And the award for Most Misleading Headline In A Non-Political Context goes to these guys.

"Taking a break" is not the same as "leaving."

"Leaving the band" suggests he's gone for good. I refuse to contemplate AC/DC continuing on without Malcolm Young. While Angus Young and Brian Johnson are far more public - the faces of the band, if you will - it's Malcolm's band. 

Hell, even Thin Lizzy decided to change its name to Black Star Riders when they decided to do a new album decades after Phil Lynott's death.