AC/DC were a somewhat formative influence on the new wave of British heavy metal bands who emerged in the late 1970s, such as Saxon and Iron Maiden, in part as a reaction to the decline of traditional early 1970s hard rock bands.
AC/DC var fik dannende indflydelse på New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands som Saxon og Iron Maiden, der dukkede op sent i 1970'erne, som en reaktion på tilbagegangen af traditionelle heavy metal-bands fra de tidlige 1970'ere.