AC4 (band)
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Background information | |
Origin | Umeå, Sweden |
Genres | Hardcore punk, 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 was a Swedish hardcore punk 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 squat on Parkgatan in Umeå on May 5, 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-inch EP in Europe, a special 7-inch 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In May 2012 the band announced that Sandström had been replaced by Christoffer Röstlund Jonsson (DS-13) and that the recording of a second album had begun.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]
AC4 disbanded 2013. [27]
Members
[edit]- Current members
- Dennis Lyxzén – lead vocals (2008–2013)
- Karl Backman – guitar, backing vocals (2008–2013)
- Christoffer Röstlund Jonsson – bass, backing vocals (2012–2013)
- Fredrik Lyxzén – drums (2013)
- Dennis Lyxzén
- Fredrik Lyxzén
- Christoffer Röstlund Jonsson
- Karl Backman
- Former members
- David Sandström – bass, backing vocals (2008-2012)
- Jens Nordén – drums (2008-2013)
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- 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
EPs
[edit]- split 7-inch w/ Surprise Sex Attack
- 7" Aniseed records (Aniseed 001) 2010
- Umeå Hardcore
- 7" P-Trash records (p.trash62) 2010
Compilations
[edit]- Umeå Vråljazz Giganter
- CD/LP Ny Våg records (Ny Våg No. 120) 2010
Music videos
[edit]- "Curva del Diablo" (2013)
- "Burn the World" (2013)
References
[edit]- ^ "AC4's Karl Backman (January 3, 2011) : Interview : PlugInMusic.com". 10 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-01-10. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "AC4". Refusedfan.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ^ "Interviews & Artikel : AC4 :: ox-fanzine.de". Ox-fanzine.de. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ^ "PSL // Dennis och Inge och alla projekten…". Archived from the original on 2010-05-26. Retrieved 2010-05-19. PSL SVT Lyxzén interview 2008
- ^ "NY husockupation i Umeå - Regionala nyheter | SVT.se". Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2010-03-01. SVT News May 2008
- ^ "AC4 live at Verket, Umeå - YouTube". YouTube. 15 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Kerrang! The Playlist 17-06-08". Archived from the original on 2008-08-02. Retrieved 2010-03-01. Kerrang Playlist June 2008
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
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- ^ "Punkfest 10". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
- ^ "Tidigare bokade artister | Way Out West". Archived from the original on 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
- ^ "AC4 "AC4"". Dagensskiva.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ^ a b "AC4 - AC4 - Skivor - Expressen Nöje | Nöjesnyheter Musiknyheter Filmnyheter". February 6, 2010. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ^ "AC4: "AC4" - DN.se". Archived from the original on 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2010-03-01. Dagens nyheter AC4-AC4
- ^ "Aftonbladet: Aftonbladet recensioner: CD". Aftonbladet.se. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ^ "AC4 - AC4 - GROOVE - Sveriges största musiktidning". Groove.se. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "AC4 get US release, planning tour". Itsatrap.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ^ "Invalid Friend ID". Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2010-03-01. AC4 and the media
- ^ "Brända Halsmandlar - David från AC4: "Det är irriterande att jämföras med Refused"". 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Dennis Lyxzen - AC4". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ^ "A Few Minutes With AC4". Vimeo.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ^ "AC4 - Won't Bow Down on Vimeo". 24 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-01-24. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "AC4". Facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ^ "Deathwish Inc". Archived from the original on 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2013-03-18. AC4 "Burn The World" LP out soon from a partnership of Deathwish & Ny Vag
- ^ "AC4 EURO TOUR..." Facebook.com. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/artist/1612992-AC4
External links
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