If there's a tour, there's a good chance it's in support of this new studio album that has been the subject of much speculation. After everyone was spotted in Vancouver, the grindcore band Terrorizer posted to their Facebook page in January 2019 that they ran into Johnson at the airport and asked him about whether he was singing on the new AC/DC album. Johnson replied, "Yes" and that he is "Sick of denying it." In February 2019, rumors started to swirl that the new album would serve as a tribute to late rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young and that there were unused recordings of Young in the archives that were being utilized on the new album. The most recent update came from longtime engineer Mike Fraser in April 2019 who said during an interview, "Well, yeah, I can say that we've been in the studio doing something. What's come of that I can't discuss yet."