AC×DC (also known as Antichrist Demoncore) is an American

hardcore punk Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier punk ...

band that formed in

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, California in 2003. The band has gone through multiple line-up changes and its current line-up consists of vocalist Sergio Amalfitano, guitarist Eddie Oropeza and bassist Ryan Corbett and drummer Jorge Luis Herrera. The band's musical style has been mainly labeled as

powerviolence Powerviolence (sometimes written as power violence) is an extremely dissonant and fast subgenre of hardcore punk which is closely related to thrashcore and grindcore. In contrast with grindcore, which is a "crossover" idiom containing musical ...

, as well as

grindcore Grindcore is an extreme fusion genre of heavy metal and hardcore punk that originated in the mid-1980s, drawing inspiration from abrasive-sounding musical styles, such as thrashcore, crust punk, hardcore punk, extreme metal, and industrial. G ...

and

with influences from

D-beat D-beat (also known as Discore, kängpunk, Discrust, and crust-beat) is a style of hardcore punk, developed in the early 1980s by imitators of Discharge, after whom the genre is named, as well as a drum beat characteristic of this subgenre. D-be ...

crust punk Crust punk (also known as crust or stenchcore) is a form of music influenced by English punk rock and extreme metal. The style, which evolved in the early 1980s in England, often has songs with dark and pessimistic lyrics that linger on politic ...

and

death metal Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...

. The band's aesthetic has been described as "a strange blend of

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straight-edge Straight edge (sometimes abbreviated sXe or signified by XXX or X) is a subculture of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational drugs, in reaction to the excesses of punk subculture. For some, thi ...

and

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History

The band was formed in 2003 when the members were still in high school. Vocalist Sergio Amalfitano was invited to play in the band by an early guitarist, whom according to Amalfitano planned to form "a Spazz-type band, where the lyrics talk about

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and stuff." The band has generated controversy with some of their recordings, including ''He Had It Comin' EP'' (2005), which features a Vietnamese cop

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a crucified

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on cover. After entering a hiatus, original members Amalfitano and Jeff Aldape reformed AC×DC with a new line-up in 2010. The band released its full-length debut album, ''Antichrist Demoncore'' in 2014. The album was produced by Taylor Young, who is known for his work for Nails and

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, and mastered by

From Ashes Rise From Ashes Rise is an American neo-crust band, formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in the mid-1990s. They helped define the gloom-heavy sound attributed to groups like His Hero is Gone and Tragedy by combining a dynamic, eerie open chord dissonanc ...

and

The Cooters The Cooters are an American rock band from Oxford, Mississippi. Based out of the northern hill country town of Oxford (home of Ole Miss), the band has been touring and recording since 1993. The Cooters are well known in the region. While reco ...

member

Brad Boatright Bradley Boatright (born 1976) is an American musician, record producer, and mastering engineer based in Portland, Oregon. Boatright is known for his work as a guitarist and vocalist in From Ashes Rise and The Cooters, and as a mastering engi ...

. In June 2015, the band announced that it recorded 14 songs for new records and splits. In 2017 the band took a year long hiatus. ACxDC has returned from hiatus with new guitarist Eddie Oropeza to do some international touring in 2019. The band announced their release of a sophomore album entitled ''Satan Is King'' (an ode to Kanye West's album Jesus is King) which became available on May 15, 2020 on Prosthetic Records. It features the singles, Satan Is King, and Copsucker.

Members

;Current members *Sergio Amalfitano — vocals *Eddie Oropeza — guitar *Ryan Corbett — bass *Jorge Luis Herrera — drums

Discography

;Studio albums *''

Antichrist Demoncore ''Antichrist Demoncore'' is the first full-length studio album by American powerviolence band AC×DC, released in June 2014 through Melotov Records. Track listing # "Destroy//Create" – 1:04 # "Misled" – 0:51 # "Paid in Full" – 1:28 # "Vega ...

'' (2014) *''Satan Is King'' (2020) ;EPs *''He Had It Coming'' (2005) *''The Second Coming'' (2012) *''Postcard Flexi'' (2015) *''The Oracles of Death'' (2016) ;Splits *"Give Up Give In Quit!" - Double 7" Split with ''No Noise!'' (2005) *"10" Split with Magnum Force and Sex Prisoner" (2013) *"Split 7" with To The Point" (2013) *"Split 7" with Disparo (2016) *"Discography" - CD-R Split with Max Ward and Asshole Assassination Squad (release year unknown, given by the band when purchasing a shirt) ;Live albums *''TBFH Live Session'' (2012) *''Beast Coast Tour Tape 2015'' (2015) ;Demos *''Jack Trippin Demo'' (2004) *''Live Noise/Demos/Unreleased'' (2011) ;Compilation albums *''A Sign Of Impending Doom'' (2005) *''Take Your Cross Off And Join The Crowd'' (2012) *''Discography 03-13'' (2014) *''He Had It Coming/The Second Coming'' (2014)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:ACxDC Musical groups established in 2003 Musical quintets Hardcore punk groups from California Musical groups from Los Angeles American grindcore musical groups Powerviolence groups