HardDrive Radio are reporting that AC/DC's forthcoming album, Black Ice, will now released a week earlier than expected. The album will be available on October 21st.

AC/DC's upcoming 18-month world tour is expected to kick off on Halloween (October 31st) in Chicago. Stay tuned for further confirmation.

Billboard recently confirmed that news of AC/DC's 18-month world tour was confirmed by Creative Artists Agency managing partner Rob Light during a touring panel on July 28th at the 83rd annual IAAM conference and trade show in Anaheim, CA.

Light didn't reveal further details about the trek, which will come in support of AC/DC's upcoming Wal-Mart exclusive release.

The new single, 'Runaway Train', will be released in late August.

Black Ice is AC/DC’s first studio album in eight years. It was recorded in Canada at Bryan Adams’ studio under the production guidance of Brendan O’Brien. It will be the band’s 15th studio album. Their last album was Stiff Upper Lip in 2000 but the band maintained a profile with DVD.