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AC/DC is an Australian rock band. They formed in the 1970s and have been one of the most popular rock bands ever since. They have been featured in both the Guitar Hero and Rock Band video game serieses. Popular frontman Bon Scott died of an accidental overdose of alcohol in 1980. The band continued on after recruiting frontman Brian Johnson, who sounds similar to Scott. Johnson was a popular replacement and the band enjoyed success up to the mid-1980s. In addition to Johnson, the band consists of brothers Angus and Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams, and Phil Rudd.

Current Members

• Brian Johnson - Singer
• Angus Young - guitar
• Malcolm Young - guitar
• Cliff Williams - bass
• Phil Rudd - drums

Discography

• High Voltage (1975 Aus.)
• T.N.T. (1975 Aus.)
• High Voltage (1976)
• Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976, released in the U.S. belatedly in 1981)
• Let There Be Rock (1977)
• Powerage (1978)
• If You Want Blood, You've Got It (1978)
• Highway to Hell (1979)
• Back in Black (1980)
• For Those About to Rock (1981)
• Flick of the Switch (1983)
• '74 Jailbreak (1984)
• Fly on the Wall (1985)
• Who Made Who (1986, soundtrack from that year's Maximum Overdrive movie)
• Blow Up Your Video (1988)
• The Razors Edge (1990)
• Ballbreaker (1995)
• Stiff Upper Lip (2000)
• Black Ice (2008)
• Iron Man 2 (2010 movie soundtrack)