Refused
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Biography
Refused was a Swedish hardcore punk and post-hardcore band formed in January 1992 in UmeÃ¥. Founded by Dennis Lyxzén and David Sandström, the group emerged from the band Step Forward. The ensemble released its first demo in 1992 and its debut album, This Just Might Be⦠the Truth, in 1994. After signing with Burning Heart Records, the group released Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent (1996), which featured the single âRather Be Deadâ. In 1998, the band released The Shape of Punk to Come, which incorporated metal, classical, and jazz influences and included the single âNew Noiseâ. The group disbanded in October 1998 following a tour of the United States. Refused resumed activity in 2012 and released the album Freedom (2015), which reached number 2 on the Swedish albums chart, followed by War Music (2019). After receiving induction into the Swedish Music Hall of Fame in 2024, the band performed its final concert on December 21, 2025.
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- New Noise
- The Deadly Rhythm
- Liberation Frequency
- Tannhäuser
- Refused Are Fucking Dead
- Protest Song '68
- The Refused Party Program
- Bruitist Pome #5
- Where's Equality
- Summerholidays vs Punkroutine
- Summerholiday vs. Punkroutine
- The Apollo Programme Was A Hoax
- Tannhauser/Derrive
- The Shape Of Punk To Come
- Circle Pit
- Jag äter Inte Mina Vänner
- Voodoo People
- Blind-date
- Lick It Clean
- Poetry Written In Gasoline
- Old Friends / New War
- Soft
- Destroy The Man
- Stolen Voices
