AC/DC

frontman Brian Johnson told Italy's Rock Hard magazine that the band will definitely come out with a new studio album in 2004 and that guitarist Angus Young has written “harder” riffs than the ones that appeared on their last studio CD, “Stiff Upper Lip”. Johnson also said he will be handling lyrics this time around, which will mark the first time since 1988's “Blow Up Your Video” that Johnson will be penning lyrics for the band. He also said that a world tour will coincide with the release of the new album.