Legendary hard rock band AC/DC has finally added a new way to offer the crunchy grooves you crave: iTunes.
From 1976′s High Voltage debut to classics such as Highway to Hell and Back in Black, every one of AC/DC’s 16 studio albums as well as four live ones and three compilations are now available in the iTunes Store, according to a Monday press release from Apple and Columbia Records.
AC/DC has been Apple’s biggest-name musical holdout ever since the Beatles’ catalog became available on iTunes in November 2010. They also outlasted famous rock acts, including Led Zeppelin, Metallica and the Rolling Stones, before finally submitting to the digital world’s buy-by-the-song marketplace.
AC/DC shot to musical stardom after being founded in 1973 by Australian brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. The band reportedly resisted making its work available through iTunes for so long because of a fondness for the album format that so many fans ignore online.
“Maybe I’m just being old-fashioned, but this iTunes, God bless ‘em, it’s going to kill music if they’re not careful,†lead singer Brian Johnson told Reuters in 2008.
Fans who decide to consume AC/DC in its latest format will, according to Apple and Columbia, be in for an added treat. The band’s music has been “Mastered for iTunes,†meaning that it’s been mixed for enhanced playback in digital formats.
Do you think AC/DC was smart to end its Apple holdout, or should it have continued to stay off iTunes? Let us know what you think in the comments.
Thumbnail image courtesy Flickr, Igor Krivokon
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