AC/DC

Band members
Brian Johnson – lead vocals (1980–present)
Angus Young – lead guitar (1973–present)
Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1973–present)
Cliff Williams – bass guitar, backing vocals (1977–present)
Phil Rudd – drums, percussion (1975–1983, 1994–present)

AC/DC are a rock band formed in Australia in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. They are commonly are considered pioneers of heavy metal and one of the most important bands of hard rock.
As we are used to, AC/DC have been changing along the time:
In 1977 bassist Mark Evans was replaced by Cliff Williams .Bon Scott, lead singer and co-songwriter died on 19 February 1980, due to huge alcohol consumption. At the same year, Brian Johnson (from Geordi) was selected for Scott's role. (We should refer that later a year, the band released their best-selling album, Back in Black). Phil Rudd was fired in 1983. This decision contributed for a declined in their popularity. The best solution was call back Phil and he accepted return to AC/DC. On 20 October 2008 released their new album, Black Ice.

Most important awards:
- Back in Black is the fifth-highest-selling album (has sold 45 million units worldwide).
- AC/DC ranked fourth on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" and was named the seventh "Greatest Heavy Metal Band of All Time" by MTV.
- Rolling Stone ranked them as 72th of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".
Nominations:
- They were 5 times nominated to Grammy Awards, MTV Video Music Awards and 1 American Music Awards.

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