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NSW town rocks to AC/DC’s new album

Thousands of fans have braved sweltering heat in a small NSW town to be among the first in the world to listen to AC/DC’s new album.

Wearing black T-shirts with images of the veteran band and the trademark caps with protruding red horns, fans gathered in the town The Rock to hear Rock or Best, the band’s first album in six years – and also their first without founding member Malcolm Young, who is suffering from dementia.

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The band – which has endured controversy in recent weeks after drummer Phil Rudd was accused of drug possession and threatening to kill – didn’t attend Sunday’s launch but the album tracks were played by record executives at an event at the town’s market.

Councillor John Paterson said thousands endured temperatures up to 40C to attend the event.

“There were at least a couple of thousand (fans), it was very well supported,” Paterson told AFP. The Rock is some 500km southwest of Sydney and has a population of less than 1000.

“It was probably one of the biggest crowds we’ve seen for a very long time.

“Rock or Bust obviously went over very well because of the association with the name of our town … I can assure you that the song will be a new anthem for our little town here at The Rock.”

The group plans to back the new album with a world tour in 2015, although their line-up is unclear after recent setbacks.

Rock or Bust is officially released on December 2.

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