AC/DC Officially Announce New Album

08/18/2008
. (Sony) Columbia Records announced today the October 20th release of AC/DC's widely-anticipated Black Ice, the band�s first studio album in eight years. 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.

�Rock 'N' Roll Train,� the album�s first single, will debut on August 28th. The video will premiere in September. And the band is set to kick off its first world tour since 2001 in late October.

Black Ice will be sold in the U.S. exclusively at Wal-Mart and Sam�s Club retail locations at the special price of $11.88. Online, the CD will be available with free shipping and handling via the band�s website, www.acdc.com. It will also be sold at Walmart.com and Samsclub.com.

Black Ice is currently available for pre-order at www.acdc.com and Walmart.com.

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