Guns N' Roses front man Axl Rose did a pretty fantastic job of filling in on the rest of the recent Rock or Bust tour for ex-AC/DC singer Brian Johnson when he had to leave the band due to hearing loss. That said, AC/DC band biographer Murray Engleheart is insisting this line-up will continue.
According to Engleheart, this line-up will not only continue to tour, but they will also be recording a brand new record as well. In a recent Facebook post:
“Speculate all you want but I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: AC/DC will continue with Axl on vocals – new album, touring, the whole nine yards.
What was a massive gamble by Angus turned out to be an equally enormous triumph that has set the scene for the future.”
Personally while I wouldn't be surprised by such a move, I'm not going to believe anything in regards to this until the band actually makes an official statement about it one way or the other.
That said, I don't think it is necessarily the best idea to make such a move. Lead guitarist Angus Young is the only original or even iconic member of the band left, so it wouldn't feel right to call it AC/DC. It was fine to hire Axl on to finish the tour, but this seems like a different beast altogether. If they called it something else, then that would be fine but I don't think it's the best thing for them to use the old name for the sake of sales and publicity.
Then again, who cares about integrity these days?
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