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Rock fans across the globe and concerned after rumours of classic rockers AC/DC retiring from music have spread around the world and across the internet - following an Australian radio station reporting that the band had called it a day.

Perth radio station 6PR reported that an anonymous person referring to themselves as 'Thunderstruck' claimed that the band were to quit music after more than 40 years due to the illness of one of the members, reports The Guardian. 

"I have extremely good contacts in Europe that are very close to AC/DC," he said. "I have it on very good authority that one of the band members is quite ill and has returned to Australia with his family.

"AC/DC members have previously made a pact that no band members will be replaced should someone need to leave the band. No more is currently being said, however the particularly ill member of AC/DC's son has stated that AC/DC may well be over."

6PR's Entertainment reporter Peter Ford then said he believed the claims, adding: "It may be that … they don't actually retire as such, they just never perform together again or record again."

However, Aussie newspaper The Australian then reported that the band have booked a six-week recording session in Vancouver from 1 May, "according to a music industry source".

Back in February, AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson told a Florida radio station that a member had indeed been ill, but remained tight-lipped about the band's future.

"We've been denying anything, 'cause we weren't sure," he said. "One of our boys was pretty ill, so we didn't like to say anything, and we're very private about things like this, so we didn't wanna say anything. However, Johnson also added: "But I think we'll be going in the studio in May in Vancouver. Which means, we should be getting ready."

AC/DC are yet to respond to the rumours. 

Below: Photos of AC/DC live in Australia