AC4

This article is about the band. For other meanings, see AC4 (disambiguation).
AC4

AC4 live in Saarbrücken
Background information
Origin Umeå, Västerbotten, Sweden
Genres Hardcore, punk rock
Years active 2008-present
Labels Ny Våg
Deathwish Inc.
Shock Records
Associated acts Refused, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, The Lost Patrol Band, Step Forward, The Vectors, Final Exit
Website Official AC4 Facebook
Myspace website
Members Dennis Lyxzén
Karl Backman
Christoffer Röstlund Jonsson
Fredrik Lyxzén
Past members David Sandström
Jens Nordén

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In May 2012 the band announced that Sandström had been replaced by Christoffer Röstlund Jonsson (DS-13) and that the recording of a second album had begun.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

Discography

Albums

EP's

Compilations

Music Videos

External links

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.pluginmusic.com/interviews.php?page=ac4 PlugInMusic.com AC4 interview Jan 2011
  2. ↑ http://www.refusedfan.com/ac4intervju.html Refusedfan AC4 interview Oct 2008
  3. ↑ http://www.ox-fanzine.de/web/itv/3615/interviews.212.html OX fanzine Lyxzén interview 2009
  4. ↑ http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2008/11/07/dennis-och-inge-och-alla-projekten/ PSL SVT Lyxzén interview 2008
  5. ↑ http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=73925&a=1135040 SVT News May 2008
  6. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqA8VKySe_0 AC4 live at Verket, Umeå
  7. ↑ http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/06/the_playlist_170608.html Kerrang Playlist June 2008
  8. ↑ http://www.soundpollutiondistribution.se/news/nyhetsblad_vecka_49.pdf Sound Pollution
  9. ↑ http://www.storsjoyran.se/
  10. ↑ http://punkfest.blogspot.com/
  11. ↑ http://www.wayoutwest.se/tidigare-artister
  12. ↑ http://dagensskiva.com/2009/11/17/ac4-ac4/ Dagens skiva AC4-AC4
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 http://www.expressen.se/noje/recensioner/skivor/1.1801999/ac4-ac4 Expressen AC4-AC4
  14. ↑ http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/skivrecensioner/ac4-ac4-1.1001809 Dagens nyheter AC4-AC4
  15. ↑ http://www.aftonbladet.se/puls/cd/recension/0,1338,2000058495,00.html Aftonbladet AC4-AC4
  16. ↑ http://www.groove.se/site/recension.asp?recId=4287&mediumId=1 Groove AC4-AC4
  17. ↑ http://www.myspace.com/ac4hc/blog AC4 official
  18. ↑ http://www.itsatrap.com/n/34435-ac4-get-us-release-planning-tour It's A Trap; AC4 get US release, planning tour
  19. ↑ http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=383944031&blogId=519166041 AC4 and the media
  20. ↑ http://brandahalsmandlar.blogg.se/2010/january/utkast-jan-28-2010.html Brända Halsmandlar AC4 interview Jan 2010
  21. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/bullyingthejukebox/dennis-lyxen-ac4
  22. ↑ http://vimeo.com/23899692 A few minutes with AC4 documentary
  23. ↑ http://vimeo.com/23894971 AC4 Won't Bow Down music video
  24. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=242097652588466&set=a.232247133573518.58263.150359765095589&type=1&theater AC4; HAPPY NEW YEAR, PUNK ROCKERS!
  25. ↑ http://deathwishinc.com/news/778/ AC4 "Burn The World" LP out soon from a partnership of Deathwish & Ny Vag
  26. ↑ "AC4 EURO TOUR...". Retrieved 2013-04-18.