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Through 50 years of triumph and tragedy, they remain hard rock's greatest titans
By Alan di Perna published
AC/DC's Angus Young traces the lineage of one of rock's greatest bands – from his air-tight six-string chemistry with his brother Malcolm, that time he tried one of Malcolm's guitars, and why he avoided Strats at all costs

“A rare opportunity to explore a unique side of his playing”: Slash hangs up his Les Paul for a 335 in the first taste of his solo blues album – a covers record featuring Brian Johnson, Billy Gibbons, Iggy Pop, Gary Clark Jr. and Demi Lovato
By Matt Owen published
Orgy of the Damned is one of the most eagerly awaited guitar albums of the year, and its lead single – a cover of a Howlin' Wolf classic recorded with AC/DC's Brian Johnson – has been released

Sam Fender’s old guitar teacher joined him onstage to play AC/DC hits with Brian Johnson – and absolutely nailed Angus Young’s solos
By Matt Owen published
“I wouldn’t have been able to do any of this if it wasn’t for your tutelage,” Fender wrote to his old tutor, who channeled prime Young on an Epiphone SG

Brian Johnson “told not to” answer questions about the future of AC/DC, as it's the band's “official line”
By Sam Roche published
The band's frontman was tight-lipped when recently asked by Eddie Trunk about future live shows and a followup to 2020's Power Up

Watch pro-shot footage of AC/DC’s Brian Johnson tearing through Back in Black with the Foo Fighters
By Richard Bienstock published
Johnson joined the Foos onstage at Global Citizen’s Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World event

Watch snippet of AC/DC’s Brian Johnson performing Back in Black with the Foo Fighters at Vax Live concert
By Richard Bienstock published
The full event, which also features Eddie Vedder and H.E.R., will air May 8
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