Malcolm Young died after November 18 , 2017 .
Malcolm Young lost his battle with dementia on the 19th of November 2017 in his home town of Sydney , Australia , at the Elizabeth Bay Lulworth House care facility , passing away peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his family.  His older brother George Young had only passed away himself some few weeks earlier.  the album was officially announced , Brian Johnson admitted that it was difficult to make the album without Malcolm .