Black Ice (album)

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Black Ice
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Studio album by
AC/DC
Released17 October 2008 (2008-10-17)
Recorded3 March – 25 April 2008
Studio The Warehouse (Vancouver)
Genre Hard rock
Length55:38
Label Columbia
Producer Brendan O'Brien
AC/DC chronology
Stiff Upper Lip
(2000)		Black Ice
(2008)		 Backtracks
(2009)
Singles from Black Ice
  1. "Rock 'n' Roll Train"
    Released: 28 August 2008
  2. "Big Jack"
    Released: 18 December 2008
  3. "Anything Goes"
    Released: 25 February 2009
  4. "Money Made"
    Released: 5 July 2009

Black Ice is the fifteenth studio album by Australian rock band AC/DC. First released in Europe on 17 October 2008 and released internationally on 20 October 2008, it was produced by Brendan O'Brien. It marked the band's first original recordings since Stiff Upper Lip (2000), with the eight-year gap being the longest between AC/DC's successive studio albums. Black Ice has the longest running time of any AC/DC studio album. The album was the band's final studio release to feature founding rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young, who left the band in September 2014 after being diagnosed with dementia, and died three years later.

Contents

The album's development was delayed because bass guitarist Cliff Williams sustained an injury and the band changed labels from Elektra Records to Sony Music. The first composing sessions between guitarists/brothers Angus and Malcolm Young were in London in 2003. Recording happened during March and April 2008 at The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. O'Brien tried to recapture the rock sound of the band's early work, as opposed to the blues orientation of Ballbreaker and Stiff Upper Lip, with suggestions such as adding "soul crooning" to Brian Johnson's singing. The songs were mostly recorded live in the studio; engineer Mike Fraser used only sparse overdubs and effects to keep the tracks as close to the originals as possible.

Black Ice was released exclusively in physical formats, as the group did not sell its music digitally at the time. Wal-Mart got exclusive rights to distribute the album in North America. Its release was promoted with an extensive marketing campaign, which included displays of AC/DC memorabilia. The four singles issued from the album were, "Rock 'n' Roll Train", "Big Jack", "Anything Goes", and "Money Made". Black Ice peaked at number one in 29 countries, including Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States. It was the second best-selling record of 2008, behind Coldplay's Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends and had shipped 6 million copies worldwide by December. Critical reviews were generally positive, praising the music and its resemblance to the classic AC/DC sound, although some critics found the work too long and inconsistent. The track "War Machine" won the Best Hard Rock Performance category at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. The album itself was nominated for many awards, including the Grammy, Brit, Juno and ARIA Music Awards; and was supported by a world tour between 2008 and 2010.

Background and production

Black Ice is AC/DC's fifteenth studio album release in Australia and their fourteenth international release. The band took a break after finishing the Stiff Upper Lip World Tour in 2001, and resumed performing in 2003, with eight presentations that included AC/DC's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and they opened three concerts for The Rolling Stones' Licks Tour. [1] : 192  During those two years, guitarists Angus Young and Malcolm Young wrote music separately, then met in a London studio to work on new songs. [2] : 2 

The production of Black Ice was delayed for several reasons. AC/DC left their label Elektra Records, signed a deal with Sony Music and changed labels within Sony from Epic Records to Columbia Records. [3] [4] : 14–15  [5] Bass guitarist Cliff Williams suffered an injury to his hand in 2005 and was unable to play for 18 months. [6] While Williams was recovering, the Young brothers perfected the songs they had written. [7] Angus revealed that there was no pressure from Sony for the band to release a new album, as the label was releasing DVDs and remasters of the AC/DC catalogue, and thus the group "could afford to sit back and say we'll do another album when we think we've got all the goods." [2] : 2  In a 2004 interview, vocalist Brian Johnson said that Angus had written harder riffs than those on Stiff Upper Lip and that he would be writing song lyrics for the first time since the band's 1988 album Blow Up Your Video , [8] but his input would end up minimal, with all tracks on Black Ice credited to the Youngs. Johnson explained that the brothers had done most of the lyrical job, and his collaboration was that he "helped with melody and just filling in gaps that I thought needed filling in". [9]

While producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange expressed an interest in working again with AC/DC, his schedule did not allow this. [10] When the Young brothers called Columbia Records' president Steve Barnett to announce the making of a new album, Barnett recommended producer Brendan O'Brien. [5] Angus said the band had considered talking to O'Brien since the 1990s, as "he seemed to us a very competent professional" and because he and the band would benefit from working with a producer they had not worked with before. [10]

On 3 March 2008, recording started at The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, where Stiff Upper Lip was recorded, [11] and lasted for eight weeks. [12] Engineer Mike Fraser, who has mixed all AC/DC albums since The Razors Edge , said they recorded in batches of three songs to "keep things interesting" and to avoid overextended sessions. According to Fraser, the band had not rehearsed the songs before entering the studio. [11] Despite "a couple of tweaks in the writing, sparkling up the choruses a bit better" during the recording, the compositions were mostly complete. [13] Still, the Young brothers had new ideas during production, including the song "Anything Goes", which was written when the studio sessions were nearly finished. [2] : 4  The songs were mostly recorded live in the studio; the instruments and backing vocals were recorded in the live room, and the lead vocals were recorded in both the control room and an overdubbing booth. The performances were first recorded with analogue equipment, as Fraser considers that tape conveys "the sound of rock & roll", and then digitised for mixing and overdubs. Fraser avoided altering the original recordings – "I used Pro Tools purely as a tape machine" – with no effects on the bass and rhythm guitar, sparse delay and reverb effects on the vocals and other instruments, and overdubs only for the lead guitar and vocals. [11]

The first title considered for the album was Runaway Train. Malcolm suggested using a photograph of the 1895 Montparnasse derailment for the cover, but reconsidered after he found that American rock band Mr. Big had used it for their album Lean Into It (1991). [14] According to Angus, Runaway Train was rejected because it had been used by many musicians, including Elton John and Eric Clapton ("Runaway Train"); and Tom Petty ("Runaway Trains"), and he "wanted something unique, new, different". [10] So he suggested Black Ice, which refers to gigs played during winter in Scotland. He said, "it rolled off the tongue" and it reminded him of "radio warnings up north of black ice." [15] Angus was inspired to write the eponymous song by a similar warning heard on his car radio during production. [10]

Composition

The AC/DC music that I remember most is Highway to Hell and Back in Black , which I view as pop songs done in a very heavy ferocious way. Angus and Malcolm were writing songs that had a lot of hooks and my only job was to make a record that made people say, "I've missed AC/DC, and I'm glad they're back."

— Brendan O'Brien [5]

With Black Ice, Brendan O'Brien tried to recapture the rock sound of AC/DC's early work on albums such as Highway to Hell and Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap . He thought the two previous studio albums, Ballbreaker and Stiff Upper Lip, were blues-influenced. [16] O'Brien tried to focus on the choruses, which he felt were the best part of the AC/DC songs, [10] and encouraged the band to emphasise the "hooky, melodic side" of its song-writing, which Angus complimented, since he had "never been great with harmonies". Mike Fraser said the band aimed "towards The Razors Edge era, a little bit more up-tempo stuff." [12] O'Brien made suggestions about the band's performance, got Angus to play slide guitar on "Stormy May Day", [2] : 3  and told Johnson to swap some screaming for "soul crooning" as Johnson was a soul singer. Johnson was worried that the rest of the band would think this did not suit the band's style of hard rock and roll, but the band was quite receptive. [3] Because of the highly demanding singing style, Johnson only recorded his vocals for one hour a day. [7] The rhythm section continues the basic structure from other AC/DC records; Cliff Williams played bass lines of eighth notes, [17] and Phil Rudd's drumming was a consistent 4/4 time, mostly on his snare, kick drum and hi-hat cymbal. Both musicians expressed contentment with their roles in the band; Rudd said, "I'm not repressing skills. Most drummers are scared to try this", and Williams admitted he plays "the same thing in every song, for the most part", but added "in AC/DC's music, the song is more important than any individual's bit in it". [18]

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"Rock 'n' Roll Train"
Sample of the album's lead single, "Rock 'n' Roll Train". The song is centred around guitar riffs and elemental drum beats, [19] and features harmonic backing vocals during the chorus. [2] : 2 
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Angus said that when composing with Malcolm they share ideas to make each track "work together" to form a complete album, [20] and Johnson added "these songs belong together. It's about five boys having a damn good time in a studio." [21] With 15 songs and a running time of over 55 minutes, [17] Black Ice has the longest running time of any AC/DC studio record. [22] Malcolm said that "about 60 or 70 song ideas" were developed. [12] Angus said that the first attempt to sequence the album resulted in a track list comprising eleven songs, "but as the days went by each band member voted for a new track, and then another, and other one" so they decided to include all the recorded tracks. [10]

Most of the album's tracks are about rock and roll itself–Angus stated, "Certain songs just seem to come to life when you add that phrase". However, other themes served as inspiration. "Money Made" is a criticism on how, according to Angus, in the US "everything is money these days". [2] : 4  "War Machine" was based on a documentary on Hannibal, which led to the conclusion that the military has not changed since Ancient Rome. [2] : 5  [23] "Wheels" tells about Johnson's passion for motorcars. [23] He described the album's release as the "best one we've done", he felt that while Back in Black was great for its time, Black Ice shows the band's versatility. [3] Angus also said he admired the album's diversity, saying "It is sufficiently varied to please people in varied moods". [10]

Release and promotion

On 18 August 2008, Columbia Records announced that Black Ice would be released on 20 October in the US, and began accepting pre-orders. [24] [25] "Rock 'n' Roll Train" was issued as the first single from the album on 28 August; [26] "Big Jack" and "Anything Goes" followed in some markets, [27] [28] and "Money Made" was an airplay single in Australia and the United Kingdom. [29] [30] The track "Spoilin' for a Fight", was used by the WWE as the theme song for its 2008 Survivor Series event, [31] and "War Machine" would later be included in both a trailer for 2010's Iron Man 2 and the film's soundtrack album, [32] [33] in addition to serving as one of the theme songs for WrestleMania XXV. [34]

The CD version was also available in a hardcover, deluxe edition with a 30-page booklet containing exclusive new illustrations, studio and live photographs of the group and lyrics. [35] A limited edition steel-box version, containing the CD, a 20-page colour booklet, a DVD featuring the "Rock 'n' Roll Train" video and a making of documentary, a large AC/DC flag, five stickers and a Gibson guitar pick, was issued in Germany and the United Kingdom in December. [36] [37] The album was released as a double LP on two 180-gram discs in a gatefold package featuring the standard red lettering artwork on the front. The LP was sold through the official website and through independent record shops in the US. [38] An unknown number of copies of the vinyl version were incorrectly pressed; side 1B had tracks from The Clash's Live at Shea Stadium . [27] Black Ice was not issued digitally as the band refused to sell their tracks separately. Angus declared, "If we were on iTunes, we know a certain percentage of people would only download two or three songs from the album – and we don't think that represents us musically." [39] However, the entire album was leaked online a week before the official release. [40] Rumours spread that Sony Music tried to control leaks by releasing fake tracks on peer-to-peer websites. [41]

Wal-Mart created special stands in their shops to promote AC/DC's Black Ice in North America. Acdc walmart.jpg
Wal-Mart created special stands in their shops to promote AC/DC's Black Ice in North America.

In North America, Wal-Mart made a deal for the exclusive distribution of Black Ice, though a few independent music shops ordered copies of the album from foreign outlets. [42] Angus declared that the band chose Wal-Mart because the company is the biggest physical music retailer in America, which they believed to be "the best alternative to iTunes". [20] He also said, "There aren't as many record stores these days, and Wal-Marts are all over America. New York and Los Angeles and Chicago may be covered, but in the heartland of America, Wal-Mart may be the only gig in town." [21] Wal-Mart created over 3000 "Rock Again AC/DC Stores" with displays showcasing the band's albums, branded clothing, the No Bull DVD, the video game AC/DC Live: Rock Band , and products from sponsors. [43] [44] Gary Severson, a Wal-Mart senior vice president, said that AC/DC was one of the rare artists whose loyal fan-base allowed them to display other merchandise along with the music. [45] In October, MTV, Wal-Mart and Columbia created "AC/DC Rock Band Stores" in cities without regular Wal-Mart retail locations–New York's Times Square and Los Angeles. "Black Ice" trucks were dispatched on the streets of these cities after the release, playing tracks and making stops each day to sell merchandise. [46] [47] Advertising agency Arnold Worldwide was awarded both Best Activity Generating Brand Volume by the Marketing Agencies Association, [47] and Best Retail/Co-Marketing Campaign by Promo Magazine for Black Ice's marketing campaign. [44]

A digital version of Black Ice was made available on iTunes, along with the rest of AC/DC's catalogue, on 19 November 2012. [48]

Tour

AC/DC on-stage, Black Ice World Tour, Madrid, Spain, 5 June 2009 Madrid-acdc 20.JPG
AC/DC on-stage, Black Ice World Tour, Madrid, Spain, 5 June 2009

To promote Black Ice, AC/DC launched the Black Ice World Tour on 28 October 2008 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. [49] Two days earlier, they had held a dress rehearsal in the same city. The tour lasted for 168 shows in 11 legs, with the last in Bilbao, Spain, on 28 June 2010. [50]

Mark Fisher, who had worked on the Stiff Upper Lip World Tour, designed the stage. The set's centrepiece was a full size locomotive, weighing 3500 kg, that was inspired by the working title Runaway Train and the track "Rock 'n' Roll Train". [51] Five songs from Black Ice were included on the tour's set list; "Rock 'n' Roll Train", "Big Jack", "Black Ice", "War Machine", and "Anything Goes". [52]

The Black Ice World Tour was AC/DC's most successful, grossing $441.6 million, making it the fourth highest-grossing concert tour of all-time. [53] [54] Three concerts in December 2009 at the River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires were released as the DVD Live at River Plate on 10 May 2011. [55]

Packaging

The cover art of Black Ice was drawn by Joshua Marc Levy, art director for Columbia and a longtime fan of the band who volunteered for the project among "many people at Sony who desired to work on it". [14] There are four different covers; the standard edition has a red logo, the deluxe edition has a blue logo, and two variants to the regular design include yellow or white logos. [56] Angus said the options were not to deliver the message that fans would need to purchase all covers. He said, "We know most people will only purchase the record once, in their colour of choice. For me, it's not relevant. What matters is that fans enjoy it. Music is the essence." [10]

After working with the cover for the album, provisionally titled Runaway Train, Levy went on vacation and travelled with Pearl Jam on their 2008 tour. After a concert in Washington D.C., Levy came up with the idea "to do it all graphic black on black" and sketched what would become the yellow artwork. The record company liked it and requested he do two more in the same style, which became the red and white versions. During the promotional photography sessions, Levy made the deluxe edition art. The tracks on the album did not have much influence on the artwork as Levy had heard "maybe 5 songs at that point", but he found it curious that his artwork fit the title track "Black Ice", which was not among the tracks he had heard. [14] [57] Levy said that since the album had many similarities with Back in Black – "Black" in the title, dark covers, and AC/DC resurfacing with a sound based on the band's early work – the art was "like a time travel, which is why there are so many psychedelic drawings". [14] The artwork's resemblance to a train, echoing lead single "Rock N' Roll Train", was a coincidence, given Levy "never thought of it that way". Atop the image there is a cog with an image of Angus with his fist in the air resembling the statue on Stiff Upper Lip, because Levy "just thought it was great as a continuing icon." [57] The photographs for the booklet and promotional photography were taken by music photographer Guido Karp, [58] in August 2008 in London. [59]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 69/100 [60]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [61]
The A.V. Club A− [62]
Entertainment Weekly B− [63]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [64]
IGN 7.2/10 [65]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [66]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [67]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [17]
Spin 7/10 [68]
Village Voice Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [69]

Critical reviews of Black Ice were generally favourable according to Metacritic, which provided a normalised rating of 69 out of 100 based on 24 reviews from mainstream critics. [60] Most reviewers complimented the album's sound, with The Village Voice 's Richard Bienstock considering that Brendan O'Brien's production restored a sonority closer to the Vanda and Young produced 1970s albums and effective choruses like those with "Mutt" Lange, [69] and Aaron Burgess of The A.V. Club finding Black Ice the most inspired AC/DC album since The Razors Edge while sounding "harder, hungrier, and more relevant than anything on contemporary radio." [62]

"There's a sense of purpose to this new album that far outstrips its predecessor, Stiff Upper Lip," wrote Paul Eliott in a 7/10 review for Classic Rock . "It sounds bigger and better. It has more energy, more vibe. There's more craft to it, stronger songs, catchier hooks. It is, in short, their best album since… well, the one after Back in Black." [70]

A common argument was that Black Ice succeeded because AC/DC did not want to change the style that succeeded in previous albums. Bernard Zuel of The Sydney Morning Herald declared that "almost all of [the tracklist] could have appeared on any AC/DC album of the past 28 years". [71] Chris Jones of the BBC said the band's "almost platonic form of rock 'n' boogie that was hand built to last" remains because they "have no reason to tinker with a formula that was well-nigh perfect to begin with". [72] Writers such as Spin 's David Marchese and The Observer 's Peter Kimpton complimented the band's attempts at "some new sonic tricks", such as the slide guitar of "Stormy May Day" and the quieter "Decibel". [66] [68]

However, some reviewers found the album inconsistent, overly long or formulaic. Black Ice was described as a retread of other AC/DC albums without the same inspiration, with Spence D. of IGN declaring that "the band sounds tight, but very few of the songs actually resonate with that sense of classicism found on much of their earlier efforts", [65] The Austin Chronicle's Austin Powell feeling that despite "a few cheap thrills" the album lacked "the urgent indecency and iron force that defined the Bon Scott era", [73] and AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine considering that after "Big Jack" the tracks went into a "too-comfortable groove, fueled by too-tight rhythms and guitars that sound loud but not beefy". [61] Many complained about the lack of variation, made more flagrant by the long track list. Entertainment Weekly 's reviewer Clark Collis wrote that "even 2000's fairly monochromatic Stiff Upper Lip had more varied material", [63] Brian Hiatt of Rolling Stone felt that Black Ice "feels longer than its 55 minutes, thanks to a stretch of throwaway rockers", [17] and Robert Forster of The Monthly thought that a shorter running time would "maximise the album's impact", given he found the first four songs and the title track the best for sounding more diverse, while the other tracks were let down by poor songwriting and a "numbing predictability". [22]

Commercial performance

Black Ice made history by debuting at number one on album charts of 29 countries, and is Columbia Records' biggest debut album since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales data for Billboard in March 1991. [74] Black Ice was the second best-selling album worldwide in 2008, behind Coldplay's Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends . [75] As of December 2008, it had shipped six million copies worldwide, [45] and earned sales certifications in 24 countries, with multi-platinum status in eight, platinum in twelve more, and gold in the four remaining. [76]

On the first day of its US release, 20 October 2008, Black Ice sold over 193,000 units. [77] By 28 October, Black Ice debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 albums chart, selling over 784,000 copies in its first week, the second highest one-week sales of an album in the US of 2008, behind Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III . [78] It was AC/DC's second release to top the US charts, after For Those About to Rock We Salute You (1981) [78] and became the biggest debut ever by a mainstream hard rock album. [74] [79] As of 31 December 2008, the album had sold 1.915 million copies in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan, [80] and was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA. [81] Black Ice also debuted at number one on the ARIA Album Charts, selling over 90,000 units, [82] and the UK Album charts, with 110,000 copies sold. [83] It was their first number one in the UK since Back in Black (1980). [84] In Canada, Black Ice debuted at number one and sold 119,000 copies in its first week, making it the best-selling album debut in Canada in 2008. [85] The album held the top spot in Canada for three consecutive weeks, with sales of over 200,000 copies. [86] [87] In Germany, Black Ice became the 14th best-selling album of the 2000s, with sales of 1 million copies and being certified 5 times platinum. [88]

Black Ice was ranked 41st on Rolling Stone's Top 50 Albums of 2008 list, [89] 29th on a similar list by Q magazine, [90] 17th on Kerrang! 's Top 20 Albums of the Year [91] and 3rd in UGO's list of the 11 Best Metal Albums of 2008. [92] At the ARIA Music Awards of 2009, Black Ice won in the categories of Best Rock Album and Highest Selling Album; it was nominated for Album of the Year and AC/DC were nominated for Group of the Year. [93] It was nominated for Best International Album at the Juno Awards and the Brit Awards. [94] [95] It won the 2009 Classic Rock Roll of Honour Award for Album of the Year. [96] At the 51st Grammy Awards in 2009, "Rock 'n' Roll Train" was nominated for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, [97] and at the 2010 ceremony, Black Ice was nominated for Best Rock Album and the track "War Machine" won the Best Hard Rock Performance category. [98] At the APRA Awards of 2010 Angus and Malcolm won Songwriters of the Year, and "Rock 'n' Roll Train" won Most Played Australian Work Overseas. [99]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Angus Young and Malcolm Young. [100]

Black Ice track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Rock 'n' Roll Train"4:21
2."Skies on Fire"3:34
3."Big Jack"3:57
4."Anything Goes"3:22
5."War Machine"3:09
6."Smash 'n' Grab"4:06
7."Spoilin' for a Fight"3:17
8."Wheels"3:28
9."Decibel"3:34
10."Stormy May Day"3:10
11."She Likes Rock 'n' Roll"3:53
12."Money Made"4:15
13."Rock 'n' Roll Dream"4:41
14."Rocking All the Way"3:22
15."Black Ice"3:25
Total length:55:38

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [100]

AC/DC

Production

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [174] 2× Platinum80,000^
Australia (ARIA) [175] 5× Platinum350,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [176] 3× Platinum60,000*
Belgium (BEA) [177] 2× Platinum60,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [178] 2× Platinum120,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [179] 5× Platinum341,000 [180]
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [181] 4× Platinum80,000‡
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [182] 2× Platinum49,660 [182]
France (SNEP) [183] 2× Platinum400,000*
Germany (BVMI) [184] 5× Platinum1,000,000^
Greece (IFPI Greece) [185] Platinum15,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ) [186] 2× Platinum12,000^
Ireland (IRMA) [187] 2× Platinum30,000^
Italy
2008 sales 		—150,000 [188]
Italy (FIMI) [189]
sales since 2009 		Gold30,000*
Japan—54,064 [190]
Netherlands (NVPI) [191] Platinum60,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [192] 2× Platinum30,000^
Poland (ZPAV) [193] Platinum20,000*
Portugal (AFP) [194] Gold10,000^
Russia (NFPF) [195] Platinum20,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [196] Platinum80,000^
Sweden (GLF) [197] 2× Platinum80,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [198] 4× Platinum120,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [199] Platinum300,000^
United States (RIAA) [200] 2× Platinum2,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [201] 2× Platinum2,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for Black Ice
CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
Europe17 October 2008 Columbia [202]
Australia18 October 2008CD Albert [38]
United Kingdom20 October 2008
  • CD
  • double LP
Columbia [203] [204]
United States—
Japan22 October 2008CD Sony Japan [205]
United Kingdom1 December 2008CD (limited edition steel-box)Columbia [37]
Germany5 December 2008 [206]
Various19 November 2012 Digital download (iTunes exclusive) [48]

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Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is the third studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, originally released only in Europe, Australia and New Zealand in 1976. The album was not released in the United States until 1981, more than one year after lead singer Bon Scott's death. This was also AC/DC's first album in its entirety to be recorded with the same lineup, rather than including at least one track recorded with a different bassist or drummer.

<i>Plug Me In</i> 2007 video by AC/DC

Plug Me In is a DVD box set released on 16 October 2007 by Australian hard rock group AC/DC. It includes rare performances of the band. The standard two-disc set contains one disc of performances from the Bon Scott era and one from the Brian Johnson era. The three-disc set includes Between the Cracks, featuring performances from both eras. The performance of "Shoot to Thrill" from the Summit, Houston, TX, October 1983 is on both disc two and three.

<i>For Those About to Rock We Salute You</i> 1981 studio album by AC/DC

For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) (shortened to For Those About to Rock on its cover) is the eighth studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It was released on 20 November 1981 in the United States, 23 November 1981 in the United Kingdom and 7 December 1981 in Australia.

<i>Ballbreaker</i> 1995 studio album by AC/DC

Ballbreaker is the thirteenth studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It was released in 1995 and was re-released in 2005 as part of the AC/DC Remasters series.

<i>Who Made Who</i> 1986 soundtrack album by AC/DC

Who Made Who is a soundtrack album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. Released on 26 May 1986, the album is the soundtrack to the Stephen King film Maximum Overdrive. The album was re-released in 2003 as part of the AC/DC Remasters series.

<i>Backtracks</i> (AC/DC album) 2009 box set by AC/DC

Backtracks is a box set by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It was announced on 29 September 2009 and was released on 10 November 2009. This is a collection of the band's studio and live rarities together in one boxset. There are two editions; a Deluxe Edition and a Standard Edition. All tracks have been remastered to match the sound of the 2003 album remasters and many songs appear on CD for the first time. It is the band's second box set of rarities, following the Bonfire release in 1997.

Iron Man 2 is a soundtrack album for the 2010 film of the same name consisting of music by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It was released on April 19, 2010.

<i>Stiff Upper Lip</i> (album) 2000 studio album by AC/DC

Stiff Upper Lip is the 14th studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It was released on 28 February 2000. The album was produced by George Young, older brother of Malcolm and Angus Young. It was the last AC/DC album that George produced before his death in 2017.

<i>Live at River Plate</i> (album) 2012 live album by AC/DC

Live at River Plate is a live album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released on 19 November 2012.

<i>Rock or Bust</i> 2014 studio album by AC/DC

Rock or Bust is the sixteenth studio album by Australian rock band AC/DC, released on 28 November 2014. Rock or Bust is the group's first album to feature rhythm guitarist Stevie Young, replacing founding member Malcolm Young, who had retired from the band earlier in the year due to health concerns. It is the shortest studio album ever released by the band. At approximately 35 minutes, it is two minutes shorter than their previous shortest album, Flick of the Switch, which was released in 1983. It sold 2.8 million copies worldwide.

<i>Power Up</i> (album) 2020 studio album by AC/DC

Power Up is the seventeenth studio album by Australian rock band AC/DC, released on 13 November 2020 through Columbia Records. Power Up marks the return of vocalist Brian Johnson, drummer Phil Rudd and bassist Cliff Williams, all of whom left AC/DC before, during, and after the supporting tour for their previous album Rock or Bust (2014). This is also the band's first album since the death of co-founder and rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young in 2017 and it serves as a tribute to him, according to his brother Angus; Malcolm received posthumous songwriting credits for all of the album's songs, as they were never-before released tracks written by both brothers. Power Up was generally well received by music critics and reached number one in 21 countries. The album was nominated for the Best Rock Album on the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, but lost to Foo Fighters' Medicine at Midnight (2021). It sold 1.4 million copies worldwide.

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