Book "AC/DC Maximum Rock & Roll" Now Available in U.S.

Press release
Source: Harper Entertainment

Over three decades and more than 150 million albums, AC/DC has established itself as much more than just a great rock band. For millions of fans spanning several generations across the world, they are an ear-bleedingly loud, sweat-soaked religion, courtesy of such classic albums as Highway to Hell and Back in Black. Now AC/DC Maximum Rock & Roll (HarperCollins, $25.95) is available in major bookstores across the United States.

This new book by Murray Engleheart and Arnaud Durieux offers astonishing breadth and scope, and for the very first time, the complete story of AC/DC. Everything you ever wanted to know and plenty more you never dreamt of is all here, the ultimate balls-out adventure, laced with sex, drunken escapades and brawls. It's a journey that started in the suburban Sydney, Australia, bedrooms of brothers Malcolm and Angus Young, boys who could wreak havoc with their guitars. Over their power chords were the lyrics and voice of Bon Scott, who would lead them higher and higher — until his tragic death in 1980. The bittersweet irony after his death was that not only did the Youngs manage to hold together without him, but the band's fortunes and status skyrocketed with his replacement, Brian Johnson, and the album Back in Black.

Five years in the making, AC/DC Maximum Rock & Roll is sourced from the author's personal interviews with the band, and over 75 exclusive interviews with those who worked with AC/DC both in the studio and on the road — many of whom have never spoken about the band publicly. Additionally, the authors drew from more than 1,300 AC/DC interviews for this project. It's topped off with over 100 stunning, never-before-seen photos to create the ultimate portrait of the ultimate rock band. AC/DC Maximum Rock & Roll was first published in Australia in November 2006 and has just reached Best Seller status there.

Murray Engleheart is one of the most respected music journalists in Australia, having written for magazines all over the world in the past quarter of a century and interviewed the members of AC/DC on many occasions. He also wrote liner notes for several AC/DC albums.

Arnaud Durieux is a former rock journalist who has followed AC/DC's career for twenty-five years, amassing what is without question the largest archive of AC/DC material anywhere in the world. He has interviewed the band several times and has worked as a consultant on many of the band's projects for Warner Music and Sony Music. He also runs the authoritative www.ac-dc.net website.

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