AC/DC Facts : AC / DC, one of the most important bands of the Heavy Metal era, was founded in Australia in 1973. we have listed some facts you may not know about the band for AC / DC fans
Best AC/DC Fan Facts
1- The band recorded their highly successful album Highway to Hell in 1979. Lead singer and co-songwriter Bon Scott died on 19 February 1980, after a night of heavy alcohol consumption and was left in a car owned by an acquaintance named Alistair Kinnear. The following morning, Kinnear rushed him to King’s College Hospital in Camberwell, where Scott was pronounced dead on arrival. Pulmonary aspiration of vomit was the cause of Scott’s death,and the official cause was listed as “acute alcohol poisoning” and “death by misadventure”.
2- Malcolm and Angus Young developed the idea for the band’s name after their older sister saw the initials “AC/DC” on a sewing machine.”AC/DC” is an abbreviation for “alternating current/direct current”. The brothers felt that this name symbolised the band’s raw energy, power-driven performances, and a love for their music.
3- Malcolm and Angus Young developed the idea for the band’s name after their older sister saw the initials “AC/DC” on a sewing machine.”AC/DC” is an abbreviation for “alternating current/direct current”. The brothers felt that this name symbolised the band’s raw energy, power-driven performances, and a love for their music.
4- The remaining AC/DC members finally decided on ex-Geordie singer Brian Johnson.Angus Young later recalled, “I remember Bon playing me Little Richard, and then telling me the story of when he saw Brian singing.” He says about that night, “There’s this guy up there screaming at the top of his lungs and then the next thing you know he hits the deck. He’s on the floor, rolling around and screaming. I thought it was great, and then to top it off—you couldn’t get a better encore—they came in and wheeled the guy off!”Later that night, Johnson would be diagnosed with appendicitis, which was the cause of his writhing around on stage.
5- Back in Black has sold an estimated 45 million units worldwide, making it the highest-selling album by any band and the 2nd highest-selling album in history, behind Thriller by Michael Jackson
6- The band came second in a list of Australia’s highest-earning entertainers for 2005, and sixth for
7- On the 4th November AC/DC were announced as the Business Review Weekly top Australian earner (entertainment) for 2009 with earnings of $105 million. This displaced The Wiggles from the number one spot for the first time in four years
8- car and racing enthusiast, Brian Johnson currently enjoys racing his vintage race cars: a Royale RP-4 and a Pilbeam MP84, which he races in vintage and historic races throughout the United States. He also got a seccond best time on UK’s top gear race wall 
9- The singer dismissed recent speculation that he intends to retire at the end of AC/DC’s current world tour, but stressed he will hang up his microphone come the day he is unable to perform for a whole show
10- The strangest fact of all is here! AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has been charged with attempting to procure murders! What?! Although Phil Rudd was sacked from the band in 1983 he was still added to The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with his other bandmates in 2003 and is still often associated with the band.
