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AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973. Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock and heavy metal, although the band calls it simply "rock and roll". They are cited as a formative influence on the new wave of British heavy metal bands, such as Def Leppard and Saxon, and were among "the second generation of rising stars ready to step into the breach as the old guard waned", according to critics. AC/DC were founded by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young, with Colin Burgess, Larry Van Kriedt and Dave Evans. They underwent several line-up changes before releasing their Australasian-only debut album, High Voltage. Membership stabilised after the release of Let There Be Rock, with the Young brothers, Phil Rudd on drums, Cliff Williams on bass guitar and Bon Scott on lead vocals. Seven months after the release of Highway to Hell, Scott died of alcohol poisoning and English singer Brian Johnson was then recruited as their new frontman. With Johnson in the line-up, the band recorded one of the best-selling albums of all time, Back in Black. Rudd was fired midway through the Flick of the Switch recording sessions in 1983.