AC4
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AC4 is a hardcore
band from Umeå
, Sweden. Ex-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 name AC4 comes from the regional code for the county Västerbotten
where Umeå is located.
The first show was at a squatting on Parkgatan in Umeå on the 5th of May 2008.
In June 2008 someone posted a live song on You Tube. It got on Kerrang's playlist and had over 14,000 hits the first week.
They performed at Storsjöyran
and Umeå Punkfest in 2008.
In 2009 they performed at Way Out West Festival
and released the self titled debut album on Lyxzén's label Ny Våg.
In 2010 their European tour took them around their native Sweden, as well as Norway, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, Austria, France, Italy, England and Wales. They also released the Umeå Hardcore 7" EP in Europe, a special 7" for Australia only and the debut album came out in America.
AC4 initially refused to do interviews with mainstream media and would only answer questions from fanzine writers who were under the age of 18. 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.
While on tour in Australia a short documentary film about the band entitled "A few minutes with AC4" was filmed, along with a promotional video for the song "Won't Bow Down" from their debut album.
LP Deranged Records (DY#161), Canada 2010
CD Shock Entertainment (CTX611CD), Australia 2011
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
band from Umeå
Umeå
- Transport :The road infrastructure in Umeå is well-developed, with two European highways passing through the city. About 4 km from the city centre is the Umeå City Airport...
, Sweden. Ex-Refused
Refused
Refused was a Swedish hardcore punk band originating from Umeå, Sweden, formed in 1991. In total the band released five EPs and three albums, before splitting up in 1998...
members Dennis Lyxzén
Dennis Lyxzén
Dennis Lyxzén is a musician most famously known for being the lead vocalist for Swedish hardcore punk band Refused.-Career:...
and David Sandström
David Sandström
David Sandström was the drummer for hardcore punk group Refused. After Refused broke up David and the other members of Refused worked on a project entitled TEXT and released one album. Then David went on to do solo work...
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
Step Forward
Step Forward was founded in 1989 in Umeå, Sweden, by Dennis Lyxzén and his friends, Toft Stade, Jens Norden and Henrik Jansson. Step Forward was one of the very first hardcore punk bands in Sweden that held on to the American straight edge lifestyle....
1987 - 1991 and since 1990 with Backman in punk band The Vectors. The name AC4 comes from the regional code for the county Västerbotten
Västerbotten
', English exonym: West Bothnia, is a province or landskap in the north of Sweden. It borders Ångermanland, Lapland, Norrbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia. It is famous for the cheese with the same name as the province.- Administration :...
where Umeå is located.
The first show was at a squatting on Parkgatan in Umeå on the 5th of May 2008.
In June 2008 someone posted a live song on You Tube. It got on Kerrang's playlist and had over 14,000 hits the first week.
They performed at Storsjöyran
Storsjöyran
Storsjöyran, or just Yran is an annual Swedish musical event going back to the early sixties.-Festival history:...
and Umeå Punkfest in 2008.
In 2009 they performed at Way Out West Festival
Way Out West Festival
Way Out West is a three-day music festival held in Gothenburg, Sweden, during August that plays host to a variety of popular music artists mainly from the rock, electronic and hip-hop genres...
and released the self titled debut album on Lyxzén's label Ny Våg.
In 2010 their European tour took them around their native Sweden, as well as Norway, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, Austria, France, Italy, England and Wales. They also released the Umeå Hardcore 7" EP in Europe, a special 7" for Australia only and the debut album came out in America.
AC4 initially refused to do interviews with mainstream media and would only answer questions from fanzine writers who were under the age of 18. 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.
While on tour in Australia a short documentary film about the band entitled "A few minutes with AC4" was filmed, along with a promotional video for the song "Won't Bow Down" from their debut album.
AC4
CD/LP Ny Våg records (Ny Våg #123), Sweden 2009LP Deranged Records (DY#161), Canada 2010
CD Shock Entertainment (CTX611CD), Australia 2011
- Detonate
- Where Are The Kids
- I Wanna Go
- The Same Fight
- Assassination
- Fuck The Pigs
- I Can Do It
- Won't Bow Down
- It Catches Up
- My Condition
- Pigs Lose
- It's Over In A Second
- Let's Go To War
- Coptown
- This Is It
Umeå Hardcore
7" P-Trash records (p.trash62) 2010- I'll survive
- No more warnings
- Dead inside
- Useless alibi
- Poison in my veins
- Enough is enough
Umeå Vråljazz Giganter
CD/LP Ny Våg records (Ny Våg #120) 2010- Snutstad
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