Refused

This article is about the Swedish band. For the album by The Residents, see Refused (album). For other meanings of the word, see refusal.
Refused
Refused performing at Way Out West 2012
Refused performing at Way Out West 2012
Background information
OriginUmeå, Sweden
Genres
Years active
  • 1991–1998
  • 2012
  • 2014–present
Labels
Members
Past members
  • Jonas Lidgren
  • Pär Hansson
  • Henrik Jansson
  • Jon Brännström
  • Magnus Höggren
  • Ulf Nybérg
  • Kristofer Steen
Websiteofficialrefused.com

Refused (also known as the Refused)[3][4][5] 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[6][7] 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.[8][9]

In 2012, the band reformed and commenced a reunion tour, and later released further albums Freedom (2015)[10] and War Music (2019).

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Refused - Refused". Discogs.com. 10 August 1992. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Music Faith Exclusive | Interview with". Musicfaith.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  4. ^ King, Kat (7 August 2012). "Interview with Nick Hipa of As I Lay Dying". seymourduncan.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  5. ^ Murphy, Tom (18 October 2011). "Scott Ian of Anthrax on Worship Music, comic books, Doctor Who, VH1 and interviewing Ozzy". Westword. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017. Scott Ian: [...] It's a 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.
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  9. ^ Daniel P. Carter (10 January 2012). "My thoughts on the Refused reformation". Rock Sound. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  10. ^ Lamington23 (24 June 2014). "Refused on lying, selling outand Taylor Swift". FasterLouder.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)