The news many AC/DC fans had been waiting for has finally come, with Brian Johnson reportedly confirming he has rejoined the fold along with drummer Phil Rudd for a new album.

Los Angeles grindcore band Terrorizer broke the news on its Facebook page:

"We ran into Brian Johnson from ACDC at the airport today after the flight home and we asked him about the rumors of him being on the new ACDC album and he said 'Yes' and that he is 'Sick of denying it'."

AC/DC has yet to confirm the report, although Angus Young is notoriously closed mouth about such matters.  The band's webpage and Wikipedia entries reveal no personnel changes.  Mr. Johnson sang lead vocals on AC/DC's most recent studio release, 2014's "Rock or Bust", and his last show was on 28 February 2016 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City.  But he was forced to leave the band because he risked permanent hearing loss and was infamously replaced by Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose.

The Music Network website claimed that Phil Rudd is also back in black, after having parted ways with the band in 2014 because of his legal troubles in New Zealand.  The same source claims that Malcolm Young's work will feature on every track of an upcoming album, without explaining the nature of what the work might be.  Malcolm Young died in 2017 after receiving treatment for dementia.