This article is about the band. For other uses, see AC-4.

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In May 2012 the band announced that Sandström had been replaced by Christoffer Röstlund Jonsson (DS-13) and that the recording of a second album had begun.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

Current members
  • Dennis Lyxzén
    Dennis Lyxzén
  • Fredrik Lyxzén
    Fredrik Lyxzén
  • Christoffer Röstlund Jonsson
    Christoffer Röstlund Jonsson
  • Karl Backman
    Karl Backman
Former members

Discography

Albums

EPs

  • split 7-inch 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)

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "AC4". Refusedfan.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  3. ^ "Interviews & Artikel : AC4 :: ox-fanzine.de". Ox-fanzine.de. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  4. ^ "PSL // Dennis och Inge och alla projekten…". Archived from the original on 2010-05-26. Retrieved 2010-05-19. PSL SVT Lyxzén interview 2008
  5. ^ "NY husockupation i Umeå - Regionala nyheter | SVT.se". Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2010-03-01. SVT News May 2008
  6. ^ "AC4 live at Verket, Umeå - YouTube". YouTube. 15 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Kerrang! The Playlist 17-06-08". Archived from the original on 2008-08-02. Retrieved 2010-03-01. Kerrang Playlist June 2008
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2010-03-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Sound Pollution
  9. ^ "Storsjöyran | Festivalen som inte liknar någon annan". Yran.se. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  10. ^ "Punkfest 10". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
  11. ^ "Tidigare bokade artister | Way Out West". Archived from the original on 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
  12. ^ "AC4 "AC4"". Dagensskiva.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "AC4: "AC4" - DN.se". Archived from the original on 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2010-03-01. Dagens nyheter AC4-AC4
  15. ^ "Aftonbladet: Aftonbladet recensioner: CD". Aftonbladet.se. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  16. ^ "AC4 - AC4 - GROOVE - Sveriges största musiktidning". Groove.se. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  17. ^ [1] [dead link‍]
  18. ^ "AC4 get US release, planning tour". Itsatrap.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  19. ^ "Invalid Friend ID". Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2010-03-01. AC4 and the media
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "Dennis Lyxzen - AC4". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  22. ^ "A Few Minutes With AC4". Vimeo.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  23. ^ "AC4 - Won't Bow Down on Vimeo". 24 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-01-24. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  24. ^ "AC4". Facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  25. ^ "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
  26. ^ "AC4 EURO TOUR..." Facebook.com. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
  27. ^ "AC4 Discography". discogs.com/. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
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