Mushure mechikamu chekurekodha chekupedzisira AC / DC album, zvigubhu zvake, phil rudd, yakapa udzame hwayo mukati mebvunzurudzo ichangobva kupfuura. Rudd akavimbisa kuti dambarefu rinotevera rebhendi rinopfuura rekupedzisira kuburitswa, Black Ice, iro rakaburitswa makore matanhatu apfuura. Drummer akataura panguva yebvunzurudzo nezve album nyowani: “Takazviita mumazuva gumi uye handisati ndambotamba zviri nani. Ndinovimba kuti zvakanaka sezvandinorangarira ndichibuda mu studio. Zvakanaka chaizvo".
Rudd akawedzera kuti musanganiswa wealbum watopera, asi iyo post-yekugadzira uye kugadzirisa nhanho iri kunonoka zvishoma, ichiwedzera: “Kazhinji unosanganisa womirira mavhiki mashoma kuti uteerere. Zvinhu zvinoitwa seizvi, asi Ndinofunga kuti vari kureba ».
Zvinofanira kucherechedzwa kuti, masvondo mashoma apfuura, Rudd akanga atoratidza kuti boka rinoronga kuita nyeredzi murwendo rwepasi rose kupemberera makumi mana emakore ekuvapo, nhau iyo yakaita kuti vateveri vayo vafare. Zvinofanirwa kuwedzerwawo kuti kunyange hazvo chikwata ichi chiri kutoshambadza dambarefu idzva, hazvisati zvazivikanwa kuti zita redambarefu iri richange riri rei, kana zuva rarichaburitswa. Rudd, kuwedzera AC / DC, anotungamira purojekiti yega iyo ichangobva kuburitsa rake rekutanga solo album mazuva mashoma apfuura, aine trio kuumbwa naAlan Badger (gitare uye muimbi) uye Geoffrey Martin (bass).