Heatseeker – AC/DC (1988)

Description

Additional information about this, AC/DC vinyl art.

AC/DC – The Artist

AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973. Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock and heavy metal, although the band calls it simply “rock and roll”. They are cited as a formative influence on the new wave of British heavy metal bands, such as Def Leppard and Saxon, and were among “the second generation of rising stars ready to step into the breach as the old guard waned”, according to critics. AC/DC were founded by brothers Angus (lead guitar) and Malcolm Young (rhythm guitar), with Colin Burgess (drums), Larry Van Kriedt (bass guitar) and Dave Evans (lead vocals). They underwent several line-up changes before releasing their Australasian-only debut album, High Voltage (1975). Membership stabilised after the release of Let There Be Rock (1977), with the Young brothers, Phil Rudd on drums, Cliff Williams on bass guitar and Bon Scott on lead vocals. Seven months after the release of Highway to Hell (1979), Scott died of alcohol poisoning and English singer Brian Johnson was then recruited as their new frontman. With Johnson in the line-up, the band recorded one of the best-selling albums of all time, Back in Black (1980). Rudd was fired midway through the Flick of the Switch recording sessions in 1983. He was replaced by Simon Wright, who was also replaced by Chris Slade six years later.

Heatseeker- The Song

‘Heatseeker’ is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. The song was included on their 11th studio album, Blow Up Your Video (1988), as the opening track. The song was released as the album’s lead single with “Go Zone” as the main B-side. The song reached No. 5 in Australia, No. 2 in Norway, and No. 1 in Finland. In the United Kingdom, it peaked at No. 12 on the UK singles chart, becoming AC/DC’s biggest UK chart hit until “Highway to Hell” reached No. 4 in December 2013. The song was later on the band’s 1993 Live album.

The Heatseeker Missile – The Shape

This record is Modelled into the silhouette of  three heatseeker missiles, also know as homing missiles. Infrared homing is a passive weapon guidance system which uses the infrared (IR) light emission from a target to track and follow it seamlessly. Missiles which use infrared seeking are often referred to as “heatseekers” since infrared is radiated strongly by hot bodies. Many objects such as people, vehicle engines and aircraft generate and emit heat and so are especially visible in the infrared wavelengths of light compared to objects in the background.

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