AC/DC - "UK Fans Thanks For Voting"; 'Rock 'N Roll Train' Crowned "Pick N' Mix" Winner
September 23, 2008, 16 years ago
Legendary Aussie rockers AC/DC have issued the following message:
"We asked you to vote for 'Rock 'N Roll Train' on Pick N' Mix - the place where Radcliffe & Maconie on BBC Radio2 champion the best in new music. Each week, Mark and Stuart pick four new tracks and it's down to you to vote for your favourite. The winning track gets played every day the following week. And guess what? Thanks to you 'Rock 'N Roll Train' train has WON so thanks for voting!"As previously reported, What Records in the UK is offering up the new AC/DC album Black Ice as a Limited Heavyweight Vinyl, Deluxe packaged (Book) CD and CD album. Especially for the fans the vinyl as an exclusive AC/DC badge. Anyone ordering the CD or Limited CD before October 1st will also get a badge. Also available are Black Ice T-shirts which can be bought with the new album.
Another new AC/DC track called 'War Machine' - from their upcoming album, Black Ice - is streaming on the band's official MySpace page.
AC/DC's first promotional video from the Black Ice album is available below. 'Rock 'N Roll Train' was filmed in London, England on August 15th.
Black Ice, AC/DC's first studio album in eight years, will be released on October 20th with three different collectible covers.
A Deluxe Edition of AC/DC' upcoming album, Black Ice, will be available. This limited edition hardcover deluxe package features a 30-page expanded booklet with exclusive new illustrations, studio and live photographs of AC/DC.
Black Ice features 15 new tracks from brothers Angus and Malcolm Young, Brian Johnson, Cliff Williams, and Phil Rudd. The album was produced by Brendan O'Brien at the Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, BC,
The tracklisting is as follows: 'Rock 'N Roll Train', 'Skies On Fire', 'Big Jack', 'Anything Goes', 'War Machine', 'Smash 'N Grab', 'Spoilin' For A Fight', 'Wheels', 'Decibel', 'Stormy May Day', 'She Likes Rock 'N Roll', 'Money Made', 'Rock N Roll Dream', 'Rocking All The Way', 'Black Ice'.
AC/DC have announced their North American tour schedule in support of their new album, Black Ice. It is as follows:
October
28 - Wilkes-Barre, PA - Wachovia Arena30 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
November
1 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena3 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
5 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
7 - Toronto, ON - Rogers Centre
9 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
12 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
13 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
15 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
17 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
19 - East Rutherford, NJ - IZOD Center
21 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
23 - Minneapolis, MN - Xcel Energy Center
25 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
28 - Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place
29 - Seattle, WA - KeyArena
30 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
December
2 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena6 - Los Angeles, CA - The Forum
8 - Los Angeles, CA - The Forum
10 - Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Center
12 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T; Center
14 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
16 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
18 - Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena