<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Acdc ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/acdc Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:58:55 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Out of an abundance of caution”: AC/DC’s Stevie Young admitted to hospital in Argentina ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/stevie-young-hospitalized-in-south-america h4HV2zU8CLmLGNgeTzToAJ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:58:55 +0000 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:00:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They can show you what a guitar is about right away”: Wolfgang Van Halen names the 2 classic rock tracks he plays to test any electric guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/wolfgang-van-halen-best-songs-for-testing-guitars 2swtBD79RvTGUyPm5KxnSR Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:46:43 +0000 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:03:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ AC/DC: Aussie Tour Edition is a lavish, collectible tribute to the world's greatest rock band ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/magazines/ac-dc-aussie-tour-edition-is-a-lavish-collectible-tribute-to-the-worlds-greatest-rock-band 9imkiwNWjfE6WrXkQxUbj6 Mon, 03 Nov 2025 02:58:53 +0000 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 04:14:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The crowd started chanting ‘Angus’ just like on the live recording, and it hit me – this is what it feels like to be a rock star”: The Air Guitar world champion on how he conquered an ‘air-off’ to claim his crown ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/the-air-guitar-world-champion-on-how-he-conquered-an-air-off-to-claim-his-crown bVYFMhP4KCkr4grDTsJMCi Tue, 21 Oct 2025 12:05:37 +0000 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:56:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I just went nuts and added lots of parallel distortion!” Thunderstruck on bass? With slapping and tapping? Modern-day bass hero Toby Peterson-Stewart flexes his formidable chops in tribute to AC/DC ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/toby-peterson-stewart-thunderstruck efEvQrgYYhL2hsXSEkvPbh Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:36:00 +0000 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 15:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ AC/DC will bring their massive Power Up tour to Australia in November – their first home shows in a decade ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/ac-dc-australia-tour 4hsChyPm7DuTndunpMm8Cj Tue, 24 Jun 2025 04:09:39 +0000 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:00:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There's a great picture of Eddie, Pat Thrall, and myself backstage. Oh man, we look awesome. Three guitar players, just 24 years old”: Pat Travers recalls the best show he ever played – with Aerosmith, AC/DC, and Van Halen all on the same bill ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/pat-travers-recalls-the-best-show-he-ever-played-with-aerosmith-ac-dc-and-van-halen Ro8R2HDkpeRU9A9ihgLqAQ Sun, 08 Jun 2025 13:30:00 +0000 Thu, 19 Jun 2025 08:57:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You already have your own distinct sound, which normally people take decades to find”: 11-year-old shredder stuns with Eddie Van Halen and Brian May solos during relentless Britain’s Got Talent audition ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/olly-pearson-britains-got-talent-audition iHA7cucT7bZfEAZwiB6v6A Mon, 10 Mar 2025 17:21:09 +0000 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 13:17:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “George was into some crazy things. He'd tell me the D string annoyed him. The G string, too. ‘Too sweet for rock and roll,’ he'd say”: You’ve heard of AC/DC’s Angus and Malcolm, but a third Young brother was responsible for a ’60s power-pop masterpiece ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-easybeats-friday-on-my-mind-ac-dc-connection GKu3gu6AQGLH42rSAKGYi3 Sun, 23 Feb 2025 09:13:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 16:01:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I called Alice and said, ‘I'm in a lot of pain. I’m not too sure what's going on’”: Orianthi reveals her agony over the injury that forced her to pull out of her Alice Cooper tour return – and play Back in Black sitting down at PRS’ epic anniversary show ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/orianthi-shares-update-on-the-injury-that-forced-her-to-cancel-the-alice-cooper-tour-and-play-back-in-black-sitting-down WCbdETpdVyt3f8DC8YUnHa Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:42:13 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:35:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Malcolm said, ‘I've got this riff, it's driving me nuts.’ It's three o'clock in the morning and I'm trying to sleep. I said, ‘It sounds fine to me.’ That was Back in Black”: Through 50 years of triumph and tragedy, they remain hard rock's greatest titans ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/ac-dc-live-retrospective 6THHcmwDrLvCbvN3XsdKpK Mon, 17 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:25:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I want to convey our heartfelt regret”: Angus and Malcolm Young’s childhood home has been demolished – despite being on the National Trust Register of Historic Houses ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/ac-dc-angus-malcolm-young-childhood-home-demolished 6pxxZ6XsWTDuFK4YtXwtMB Tue, 07 Jan 2025 12:45:23 +0000 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:46:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Match the tone of the short-pants rock God”: Crazy Tube Circuits bottles Angus Young’s tone in a pedal – including the secret sauce that shaped his guitar sounds (and Kiss, Pink Floyd and Metallica’s, too) ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/crazy-tube-circuits-heatseeker sumXqJNT6rWbcbh5CXdyqg Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:25:07 +0000 Tue, 24 Dec 2024 08:54:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were playing in Germany the day Malcolm died. Itdawned on me that he was the reason I’mmaking a living from rockguitar. Ished atear onstage that night”: The Darkness’ Dan Hawkins on why Malcolm Young is one of rock’s most underrated guitarists ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/dan-hawkins-acdc-malcolm-young EwdxqvXiytSAu5ukYPnbJc Wed, 07 Aug 2024 10:10:20 +0000 Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:06:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Dirty Deeds… has some more complicated ideas that go up inan Eddie Van Halen kind of way. It reminds me of the kind of things Steve Hackett was doing in 1972”: Black Midi’s Georgie Greep on the high-voltage genius of Angus Young ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/black-midi-geordie-greep-on-acdc-angus-young wSTKchcT2Enbkp6M5AYEsN Wed, 31 Jul 2024 11:25:30 +0000 Mon, 02 Sep 2024 09:08:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Who knew Billy could play guitar?” Billy Joel rocks a Strat with Axl Rose in surprise cover of AC/DC’s Highway to Hell ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/billy-joel-axl-rose-highway-to-hell zm5JLQfKUTdqmcfwzCkvk3 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:09:30 +0000 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:43:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I knew my pentatonic scales before I went to Berklee – and 90% of the time that’s what I’m called upon to play”: For the third time in his career, Chris Chaney has landed one of bassdom’s most coveted gigs – a slot in the re-energized AC/DC ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/chris-chaney-janes-addiction-alanis-morissette-acdc U7bD7duetnXoGwcxBQAySZ Wed, 29 May 2024 15:23:13 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ AC/DC just kicked off their first tour in 8 years with a new bass player – watch footage of their explosive Power Up opener ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/acdc-start-euro-tour-2024 9MuEjsz94r37HiADF772EM Mon, 20 May 2024 16:12:06 +0000 Mon, 20 May 2024 16:16:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ AC/DC announce new bass player “to carry the torch for Cliff” ahead of long-awaited Power Up tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/acdc-euro-tour-24 3MFCHeTiNY2y9N3iC6d29e Mon, 12 Feb 2024 12:02:30 +0000 Mon, 12 Feb 2024 13:13:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ GayC/DC are on the hunt for their new “Malcolm Young” – formidable rhythm chops essential, ability to pun welcome ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gayc-dc-new-rhythm-guitarist-hunt unDUdUUikqspFYwEBzGkgG Mon, 30 Oct 2023 16:26:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They have one of the best guitar players in the world”: Watch Nuno Bettencourt inject virtuosic two-hand tapping flair into AC/DC’s Highway to Hell during Extreme and Godsmack’s joint cover ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/extreme-godsmack-acdc-highway-to-hell-cover t72VbJEKfyPBurxjTXqPGh Mon, 30 Oct 2023 11:47:01 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 11:50:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Phrasing, vibrato and rock-solid timing: inside the essential elements of AC/DC's legendary guitar style ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/acdc-rock-guitar rtb8Zdw2FHkEvFWJyxfYa5 Wed, 05 Jul 2023 16:13:46 +0000 Wed, 05 Jul 2023 19:29:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sam Fender’s old guitar teacher joined him onstage to play AC/DC hits with Brian Johnson – and absolutely nailed Angus Young’s solos ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sam-fender-guitar-teacher-acdc-brian-johnson ZvqH35KcB6aQ68SxFCfkaX Tue, 13 Jun 2023 15:46:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joe Bonamassa plays AC/DC’s Back in Black like you’ve never heard it before in this soulful rhythm ’n’ blues reimagining ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/joe-bonamassa-scary-pockets-back-in-black QACZhF98q8CaQ9TQftKN47 Fri, 28 Apr 2023 16:10:12 +0000 Fri, 28 Apr 2023 16:10:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Satchel: Malcolm Young influenced more guitarists than Eddie Van Halen or Eric Clapton ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/satchel-malcolm-young-more-influential-than-clapton-evh jduwHH4UoBtjyeuC6NneVd Mon, 27 Feb 2023 17:51:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to play Back in Black on guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/how-to-play-back-in-black-on-guitar MaRh3TzVr6BDfssRBtjzgV Fri, 13 Jan 2023 12:33:09 +0000 Fri, 13 Jan 2023 12:35:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Iggy Pop says he was once asked to join AC/DC: “I listened to their record. I thought, I can’t fit that bill” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/iggy-pop-ac-dc x7LE5Gct4pj5QWVmUvNLhF Tue, 03 Jan 2023 13:16:02 +0000 Tue, 03 Jan 2023 17:18:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Brian Johnson “told not to” answer questions about the future of AC/DC, as it's the band's “official line” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/brian-johnson-told-not-to-answer-questions-about-acdc-future DQbpMbGxsKY4UXxTrxCNuV Thu, 22 Dec 2022 16:37:05 +0000 Thu, 22 Dec 2022 16:39:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ The top 10 air guitar songs of all time ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/top-10-air-guitar-songs-all-time o8VbGad5o4dv8syRnsdsVD Fri, 11 Nov 2022 15:41:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gretsch honors Malcolm Young with all-new, limited-edition “Red Beast” Signature Jet ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gretsch-malcolm-young-beast-2022 BSuB7LbZGuF47svh9ZRREA Wed, 05 Oct 2022 20:08:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ The greatest guitar albums of the ‘70s: Getting the Led out with Sabbath, the Who, Pink Floyd and more ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/greatest-guitar-albums-of-the-70s YgwQTNqFGY9bsUKLesjNpW Fri, 19 Aug 2022 17:48:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Guns N’ Roses cover AC/DC’s Back in Black at recent Spain show ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/guns-n-roses-ac-dc-back-in-black 7XAc4iapUm3caTQaFCnhXo Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:04:02 +0000 Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:08:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Guns N’ Roses cover AC/DC and revisit deep cuts for the first time in 30 years at first show of 2022 European tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/guns-n-roses-ac-dc-deep-cuts-2022-european-tour brJtWSa5de7v38H4mAopLf Tue, 07 Jun 2022 10:40:26 +0000 Tue, 07 Jun 2022 10:41:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers and AC/DC guitar riffs performed on obscure percussion instruments sounds surprisingly brilliant ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/metallica-rhcp-acdc-guitar-riffs-on-percussion z5AQJVyy4byejEX34moBa8 Fri, 13 May 2022 13:49:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Prince William begins his week by listening to AC/DC's Thunderstruck ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/prince-william-acdc kY5EQMh4558CnAdrG2vxDg Mon, 06 Dec 2021 16:19:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Foo Fighters, Mammoth WVH, AC/DC, Black Pumas, St. Vincent, H.E.R., Dream Theater nominated for Grammys ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/2021-grammy-nominations 9RoiMn8d9YamXaSawqWWbL Tue, 23 Nov 2021 21:18:12 +0000 Sun, 03 Apr 2022 17:55:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ 10 essential Gibson SG albums ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/10-essential-gibson-sg-albums fHozyiN4vNU3vYKRsDdXnJ Fri, 19 Nov 2021 19:17:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch pro-shot footage of AC/DC’s Brian Johnson tearing through Back in Black with the Foo Fighters ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/foo-fighters-back-in-black 6PDyjZuXL4GN4PEhDg8bV6 Mon, 10 May 2021 16:35:07 +0000 Mon, 10 May 2021 16:37:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch snippet of AC/DC’s Brian Johnson performing Back in Black with the Foo Fighters at Vax Live concert ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-snippet-of-acdcs-brian-johnson-performing-back-in-black-with-the-foo-fighters-at-vax-live-concert Bkf9D9qWKM52UwwDqW36aA Tue, 04 May 2021 15:37:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Malcolm Young: "We were going to get a keyboard player, but I got Angus instead" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/malcolm-young-we-were-going-to-get-a-keyboard-player-but-i-got-angus-instead q5Ue3jyT5g8JTjQRfPM2JP Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:34:34 +0000 Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:34:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ AC/DC's iconic Thunderstruck originated as one of Angus Young's acoustic guitar warmup licks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/acdcs-iconic-thunderstruck-originated-as-one-of-angus-youngs-acoustic-guitar-warmup-licks Mh39GineVvL7c2Wk54ajET Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:41:06 +0000 Mon, 20 May 2024 11:46:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Cliff Williams: “AC/DC’s songs are very guitar-driven, so I don’t need to be noodling around underneath. I just need to be driving it“ ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/cliff-williams-acdcs-songs-are-very-guitar-driven-so-i-dont-need-to-be-noodling-around-underneath-i-just-need-to-be-driving-it wNUSqxQTL9RSMTHX6ctusY Wed, 27 Jan 2021 10:20:18 +0000 Thu, 12 Sep 2024 16:01:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Australian Guitar #141 kicks the new year off in style with a double-length AC/DC cover story ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/australian-guitar-141-kicks-the-new-year-off-in-style-with-a-double-length-acdc-cover-story YN9Zdnve4TAWioghKZm6vZ Tue, 05 Jan 2021 13:28:20 +0000 Tue, 02 Feb 2021 02:48:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Corey Taylor: "I wanted this album to be stacked with the best songs that I have, because you don’t get a second chance to make that first impression" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/corey-taylor-i-wanted-this-album-to-be-stacked-with-the-best-songs-that-i-have-because-you-dont-get-a-second-chance-to-make-that-first-impression 6mSJbjpRtF4Q4WQmSJXv5L Wed, 16 Dec 2020 19:58:51 +0000 Sat, 16 Jan 2021 07:41:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Angus Young names AC/DC's “most regrettable” song ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/angus-young-names-acdcs-most-regrettable-song 7JxzwUUqBNwzhLJoCGMngk Tue, 15 Dec 2020 17:01:25 +0000 Mon, 21 Dec 2020 16:47:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Angus Young: “I’ve always said if I do anything music-wise, I can only do it the AC/DC way“ ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/angus-young-ive-always-said-if-i-do-anything-music-wise-i-can-only-do-it-the-acdc-way 4WvQexZTQJG7HmidsgSfGJ Mon, 14 Dec 2020 12:24:46 +0000 Mon, 14 Dec 2020 12:24:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Angus Young responds to the charge that every AC/DC album sounds the same: “This is what we do best” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/angus-young-responds-to-the-charge-that-every-acdc-album-sounds-the-same-this-is-what-we-do-best Hc3s7DbjUMoZkiiDH75ZGm Fri, 27 Nov 2020 16:53:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Angus Young pays tribute to his brother and AC/DC rhythm man Malcolm: “It was his creation, his idea, his whole thing” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/angus-young-pays-tribute-to-his-brother-and-acdc-rhythm-man-malcolm-it-was-his-creation-his-idea-his-whole-thing kE3XhNbyqWPiWExuQ4kesD Wed, 18 Nov 2020 13:35:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Angus Young says AC/DC has a “mountain” of song ideas still to be recorded ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/angus-young-says-acdc-has-a-mountain-of-song-ideas-still-to-be-recorded 4857EkuCV6WwgmTQzsFffg Wed, 11 Nov 2020 16:53:33 +0000 Wed, 11 Nov 2020 16:57:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Angus Young: “Malcolm could solo even better than me” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/angus-young-malcolm-could-solo-even-better-than-me 7ZCwZzoNQ7MVQSZiiVfgYF Mon, 09 Nov 2020 13:09:23 +0000 Mon, 09 Nov 2020 13:13:01 +0000