Is Angus Young writing the new AC/DC album with Axl Rose?
Rock music band AC/DC has been through a tumultuous period over the past few years, weathering the death of guitarist Malcolm Young, as well as the departures/retirement of drummer Phil Rudd, singer Brian Johnson, and bassist Cliff Williams.
But the band’s guitarist Angus Young is still standing strong, and according to Rose Tattoo singer Angry Anderson, Young is reportedly planning on putting out another AC/DC album with Axl Rose, lead vocalist of the hard rock band Guns N’ Roses.
In recent years, Rose has lent his services to the band as touring singer, after Brian Johnson was forced to retire from performing after suffering from hearing loss.
Anderson, who was recently interviewed by The Rock Pit, revealed, “I was talking to Angus earlier last year when we were doing the encores, and we were opening for Guns N’ Roses, but Angus and I were asked to do the encores, and I said to him ‘What are you going to do?’ and he said ‘Mate I’m writing a new album’,” he said.
“I thought ‘cool’ so I asked him who was in the band and he said ‘Axl’.”
“There are these people, and yes it’s sad that the original line-up isn’t there anymore but it’s the songs, people who have supported them all the way through their career they want to hear the songs,” he continued.
“And in a sense, we owe that to people, so really it’s a debt of gratitude and what we’re saying is you’ve stood by us, we’ll stand by you.”
Anderson’s comments aren’t the first to suggest that Young might be planning a new AC/DC LP with Rose — those rumours started last year.