Refused Explained

Refused
Background:group_or_band
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Origin:Umeå, Sweden
Current Members:
Past Members:
  • Jonas Lidgren
  • Pär Hansson
  • Henrik Jansson
  • Jon Brännström
  • Magnus Höggren
  • Ulf Nybérg
  • Kristofer Steen

Refused (also known as the Refused)[1] [2] [3] is a Swedish hardcore punk band originating from Umeå and formed in 1991. Refused is composed of vocalist Dennis Lyxzén, guitarist Kristofer Steen, drummer David Sandström, and bassist Magnus Flagge. Guitarist Jon Brännström was a member from 1994, through reunions, until he was fired in late-2014. Their lyrics are often of a non-conformist and politically far-left nature and were for a time associated with the straight edge subculture.

The band released their debut album This Just Might Be... the Truth in 1994. They followed this up with Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent (1996) and five EPs. In 1998, the band released The Shape of Punk to Come, which expanded their sound with jazz and electronic influences, but was initially poorly received commercially and critically. The group shortly after disbanded during their subsequent tour. Despite limited contemporary success, Refused were influential on the development of rock music in subsequent decades.[4]

In 2012, the band reformed and commenced a reunion tour, and later released further albums Freedom (2015)[5] and War Music (2019).

History

Early years (1991–1997)

Refused formed in early 1991[6] with Dennis Lyxzén (former frontman of the straight edge band Step Forward) on vocals,[7] David Sandström on drums, Pär Hansson on guitar, and Jonas Lindgren on bass. They formed with the aim of playing outside of their hometown and releasing a 7" record (the latter which never happened).[8] They released their first demo, Refused, the same year. With an already altered lineup (including Kristofer Steen joining from local band Abhinanda with Pär Hansson going the other way) the band released their first studio album, This Just Might Be... the Truth, in 1994. A month later, they released the Everlasting EP.

Refused's final line-up consisted of Dennis Lyxzén, David Sandström, Kristofer Steen, and Jon Brännström, but the band never found a permanent bass player, switching up to 12 bassists until their original break-up.[9] In June 1996, they released Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent through Victory Records. The album had a style that steered towards the metallic hardcore genre and included a fanzine explaining their political ideas. For this record, they toured with Snapcase.[10] Later on, they did it in support of Millencolin in the United States and with Mindjive in Europe.[11]

The Shape of Punk to Come and disbandment (1998)

Their third album, 1998's The Shape of Punk to Come, incorporated diverse sounds outside of the strict hardcore realm, such as electronica, jazz, and ambient. Initially, the album was both a commercial and critical failure, with little media coverage and mixed reception from fans and critics alike; some even refused to rate it because of its stylistic divergence.[9] [12]

The United States tour to support the album was cancelled halfway. They were joined by Washington, D.C.'s Frodus and only completed eight shows in half-empty basements and coffeehouses, finishing in a chaotic performance in a basement of Harrisonburg, Virginia that, after four songs, was shut down by police.[13] They described these concerts as "emotionally devastating" and "an awful experience", which finally led to their break-up after a rough internal fight in Atlanta, Georgia.[14] Other factors to their disbandment were a depletion of creative energy and band members wanting different things. There was also conflict between Dennis and the rest of the band.[11]

Refused announced their demise through a strongly-worded open letter titled "Refused Are Fucking Dead" on their label Burning Heart's website.[13]

After breakup (1999–2009)

The story of Refused's last show soon became popular, as well as The Shape of Punk to Come. A year after its release, the album shot up from 1,400 to 21,000 units sold in the United States. In 2000, it went up to 28,000.[9] From then on, many notable artists started to praise the band and newcomers cited them as an influence.

Lead singer Dennis Lyxzén went on to form The (International) Noise Conspiracy soon thereafter, while the other members, as well as venturing into their own projects, formed the group TEXT.

In 2007 Lyxzén and Sandström briefly reformed their Refused side project, Final Exit, which existed in the mid-late 1990s and originally consisted of members of Refused and Abhinanda, with each member taking a different role to that which they had in their main bands (e.g., David on vocals and Dennis on bass guitar).

As of May 2008, Dennis Lyxzén and David Sandström formed a new straightforward hardcore band under the name AC4.[15]

Kristofer Steen moved to Orange County, California and attended film school there.[11] He made a documentary on the band's last year in existence called Refused Are Fucking Dead, which was released in 2006. Then, he began working on operas in Sweden.[9]

Rumours (2010–2011)

In March 2010, Epitaph Records put up the old Refused website online with the words "Coming Soon."[16] [17] Rumours spread across the Internet about what the new website could indicate, including speculation of a reunion.[18] Citing an anonymous source "close to the situation," Punknews.org unofficially announced that the band would perform at European music festivals in 2010.[19] Dennis Lyxzén denied claims of a Refused reformation as he and David Sandström were busy with AC4.[18] [20] The new band website was later announced to be a promotional site for a reissue of Refused's final album, The Shape of Punk to Come.[18] The reissue, released on 8 June 2010, is a three-disc set with an unreleased live album recorded in 1998 and the Refused Are Fucking Dead DVD documentary in addition to the full original album.[21]

In November 2011, multiple posters said to be for the upcoming 2012 Coachella Festival appeared on several Internet sites, and the line-ups included Refused.[22] This started new rumours of a long-awaited reunion.

Reunions, Brännström's firing and Freedom (2012–2017)

During BBC Radio 1's "Punk Show" on 2 January 2012, Mike Davies stated that Refused, along with At the Drive-In would be reforming in 2012. On 9 January 2012, Refused announced a reunion to perform at the 2012 Coachella Festival.[23] This was controversial because of the band's original explicit declaration to never reunite.

On 29 February, Refused played a secret show in Umeå, their first live performance since 1998.[24] Refused played numerous European festivals on the Reunion Tour, including Way Out West in Gothenburg, Primavera Sound in Barcelona and Download Festival in England.[25] [26] [27] They appeared for the first time on TV in America on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on 18 July 2012[28] and toured Australia for the first time in November.[29] Refused ended their reunion on 15 December 2012 with a hometown show in Umeå.[30]

On 22 February 2013, Refused were awarded the "Special Prize for Music Exports" by the Swedish Minister of Trade.[31] [32] Lyxzén and Sandström chose to criticize Sweden's current government at the ceremony, instead thanking the efforts of popular education, in particular Workers' Educational Association (ABF) and youth centers (in Sweden associated with social democracy)[33] while Jon Brännström chose to not accept the prize on his behalf[34] later stating he wished they "[...] had said no to the prize and instead held a press conference about why we had turned it down".[35]

On 31 October 2014, Jon Brännström wrote on Refused's Facebook page that he was fired from the band and no longer considered them friends. The band responded by stating that they fired him in 2013 "because he did not share our passion for the band."[36]

On 25 November 2014, the band announced that they would perform their first shows in three years at the Reading and Leeds Festivals, Groezrock and Amnesia Rockfest in the summer of 2015.[37] [38] They also headlined Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas in May 2015.[39] Around the same time, rumours surfaced of a new album being recorded for release in 2015 after ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead's Autrey Fulbright II posted a photo on Instagram claiming that Lyxzén had been in the studio recording vocals for the album.[40]

On 27 April 2015, Refused announced their fourth studio album, Freedom, to be released in June 2015 via Epitaph Records. The album was produced primarily by Nick Launay and featured two songs produced by Shellback. The opening track "Elektra" was released as the lead single.[41]

On 20 November 2017, members of Refused revealed on social media that the band has been in the studio working on their next album.[42]

Servants of Death, Cyberpunk 2077 and War Music (2018 - present)

In May 2018, the band released the Servants of Death EP which contained a new song, a b-side and four live songs. It was originally released on vinyl in 2016 as part of Record Store Day.[43] [44]

On 2 July 2019, it was announced that Refused would be partnering with video game developer CD Projekt Red, creating and recording original music for then-upcoming video game Cyberpunk 2077.[45] The members of Refused provided music for a fictitious band in the in-game universe, punk rock group SAMURAI; which includes fictitious musician and terrorist Johnny Silverhand, portrayed and voiced by Keanu Reeves; while Lyxzén provided vocals on the music tracks for both Johnny and Kerry Eurodyne. The announcement was made alongside the release of Chippin' In on streaming services, the first single to be revealed for the project. On 23 August 2019, a new song called Never Fade Away came out.

On 2 August 2019, the band released "Blood Red" from their forthcoming album War Music. The album was released on October 18 of that year, followed by a UK tour alongside Thrice and Gouge Away. [46]

A five-track EP The Malignant Fire was released on 20 November 2020. It featured single "Born On The Outs", three other new songs, as well as "Malfire" from War Music.[47]

In March 2024, Refused announced their first show in four years, at the Rosendal Garden Party in Stockholm. It was advertised as "their last festival performance in Sweden. Ever."[48]

Musical style, lyrics and influences

Refused started as a "fresh-faced positive hardcore band" and their music became increasingly progressive and radical, as did their lyrics.[12] The record This Just Might Be... the Truth was characterized for its "massive hardcore sound",[49] mostly influenced by various bands from the New York hardcore scene (such as Earth Crisis). On their follow-up, Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent, the band had a heavier, more intricate style, which is generally attributed to their Slayer inspiration, and Lyxzén adopted screaming vocals rather than shouting.[49] [50] With the third album, The Shape of Punk to Come, "came the leap into the unknown" as the band mixed their previous style with unorthodox chord progressions, sampling, "ambient textures, jazz breakdowns", electronica and monologues, and other deviations from the hardcore punk music.[12] [51] [52]

Refused's lyrics focus on far-left politics, drawing on anarchism, socialism, among other ideologies. By the time of their first album, the band already had a strong anti-establishment profile.[49] The group's members were all vegan straight edge until their last show in 1998 and a couple of their songs dealt with these topics. Today, some of them no longer follow these lifestyles.[53] In their live performances, vocalist Lyxzén usually delivers political speeches between songs.[8] Before the Umeå hardcore phenomenon went into full bloom, the band was seen as part of the scene centered around youth-oriented venue Galaxen, along with the punk-rock scene as well as metal bands such as Meshuggah.

Refused have cited bands and artists as inflluences, including Fugazi, Slayer,[54] Born Against,[55] and ManLiftingBanner.[56] Lyxzén has also cited Ian Svenonius's projects (The Make-Up, The Nation of Ulysses and Cupid Car Club)[57] as personal influences, while Sandström has drawn from Snapcase.[58]

Legacy

Refused profoundly affected the development of rock music at the turn of the twenty-first century, despite the fact that very few people supported them when they were active.[4] According to Vice, they "stood at the nexus of modern punk, incorporating all of its subgenres into one scattered but neat package", putting "the risk back into punk and hardcore by making it unexpected again."[9] David Anthony of The A.V. Club described The Shape of Punk to Come as "an undisputed classic that served as a rallying cry for bands longing to incorporate sounds from outside the walls of aggressive music."[59] Author Gabriel Kuhn states that Refused "became the flagship of a remarkably strong vegan straight edge movement that engulfed Sweden throughout the 1990s" with "witty manifestos" and "performances" that "challenged many of the scene's standards".

Among the artists who cite Refused as an influence are Linkin Park,[60] [61] Duff McKagan of Velvet Revolver and Guns N' Roses,[62] [63] Sum 41,[64] Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus of Blink-182,[65] [66] AFI,[67] Papa Roach,[68] [69] Tim McIlrath of Rise Against,[70] Underoath,[1] Enter Shikari,[71] the Used,[72] [73] Every Time I Die,[74] [75] Norma Jean,[76] Showbread,[77] La Dispute,[78] Nick Hipa of As I Lay Dying,[2] Derek E. Miller of Poison the Well and Sleigh Bells,[79] Geoff Rickly of Thursday, United Nations and No Devotion, Marcos Curiel of P.O.D. and Daylight Division, Jeremy Bolm of Hesitation Wounds and Touché Amoré, Zachary Garren of Dance Gavin Dance and Strawberry Girls, Chris Teti of the World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, the New Transit Direction, the Bloody Beetroots, Justin Beck of Glassjaw and Sons of Abraham, Robin Staps of the Ocean,[80] the Bled,[81] Thomas Williams of Stray from the Path,[82] Brandon Kellum of American Standards,[83] and Jonathan Boulet.[84] The song "H. Ledger" from letlive.'s album Fake History is a "homage" to Refused because the band felt that they "didn't receive proper recognition until they were no longer active."[85] [86] British musician Frank Turner stated that The Shape of Punk to Come "shaped my musical path as a musician for a long time" and his group, Million Dead, took their name from a line in the Refused's song "The Apollo Programme was a Hoax".[87] [88] Pop punk band Paramore were inspired by the song "Liberation Frequency" and quoted a line of it on their 2007 song "Born for This".[89]

Other artists have been quoted expressing admiration for their work are Anthrax,[3] Steve Aoki,[90] and Ben Weinman of the Dillinger Escape Plan.[91]

Members

Current members
Former members
Session bassists

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

See also

Bibliography

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: 2 December 2017. Scott Ian of Anthrax on Worship Music, comic books, Doctor Who, VH1 and interviewing Ozzy. Tom . Murphy . 18 October 2011 . Westword. Scott Ian

    [...] It's a song ["[[New Noise (song)|New Noise]]"] we've been playing, a band we love, something that's just fun for us to do. Asking what it is about the Refused I like is like asking "What is it about the food that you like?" I don't know -- I listen to their music, and they move me in a way that any music that I like moves me. I can't tell you specifically; it's just that I think they're a great band. I break music into two categories: music that moves me and music that doesn't. Genres don't mean anything to me, and the Refused makes me happy when I listen to it.

    . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160605031653/http://www.westword.com/music/scott-ian-of-anthrax-on-worship-music-comic-books-doctor-who-vh1-and-interviewing-ozzy-5713033. 5 June 2016.
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  8. Web site: 29 November 2017. Ripping up the rule book on Good Friday: Refused live in Brighton. Nathan . Westley . 30 March 2016. Thelineofbestfit.com. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201055748/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/live-reviews/refused-rip-up-the-rule-book-on-good-friday-at-brightons-concorde-2. 1 December 2017.
  9. Web site: 2 December 2017. REFUSED: Pop Songs for the Revolution . Dan . Ozzi. United States. Noisey. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150701173248/http://popsongsfortherevolution.noisey.com/. 1 July 2015.
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  22. Web site: Leaked Coachella 2012 Poster. JPG. Swnk.org. 26 June 2015. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034125/http://www.swnk.org/wp-content/uploads/coachella-2012-lineup-poster-leaked.jpg. dead.
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  25. Web site: Bon Iver and Refused first acts confirmed for Way Out West 2012 . 2024-03-08 . The Line of Best Fit . en-US.
  26. Web site: Goodwyn . Tom . 2012-01-30 . Refused, Laura Marling added to Primavera Sound 2012 line-up . 2024-03-08 . NME . en-GB.
  27. Web site: Cooper . Leonie . 2012-04-03 . Refused added to Download line-up after Sonisphere cancellation . 2024-03-08 . NME . en-GB.
  28. Web site: Refused to play Jimmy Fallon Show 7/18 - Stereokiller News . Stereokiller.com . 12 July 2012 . 19 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120719065057/http://www.stereokiller.com/newsreviews/news.cfm?intarticleid=11301 . dead .
  29. Web site: 24 August 2012 . REFUSED ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN TOUR!! << Soundwave Touring . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141218184126/http://www.soundwavetouring.com/news/refused-announce-australian-tour/ . 18 December 2014 . 1 November 2014 . Soundwave Touring.
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  32. Web site: Music Export Prize 2012 to Johan "Shellback" Schuster - honroary prize to Refused . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130218075951/http://regeringen.se/sb/d/13763 . 18 February 2013 .
  33. News: Refused gets government award - slanders their politics (Swedish) . Sveriges Radio. 22 February 2013 .
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  35. Web site: I had nothing else to return to than different kinds of demons . https://archive.today/20130410191004/http://www.farsotfarsot.com/fanzine/i-had-nothing-else-to-return-to-than-different-kinds-of-demons . dead . 10 April 2013 . Farsotfarsot.com .
  36. Web site: Renshaw . David . 2014-11-03 . Guitarist Jon Brännström attacks Refused after he is fired from band . 2024-03-08 . NME . en-GB.
  37. Web site: Refused Are Unfucking Dead, Again . Propertyofzack.com . 25 November 2014 . 25 November 2014.
  38. Web site: Refused to Play Amnesia Rockfest . . 25 November 2014 . 25 November 2014.
  39. Web site: Punk Rock Bowling Announces 2015 Headliners . Newnoisemagazine.com . 26 November 2014 . 26 November 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141208164337/http://newnoisemagazine.com/punk-rock-bowling-announces-2015-headliners/ . 8 December 2014 .
  40. Web site: More Evidence That REFUSED Are Working On A New Album . Metalinjection.net . 11 November 2014 . 26 June 2015.
  41. Web site: Refused Are Back: New Album Freedom Out This Summer, New Track "Elektra" Streaming Now . Pitchfork Media. 27 April 2015. 27 April 2015.
  42. Web site: Refused Are In The Studio. Theprp.com. 20 November 2017. 20 November 2017.
  43. Web site: Servants of Death, by Refused. Refused.bandcamp.com.
  44. Web site: REFUSED Streams 2016's Vinyl-Only Servants Of Death EP. 29 May 2018. Metalinjection.net. 19 October 2019.
  45. Web site: Hello, Night City! What better way to start your day off than with some killer riffs? We teamed up with @Refused to bring the iconic band SAMURAI to life in #Cyberpunk2077 – and today we have their first track to share with you… here's Chippin' In!http://youtu.be/Igq3d6XA75Y. Cyberpunk 2077. 2 July 2019. Twitter. en. 2 July 2019.
  46. Web site: Refused Announce New Album War Music . Kerrang! . 24 July 2019 . 11 July 2022.
  47. Web site: The new Refused EP documents a world on fire. Hear Born On The Outs now . Louder . 16 October 2020 . 12 July 2022.
  48. Web site: 2024-03-05 . Refused have just announced their final festival show in Sweden . 2024-03-08 . Kerrang! . en.
  49. Web site: Jason . Anderson . This Just Might Be... The Truth - Refused | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards . . 2 July 2015.
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  55. Web site: Bogosian . Dan . June 23, 2015 . Refused’s David Sandström and Dennis Lyxzén: The Changing Shape of Punk . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240127002310/https://consequence.net/2015/06/refuseds-david-sandstrom-and-dennis-lyxzen-the-changing-shape-of-punk/ . January 27, 2024 . May 11, 2024 . Consequence of Sound.
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  58. Web site: Progression Through Unlearning, Snapcase's Timeless Hardcore Classic, Turns 20. 28 November 2017. "Earlier in the 90s, Tim [Redmond] really set the standard for how high you could tune a snare drum. A lot of drummers got piccolo snares and tortured those tension rods until the drumhead was about to pop," says Refused drummer David Sandström, who toured with Snapcase in '96. "There was a certain stability and propulsion to Tim's beats that really influenced me. He was indefatigable. Felt like he could punch his way through a brick wall." . Dan . Ozzi. 31 March 2017. Vice. Noisey.vice.com. 31 March 2017 .
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