AC / DC (English abbr. Of alternating current / direct current – AC / DC) – Australian rock band formed in Sydney (Australia) in November 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Yangami. Along with bands such as Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple AC / DC often are considered as pioneers of hard rock and heavy metal musicians themselves are classified their music as rock 'n' roll, because it's based on rhythm and blues with a highly distorted sound, rhythm and solo guitars. The team was through several changes in the composition before the 1975 was released first album High Voltage. The group remained unchanged until bassist Mark Evans (born Mark Evans) was replaced by Cliff Williams (born Cliff Williams) in 1977. February 19, 1980, choking his own vomit as a result of extremely strong alcohol, died Vocalist and songwriter band Bon Scott (born Bon Scott). The group had a good chance to decay, but was soon replaced Scott was found in the person of former Geordie singer Brian Johnson (born Brian Johnson). A year later the group issued its biggest-selling album Back in Black.
The team has sold over 150 million albums worldwide, including 68 million albums in the U.S.. The most successful Back in Black album has sold over 22 million in the U.S. and more than 42 million abroad. In general, AC / DC is the most successful and famous rock band from Australia. AC / DC took the fourth position in the list of 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock channel VH1, and the seventh – in the list of MTV 'Greatest Heavy Metal Band Of All Time'.