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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 January 2025. Australian musician; lead guitarist of AC/DC For the actor born Angus Young, see Alan Young. Angus Young Young performing in 2024 Background information Birth name Angus McKinnon Young Born (1955-03-31) 31 March 1955 (age 69) Glasgow, Scotland Origin Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ...
The band's current touring lineup features Angus Young, vocalist Brian Johnson (from 1980 to 2016, and since 2018), rhythm guitarist Stevie Young (nephew of Angus and Malcolm Young, a member since 2014), as well as touring musicians Matt Laug (drums) and Chris Chaney (bass guitar).
Angus and Malcolm's nephew, Stevie Young, temporarily replaced Malcolm on guitar. [7] In 1989, Wright left the group to work on British heavy metal band Dio 's fifth studio album, Lock Up the Wolves (1990); he was replaced by drummer Chris Slade , who has played with ex- Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore , before joining.
After a six-year break — during which frontman Brian Johnson struggled with hearing loss and founding member Malcolm Young died — the Australian rock titans triumphantly return.
In November 1973, guitarists Malcolm Young and Angus Young formed AC/DC and recruited bassist Larry Van Kriedt, vocalist Dave Evans, and Colin Burgess, ex-Masters Apprentices drummer. [1] Soon the Young brothers decided that Evans was not a suitable frontman for the group; they felt he was more of a glam rocker like Gary Glitter.
AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in November 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. [1] Although the band are variously described as hard rock, [2] blues rock; [3]: 57–58 and heavy metal, [4] its members have referred to themselves as "a rock and roll band, nothing more, nothing less". [5]
Rolling Stone named Young as the 38th best guitarist of all time along with his younger brother and fellow AC/DC member Angus Young. [ 2 ] Though Angus was the more visible of the brothers, Malcolm was described as the driving force and the leader of the band.
[citation needed] The front cover depicts Angus Young being impaled on stage with a guitar during a performance, while the back depicts a bloodied Young lying facedown on the same stage, though deserted. A song titled "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" appeared on the next album: the band's US chart breakthrough, Highway to Hell.