The Thunder from Down Under

AC/DC helped to transform the international reputation of their adopted homeland with their antipodean take on booze- and sex-soaked rock and roll.

The quintet was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 .

Their 1980 album Back In Black remains one of the biggest-selling records of the recording era, in company with Michael Jackson's Thriller and Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors.

AC/DC’s sexual politics were embraced by generations of co-ed audiences, to whom the larger-than-life depictions of male lust for objectified females were harmless, healthy, and harmless, pursuit of a harmless pursuit of sex and sin.

Back In Black launched the band into permanent stadium status, which they rode for the next forty years .

AC/DC had never received much critical respect for their music.

Despite big sales of discs and tickets, the quintet never received critical respect.

Fans always sensed the authentic commitment—and the authentic.

in their music’s music, and the sense of urgency and drama produced anywhere and time.

In 2004 , the group prepared to prepare for any talent it comes with.