AC/DC unveil Stevie Young in band pic

By Stef Lach
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Malcolm Young's replacement appears in promo shot – but drummer Rudd is missing

AC/DC have released their first official band photograph to feature new guitarist Stevie Young.

Stevie is the nephew of Malcolm Young, who he replaced in the band when Malcolm, 61, was confirmed as having been diagnosed with dementia.

The photo has been released a week after AC/DC were in London to film a video for their new track Play Ball. Drummer Phil Rudd missed the video shoot due to a “family emergency” and he is also absent from the new photograph.

Rob Richards of Shogun filled in for Rudd at the video shoot.

AC/DC release their 16th album on December 1 ahead of a 2015 world tour.

Stef Lach

Stef wrote close to 5,000 stories during his time as assistant online news editor and later as online news editor between 2014-2016. An accomplished reporter and journalist, Stef has written extensively for a number of UK newspapers and also played bass with UK rock favourites Logan. His favourite bands are Pixies and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Stef left the world of rock'n'roll news behind when he moved to his beloved Canada in 2016, but he started on his next 5000 stories in 2022.