AC/DC

AC/DC was an Australian rock band formed by two brothers. They were classified as hard rock and as the pioneers of heavy rock. AC/DC has been active since 1973 and is still active today.

Before AC/DC, the brothers were in another band that led up to them making up their own band with some other people that they recruited. They had their first gig on New Year's Eve in 1973. They later signed with Albert Label productions in New Zealand and Australia. After signing with this record label, they later fired one member of the band and signed with another person. By 1975, "High Voltage," an Australian-only album, was produced. Within the years of 1977 to 1980, AC/DC signed with another label, Atlantic Records, to go on international tours through Europe. During these tours, they opened up for famous bands like Aerosmith, Kiss, and Black Sabbath.

In 1980, AC/DC suffered the very tragic loss of their band member Bon Scott, who never lived to see his album finished. The band had really considered quitting forever, but decided to keep going with their music. Along with their decision to keep the band going, they also decided to bring in new people since some of the original band members decided to leave.

Although AC/DC may be a band from the 70s, they are still on tour today. They have even created a new single which was only sold in specific places. They will be touring again in England in June of 2010.