On October 20, AC/DC will release Black Ice, their widely anticipated first studio album in eight years. Black Ice features 15 new tracks from brothers Angus and Malcolm Young, Brian Johnson, Cliff Williams, and Phil Rudd, produced by Brendan O’Brien at the Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, BC.

“Rock ‘N’ Roll Train,” the album’s first single, will debut on August 28th. The video will premiere in September. And the band is set to kick off its first world tour since 2001 in late October.

Black Ice will be sold in the U.S. exclusively at Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club retail locations at the special price of $11.88. Online, the CD will be available with free standard shipping and handling at ACDC.com (http://acdc.shop.musictoday.com/Dept.aspx?cp=149_14353). It will also be sold at Walmart.com and Samsclub.com.

While you might not be able to wrap your fingers around Black Ice until October, no matter where you buy it, you can pre-order it today directly from AC/DC at the band’s on-line shop and at Walmart.com.

Need more? Check out the full tracklist and album art, and pre-order your copy of Black Ice today (http://acdc.shop.musictoday.com/Dept.aspx?cp=149_14353).

And since all good things come in pairs, AC/DC isn’t stopping there. On September 9, AC/DC is releasing No Bull: The Directors Cut, a newly edited, comprehensive HD DVD of the band’s famed July 1996 Plaza De Toros De Las Ventas concert in Madrid, Spain.

No Bull: The Directors Cut is now available for pre-order on DVD and Blu-ray in the AC/DC on-line store (http://acdc.shop.musictoday.com/Dept.aspx?cp=149_14347).

Want Black Ice and No Bull: The Directors Cut? Pre-order today:  http://www.musictoday.com/redirect/bounce.asp?cid=35445

And be sure to check out the new No Bull (http://acdc.shop.musictoday.com/Dept.aspx?cp=149_14347) and Black Ice (http://acdc.shop.musictoday.com/Dept.aspx?cp=149_14353) merchandise lines that have just been unleashed.

Stay tuned to ACDC.com for more information about Black Ice, No Bull: The Directors Cut and much more, coming soon (http://www.acdc.com/).

Have a good one,
ACDC.com