The a.C.C.

Brazilian rockers A.C.C. were just another hard-working band with a decent gimmick before an incident in September of 2002 gave them worldwide notoriety. Based in Porto Alegre, Brazil, the band (whose name is a Portuguese acronym for "Beyond the Grey Sky") offered a strange mix of political commentary and fantasy with their fake post-apocalyptic origin and bizarre stage uniforms. Despite such a strong image, they seemed to feel they were not getting the mainstream recognition they deserved, and vocalist Marcus Vinicius dos Santos decided to do something about it. Storming into...