AC4 (band)
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Background information | |
Origin | Umeå, Västerbotten, Sweden |
Genres | Hardcore, punk rock |
Years active | 2008-2013 |
Labels | Ny Våg Deathwish Inc. Shock Records |
Members | Dennis Lyxzén Karl Backman Christoffer Röstlund Jonsson Fredrik Lyxzén |
Past members | David Sandström Jens Nordén |
Website | Official AC4 Facebook Myspace website |
AC4 is a hardcore band from Umeå, Sweden. Refused members Dennis Lyxzén and David Sandström had been talking about starting a new band for a long time. In the spring of 2008 Karl Backman had written songs for the new band and they started to rehearse. Jens Nordén had played with Lyxzén in pre-Refused straight edge hardcore band Step Forward (1987-1991) and since 1990 with Backman in punk band The Vectors. The "AC" in the name is the regional code for the Västerbotten province where Umeå is located.[1][2][3][4]
The first show was at a squatting on Parkgatan in Umeå on the Mayu 5th, 2008.[5]
In May 2008 someone posted a live song on YouTube.[6] It got on Kerrang's playlist[7] and had over 14,000 hits the first week.[8]
They performed at Storsjöyran[9] and Umeå Punkfest in 2008.[10]
In 2009 they performed at Way Out West Festival[11] and released the self-titled debut album on Lyxzén's label Ny Våg.[12][13][14][15][16]
In 2010 their European tour took them around their native Sweden, as well as Norway, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, Austria, France, Italy, England and Wales.[17] They also released the Umeå Hardcore 7" EP in Europe, a special 7" for Australia only and the debut album came out in America.[18]
AC4 initially refused to do interviews with mainstream media and would only answer questions from fanzine writers who were under the age of 18.[13][19][20] To promote their Australian tour in April, 2011, Dennis conducted a number of interviews with the local press, including Melbourne radio show Bullying The Jukebox.[21]
While on tour in Australia a short documentary film about the band entitled "A few minutes with AC4"[22] was filmed, along with a promotional video for the song "Won't Bow Down"[23] from their debut album.
In May 2012 the band announced that Sandström had been replaced by Christoffer Röstlund Jonsson (DS-13) and that the recording of a second album had begun. The album Burn The World was released in March 2013[24] on Ny Våg records and Deathwish Inc.[25]
The band is also performing at some upcoming festivals including Groezrock on a spring 2013 tour. A week before the tour the band announced that Nordén had suddenly left AC4, but is being replaced by their producer Fredrik Lyxzén.[26]
Members
- Current members
- Dennis Lyxzén – lead vocals (2008–present)
- Karl Backman – guitar, backing vocals (2008–present)
- Christoffer Röstlund Jonsson – bass, backing vocals (2012–present)
- Fredrik Lyxzén – drums (2013–present)
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Dennis Lyxzén
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Fredrik Lyxzén
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Christoffer Röstlund Jonsson
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Karl Backman
- Former members
- David Sandström – bass, backing vocals (2008-2012)
- Jens Nordén – drums (2008-2013)
Discography
Albums
- AC4
- CD/LP Ny Våg (Ny Våg No. 123), Sweden 2009
- LP Deranged Records (DY#161), Canada 2010
- CD Shock Entertainment (CTX611CD), Australia 2011
- Burn the World
- CD/LP Ny Våg records (Ny Våg No. 133), Sweden 2013
- LP Deathwish Inc. (DW145), USA 2013
EP's
- Split 7" w/ Surprise Sex Attack
- 7" Aniseed records (Aniseed 001) 2010
- Umeå Hardcore'
- 7" P-Trash records (p.trash62) 2010
Compilations
- Umeå Vråljazz Giganter'
- CD/LP Ny Våg records (Ny Våg No. 120) 2010
Music Videos
- "Curva del Diablo" (2013)
- "Burn the World" (2013)
External links
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References
- ^ http://www.pluginmusic.com/interviews.php?page=ac4 PlugInMusic.com AC4 interview Jan 2011
- ^ http://www.refusedfan.com/ac4intervju.html Refusedfan AC4 interview Oct 2008
- ^ http://www.ox-fanzine.de/web/itv/3615/interviews.212.html OX fanzine Lyxzén interview 2009
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-26. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
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- ^ http://punkfest.blogspot.com/
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
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- ^ a b http://www.expressen.se/noje/recensioner/skivor/1.1801999/ac4-ac4 Archived 2010-02-06 at the Wayback Machine Expressen AC4-AC4
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
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- ^ http://www.groove.se/site/recension.asp?recId=4287&mediumId=1 Groove AC4-AC4
- ^ http://www.myspace.com/ac4hc/blog AC4 official
- ^ http://www.itsatrap.com/n/34435-ac4-get-us-release-planning-tour It's A Trap; AC4 get US release, planning tour
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
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- ^ https://soundcloud.com/bullyingthejukebox/dennis-lyxen-ac4
- ^ http://vimeo.com/23899692 A few minutes with AC4 documentary
- ^ http://vimeo.com/23894971 AC4 Won't Bow Down music video
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=242097652588466&set=a.232247133573518.58263.150359765095589&type=1&theater AC4; HAPPY NEW YEAR, PUNK ROCKERS!
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2013-03-18.
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