David Sandström
David Sandström | |
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Sandström at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in 2025 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Dave Exit |
| Born | 2 January 1975 Umeå, Sweden |
| Genres | Punk rock, indie rock, hardcore punk, post-hardcore |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, vocals, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Member of | Refused, David Sandström Overdrive |
| Formerly of | Final Exit, TEXT, AC4 |
David Sandström (born 2 January 1975) is a Swedish musician best known as the drummer for the hardcore punk group Refused. After Refused first broke up in 1998, he and the other members worked on a project entitled TEXT and released one album. Later, he went on to do solo work. In 2008, he formed the hardcore band AC4 with Refused frontman Dennis Lyxzén, playing bass guitar.
Sandström said that, before Refused formed, he was a "glue-sniffing death metal kid" but eventually a fan of Step Forward, the embryo of Refused. As Step Forward called it quits and the friendship between Sandström and Dennis Lyxzén grew stronger, Lyxzén took him home and made him listen to Youth of Today's We're Not in This Alone album over and over again in a room alone.