Tuesday, March 8, 2016

AC / DC: Singer Brian Johnson threatens hearing loss – SPIEGEL ONLINE

The Australian rock band AC / DC has its US tour initially canceled because singer Brian Johnson threatens deafness. The doctors had advised Johnson, no longer occur, said the band. Otherwise threatens the 68-year-olds with the unmistakable falsetto voice “of the total hearing loss”.

The remaining ten appearances, popular for its decibel band in the US would be rescheduled at a later date, but probably with a guest vocalist. Whether the tour “Rock or Bust” is then continued as planned in Europe, is still unclear.

Johnson came in 1980 as a successor to the late Bon Scott to the group celebrated great successes among others with “Highway to Hell”. Since 1973, AC / DC has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide, including “Back in Black” one of the best-selling in the history of music.

The 2014 published after a break of six years current album “Rock or Bust “is the first without guitarist Malcolm Young. The founding member had to withdraw due to dementia from the band. His brother Angus, who is also the age of 60 with his trademark, a school uniform, occurs is still the lead guitarist of the band.

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