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"I'm really jealous of people like The Stones or Paul McCartney who are going well into their 80s. I wanted to do that. But it looks like I can't": Ex AC/DC drummer Chris Slade reluctantly announces his retirement

He suffered small stroke seven years ago, but says that it's "got worse"

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"It's with a heavy heart that I'm announcing my retirement from drumming." Former AC/DC man Chris Slade calls time on career at 79

Chris Slade retires from drumming after career that saw him star on AC/DC's The Razors Edge

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“The sound of his guitar is everything rolled into one. It’s blues, it’s rock ’n’ roll, and it’s got that hard edge to it. It’s not clean – it’s nasty!”: Angus Young on the legendary guitarists that lit a fire in him

Plus: the story of AC/DC's greatest blues song

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"Wildest night out? I'd have to say Lemmy. I don't think we got much sleep": Danko Jones on meeting AC/DC, playing with Marty Friedman and a wild night out in London

You know what to expect with a new Danko Jones album, but 2025's Leo Rising met with positive responses across the board and things are looking good

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How AC/DC’s 1975 debut shocked Australian culture

In February 1975, a gang of scruffy Sydney rockers released their first two albums: High Voltage and TNT. A year later, songs from both records were repackaged into AC/DC’s first international album, also titled High Voltage.

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"Sometimes you get to the double time in Paradise City and think, ‘Man, I’ve got to play this now!?’”: How drummer Frank Ferrer powered Guns N’ Roses for 19 years

And why You Could Be Mine was his favourite song to play

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“Rick Rubin would say: ‘We’ll try that song a different way. You’d be sitting there going: ‘Jesus, I’m sick of this bloody thing.’”: AC/DC lost their way in the 1980s. Two killer albums put them back on top in the 90s

The story of AC/DC’s career-reviving The Razors Edge and Ballbreaker albums

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Watch Phil Rudd return to the stage – with several AC/DC classics and a full orchestra

Rudd returned to action at a sold-out, 13,000-capacity show in New Zealand

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“There’s nights where I think, ‘If we don’t get to Paradise City soon I’m going to pass out!’”: How drummer Frank Ferrer powered Guns N’ Roses for 19 years

And why You Could Be Mine was his favourite song to play

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"Angus Young may be a silver-topped 69-year-old, but he's still the blueprint of what a rock'n'roll guitarist should be": Back on the road with AC/DC

Given events surrounding AC/DC in recent years, anyone could be excused for thinking it was all over for one of rock’s greatest bands. But as long as there's a school uniform...

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AC/DC review – a poignant lesson on the power of rock’n’roll

Brian Johnson’s voice is frayed but Angus Young’s guitar tone is as powerful as ever, and this show on what could be the band’s last world tour packs an emotional punch

The Guardian - UK

Chris Slade admits to feeling insulted when AC/DC asked him to stick around as Phil Rudd's understudy

Slade had success as AC/DC drummer on The Razors Edge – but wasn't happy when they brought back hellraiser Rudd

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“The comeback few expected but everyone wanted”: AC/DC’s Power Up tour – the first review

AC/DC kicked off their first tour in eight years with a show in Germany. We were there

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Colin Burgess death: AC/DC drummer dies as band pays emotional tribute

No cause of death was disclosed at the time of writing

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"I've always regarded myself as a rock drummer. I mean, John Bonham is my number one hero": What happened when Roxy Music drummer Paul Thompson auditioned for AC/DC

AC/DC's Journey through the 1980s could have been very different if Brian Johnson had had his way

The Independent UK

AC/DC tour speculation sparked by accidental reveal of stadium concert

‘Highway to Hell’ rock band played their first show in seven years in California last month

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A German politician just leaked news of the first confirmed AC/DC show in Europe in eight years, sparking hopes of a 2024 tour

It looks like AC/DC are coming back to Europe next summer for the first time since 2016

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AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd selling off rare memorabilia in honour of friend who is dying of cancer

Phil Rudd is selling equipment and memorabilia from throughout AC/DC's long career

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The 30 best Brian Johnson AC/DC songs

AC/DC’s 30 best songs with Brian Johnson, the much-loved frontman who's led the band from theatres to stadiums across the globe

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