AC4 | |
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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In May 2012 the band announced that Sandström had been replaced by Christoffer Röstlund Jonsson (DS-13) and that the recording of a second album had begun.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]
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AC4 | |
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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]
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