They’re back in black.
AC/DC has confirmed their comeback with members Brian Johnson, Phil Rudd and Cliff Williams. The band members had left the iconic rock band over the last several years, but marked their return with an announcement on social media Wednesday.
“ARE YOU READY?” the band’s official account tweeted with the hashtag #PWRUP and a photo of the reunited members.
Johnson, the band’s lead vocalist who left the group in 2016 after experiencing hearing loss, will be joined by Williams on guitar, Rudd on drums, Angus Young on lead guitar and Stevie Young on rhythm guitar.
AC/DC, which was formed in Sydney in 1973 by Young and his brother Malcolm, has gone through several iterations in its nearly five decadelong existence. Johnson joined the group just before the making of their hit album “Back in Black,” which was dedicated to original vocalist Bon Scott. Since then, the band has sold more than 200 million records worldwide.
Rumors also swirled that the group has already recorded a new album together. Over the summer, Dee Snider of Twisted Sister claimed that the album was wrapping up, but had been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Their last album as a group, “Rock or Bust,” came out in 2014.
No tour dates have been announced yet.