrocks #

Excellent news!!! As for the album cover, it's a damn sight better than Blow Up Your Video or Flick of The Switch. Anyway, fuck the cover, this is what we've been waiting for!

Posted by Stevo the Greebo (127.0.0.1) on August 18, 2008 at 04:11 PM BST #

I agree, rubbish cover, just as bad as Powerage, For Those and Fly On the Wall. Looking forward to it.

Posted by Motleyal (127.0.0.1) on August 18, 2008 at 05:14 PM BST #

Cover is rubbish. But it's the contents I'm more interested in. Great new about a tour. I reckon it will be their last. All in all a great end to a mediocre day.

Posted by eechuta (127.0.0.1) on August 18, 2008 at 05:55 PM BST
Website: http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/trackback/classicrock/Weblog/it_s_official3 #

Hiya,

A great end to a pretty boring day.

Posted by Claire Muncaster (127.0.0.1) on August 18, 2008 at 07:22 PM BST #

How come you guys had access to the album cover art, but not to the song list? Here it is:

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

I took it from a Brazilian website, which, by the looks of it, is way more on top of all the current news than Classic Rock...

Posted by Rodrigo Altaf (127.0.0.1) on August 19, 2008 at 03:51 AM BST #

is that song War Machine a KISS cover?

Just asking.

This should be a great album

cover sucks though

Posted by Mister Speed (127.0.0.1) on August 19, 2008 at 11:35 AM BST #

that cover is great
best rock album cover ive seen this year

and 15 songs aswell
its fixing to be a future classic
lets hope it delivers the hype

Posted by Ian (127.0.0.1) on August 19, 2008 at 09:29 PM BST #