10 Interesting Facts About AC/DC

10 Interesting Facts About AC/DC

#	10 Interesting Facts
1	AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by Scottish-born brothers Malcolm and Angus Young.
2	Although the band are commonly classified as hard rock and are considered pioneers of heavy metal, they have always classified their music as "rock and roll"
3	Membership remained stable until bassist Mark Evans was replaced by Cliff Williams in 1977.
4	Lead singer and co-songwriter Bon Scott died on 19 February 1980, after a night of heavy alcohol consumption.
5	The group briefly considered disbanding, but soon ex-Geordie singer Brian Johnson was selected to replace Scott. Later that year, the band released their best-selling album, Back in Black.
6	AC/DC declined in popularity soon after drummer Phil Rudd was fired in 1983 and was replaced by future Dio drummer Simon Wright.
7	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.
8	Malcolm and Angus Young developed the idea for the band's name after seeing the initialism "AC/DC" on a vacuum cleaner"AC/DC" is an abbreviation for "alternating current/direct current".
9	AC/DC" is pronounced one letter at a time, though the band is popularly known as "Acca Dacca" in Australia.
10	Amid rumours of alcoholism and drug-induced paranoia, drummer Phil Rudd's friendship with Malcolm Young deteriorated and, after a long period of unfriendliness, the men's dislike for each other grew so strong that they fought.

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