North American syndicated rock radio show and website, InTheStudio: The Stories Behind History’s Greatest Rock Bands, celebrates the 35th anniversary of the second biggest-selling album in the world, AC/DC’s Back In Black.

After four US albums, AC/DC had finally gained a foothold in America with the breakout album Highway To Hell. But just when success was within their grasp, lead singer and co-writer Bon Scott died after a hard night of drinking. For most bands, losing a singer and frontman is a fatal blow, but not for AC/DC.

Following Bon’s funeral in Australia, Malcolm and Angus Young returned to the UK to work through their grief the only way they knew how, writing music. Angus Young tells InTheStudio host Redbeard just how serious the band took their situation.

“We sat down and we said, ‘This has got to be good. It HAS to be good’... If it had been the last thing we had done as a band, it had to be something.”  - Angus Young

Something, it was. At the time no one, not even the band could have imagined the heights to which AC/DC Back In Black would climb, going on to sell over 48 million records worldwide, the Mt. Everest of Rock (second only to Michael Jackson’s Thriller ). Back In Black became an album full of rock and roll anthems like “Hells Bells”, “You Shook Me All Night Long”, “What Do You Do For Money Honey”, “Shoot To Thrill”, “Have A Drink On Me”, “Rock’N’Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution”, and of course the title cut “Back In Black”.

InTheStudio host Redbeard speaks candidly with Angus Young and Brian Johnson about the Back In Black period, including the death of Bon Scott, the hiring of Brian Johnson, the adventures of recording in the Bahamas, to their first gig ever with Brian in Belgium.  

The AC/DC story would not be complete without a tribute to band patriarch Malcolm Young, who is on medical leave but continues to inspire.

“He’s a sort of heart and soul behind the band. He lives and breathes it, and he’s so important to all of us as a father figure. I can’t say too much about the guy.” - Brian Johnson
                                        
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