AC/DC ( B23 )

 NME soon reported that the band were utilizing song ideas recorded by Malcolm Young in the years prior to his death. The Young brothers had written hundreds of songs and Malcolm had recorded many of these ideas; the best material from these recordings was selected for use on the new album. On 28 January 2019, American grindcore band Terrorizer posted a Facebook status update which quoted Johnson as saying he was "sick of denying" the rumours that he was recording with AC/DC again. In February, 2019, NME reported that the band's ex-bassist Cliff Williams could potentially be re-joining AC/DC for a new studio album, reuniting the surviving members of the band's so-called "classic" line-up.

On 10 April 2019, the band's longtime engineer Mike Fraser confirmed that he had been working on new material with the band in the studio: "Well, yeah, I could say that we've been in the studio doing something. What's come of that I can't discuss yet." When he was asked if Johnson was involved in the new recordings, Fraser laughed and said "I think so." Five days later, radio personality Eddie Trunk indicated that Johnson would likely be touring with the band, saying that "it's pretty much a done deal that these guys are gonna make a record. I have reliable sources that have told me that they are absolutely going to tour with Brian (Johnson) back again."

In February 2020, Twisted Sister vocalist Dee Snider claimed that Brian Johnson had rejoined AC/DC and that the band were in the process of recording a new album with him. These new recordings were expected to include previously unreleased guitar tracks made by Malcolm Young prior to his death. Though Snider admitted that "I haven't heard anything", he claimed in July 2020 that a new AC/DC studio album had already been completed, but the release had been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He also claimed that it would likely be their final one.

Musical style

AC/DC have referred to themselves as "a rock and roll band, nothing more, nothing less".

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