Ballbreaker Ballbreaker Ballbreaker is the 13th studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It was the band's twelfth internationally released studio album and the thirteenth to be released in Australia. It was released in 1995 and was re-released in 2005 as part of the "AC/DC Remasters" series. All songs are written by Malcolm Young (guitar) and Angus Young (guitar). "Ballbreaker" marked the return of drummer Phil Rudd, who had played on all AC/DC albums from their Australian album "T.N.T." (1975) to "Flick of the Switch" (1983). Rudd had left during the "Flick of the Switch" sessions due to drug problems
Malcolm Young band. Stevie Young continued to fill in for Malcolm on the band's 2015 Rock or Bust World Tour. On 26 September 2014, "The Sydney Morning Herald" reported that Young had been diagnosed with dementia and had been admitted to a nursing home where he could receive full-time care. A source close to Young was quoted in this article as saying that he had "complete loss of short-term memory". Young's family confirmed four days later that he had dementia, saying that Young "is suffering from dementia and the family thanks you for respecting their privacy". In subsequent interviews, Angus stated that