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Indeed, the album was recorded there over a six-week period in August and September 2018 with producer [[Brendan O'Brien (record producer)|Brendan O'Brien]] (who also worked on 2008's ''[[Black Ice (album)|Black Ice]]'' and 2014's ''[[Rock Or Bust]]'')<ref name="blabbermouth Power Up tribute to Malcolm Young"/> and in early 2019.<ref name="rollingstone.com Exclusive AC/DC 6 October 2020"/>
Indeed, the album was recorded there over a six-week period in August and September 2018 with producer [[Brendan O'Brien (record producer)|Brendan O'Brien]] (who also worked on 2008's ''[[Black Ice (album)|Black Ice]]'' and 2014's ''[[Rock Or Bust]]'')<ref name="blabbermouth Power Up tribute to Malcolm Young"/> and in early 2019.<ref name="rollingstone.com Exclusive AC/DC 6 October 2020"/>


Every track is credited to Angus and Malcolm Young as Angus raided the AC/DC vault of unreleased songs before to record the album.<ref name="rollingstone.com Exclusive AC/DC 6 October 2020"/>
Every track is credited to Angus and Malcolm Young as Angus raided the AC/DC vault of unreleased songs to record the album.<ref name="rollingstone.com Exclusive AC/DC 6 October 2020"/>


{{Quotation|This record is pretty much a dedication to Malcolm, my brother. It’s a tribute for him like ''[[Back in Black]]'' was a tribute to [[Bon Scott]]. – Angus Young<ref name="rollingstone.com Exclusive AC/DC 6 October 2020"/>}}
{{Quotation|This record is pretty much a dedication to Malcolm, my brother. It’s a tribute for him like ''[[Back in Black]]'' was a tribute to [[Bon Scott]]. – Angus Young<ref name="rollingstone.com Exclusive AC/DC 6 October 2020"/>}}

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Power Up
Studio album by
AC/DC
Released13 November 2020[1]
RecordedAugust–September 2018[2] and early 2019[3]
StudioWarehouse Studio, Vancouver, British Columbia
Label
ProducerBrendan O'Brien
AC/DC chronology
Rock or Bust
(2014) 		Power Up
(2020)
Singles from Power Up
  1. "Shot in the Dark"
    Released: 7 October 2020

Power Up (sometimes shortened as PWR/UP and stylised as PWRϟUP) is the upcoming seventeenth studio album by Australian rock band AC/DC to be released in Australia and the sixteenth to be released internationally. Set for release on 13 November 2020, Power Up marks the return of vocalist Brian Johnson, drummer Phil Rudd and bassist Cliff Williams, all of whom left AC/DC before, during, or after the accompanying tour for their previous album Rock or Bust (2014).[4][5][6][7][8][9] This will also be the band's first album since the death of their original rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young in 2017 and serves as a tribute to him, according to his brother Angus.[2][3]

History

Following the 2014 album Rock or Bust, the group embarked on a seventeen-month world tour. Prior to the tour, drummer Phil Rudd was charged with attempting to procure murder, threatening to kill, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of cannabis. For the tour, he was replaced by Chris Slade, formally of Manfred Mann's Earth Band, the Firm, and who had also previously played with AC/DC on their twelfth studio album The Razors Edge (1990), following Rudd's first leave of absence. Mentions of Rudd were also scrubbed from the band's website as well.[10] By 2016, lead singer Brian Johnson had started to suffer hearing loss, which he attributed not to 36 years of touring, but to his love of racecars.[11][12] This caused the final ten dates of the Rock or Bust tour to be rescheduled. Ultimately, he was replaced with Guns N' Roses vocalist Axl Rose for the remaining dates.[10][13]

Rumours began to swirl that AC/DC were working on their seventeenth studio album with Johnson, Rudd, and Williams back in the band. All were pictured at Warehouse Studio, a recording studio in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, suggesting the album was being recorded there, much like their previous three albums.[7][8][9]

Indeed, the album was recorded there over a six-week period in August and September 2018 with producer Brendan O'Brien (who also worked on 2008's Black Ice and 2014's Rock Or Bust)[2] and in early 2019.[3]

Every track is credited to Angus and Malcolm Young as Angus raided the AC/DC vault of unreleased songs to record the album.[3]

This record is pretty much a dedication to Malcolm, my brother. It’s a tribute for him like Back in Black was a tribute to Bon Scott. – Angus Young[3]

On 1 October, 2020 AC/DC released the first teaser to Power Up; a snippet of their new song "Shot in the Dark", which showcased the riff and partial chorus for 25 seconds before being abruptly cut off with a record stopping sound effect.[14] On 5 October, 2020, Johnson's 73rd birthday, AC/DC released the second teaser of "Shot in the Dark," also confirming in the same teaser that the entire song would be released two days later.

Power Up will be released on 13 November 2020.[1]

Title

The band's website had several references with the name PWRUP,[10] initially hinting at that being the album's title. On 29 September 2020, Ultimate Classic Rock also hinted at it being the album's title, especially after a poster was spotted in front of Angus Young's old school with the name.[15]

In early October 2020, the band's official website published a series of photographs of several different posters displayed in different cities (from different countries) – such as Ashfield (in front of Angus Young's Ashfield Boys High School), Lille, London and Dallas – featuring the writing "PWR/UP" (stylized as PWRϟUP), leading to another speculation that it would be the title of the new album.

On 7 October 2020, after "Shot in the Dark" was released, AC/DC confirmed on their official website and social media that the album would be called Power Up and that it would be available for pre-order on CD, vinyl, cassette and a deluxe-edition box set.

The album title "Power Up" doesn't appear on the front cover except as "PWR/UP" (stylised as "PWRϟUP") on the right amp.[nb 1]

Singles

"Shot in the Dark", the first single from the album, was partially released as an audio/video teaser[16] It was released on 7 October 2020 along with the album artwork, tracklisting and pre-order options.[17]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Angus and Malcolm Young.[3]

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Realize" 
2."Rejection" 
3."Shot in the Dark"3:06
4."Through the Mists of Time" 
5."Kick You When You're Down" 
6."Witch's Spell" 
Side two
No.TitleLength
7."Demon Fire" 
8."Wild Reputation" 
9."No Man's Land" 
10."Systems Down" 
11."Money Shot" 
12."Code Red" 

Personnel

AC/DC

Additional personnel

Notes

  1. ^ ... almost like the Back In Black album title that only appears (discreetly) embossed on the all-black front cover of the 2003 remasters edition of the album – a request the band members have made from their record company since the album 1980 original release but didn't obtain until 2003.

References

  1. ^ a b "AC/DC's 'PWR/UP' Album Gets Official Release Date; Brian Johnson And Cliff Williams Discuss Recording Process". Blabbermouth.net. 6 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "AC/DC's 'Power Up' Is 'A Tribute' To MALCOLM YOUNG, Says His Brother ANGUS". Blabbermouth.net. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Exclusive: Angus Young, Brian Johnson, and Cliff Williams on the Resurrection of AC/DC ("This record is pretty much a dedication to Malcolm, my brother," Young says of the band's new "Power Up" LP. "It's a tribute for him like "Back in Black" was a tribute to Bon Scott") by Andy Greene". Rolling Stone. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. ^ "AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd on procuring murder charge". Stuff. 7 November 2014.
  5. ^ "AC/DC drummer on murder plot charge". bbc.com. 6 November 2014.
  6. ^ "AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson ordered "to stop touring immediately or risk total hearing loss"". consequenceofsound.net. 7 March 2016.
  7. ^ a b Childers, Chad (11 February 2019). "Is Cliff Williams Back With AC/DC?". Loudwire.
  8. ^ a b "AC/DC's Cliff Williams Returns to Action with Covers Band". Ultimate Classic Rock.
  9. ^ a b "AC/DC confirm line-up, issue first photo of reunited band | Louder". www.loudersound.com.
  10. ^ a b c "AC/DC | PWRUP". pwrup.acdc.com.
  11. ^ "Brian Johnson Said Racing Cars, Not Music, Caused His Hearing Loss". Ultimate Classic Rock.
  12. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmncCCsWu2Y
  13. ^ Kreps, Daniel (17 April 2016). "AC/DC Confirm Axl Rose Is New Lead Singer".
  14. ^ AC/DC's YouTube page > Video "#PWRUP Teaser 1" (0:30)
  15. ^ "AC/DC Launch New 'PWR/UP' Website and Newsletter". Ultimate Classic Rock.
  16. ^ "AC/DC teases new single 'Shot in the Dark'". www.upi.com. 1 October 2020.
  17. ^ brownypaul (7 October 2020). "Tell Dad AC/DC Are Back. Listen To 'Shot In The Dark' Now!". Wall of Sound. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
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