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Refused
Origin Umeå, Sweden
Genre(s) Hardcore punk
Post-hardcore
Experimental rock
Years active 1991–1998
Label(s) Burning Heart
Associated acts Afro Jetz

The (International) Noise Conspiracy
The Lost Patrol Band
Step Forward
TEXT
Website Official website
Former members
Dennis Lyxzén
David Sandström
Kristofer Steen
Jon Brännström

Refused was a hardcore band originating from Umeå, Sweden. Umeå (ʉːmеоː, Uumaja Ubmi is a University city in Västerbotten, Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s Post-hardcore evolved from Hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader Punk rock movement Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre and/or which pushes the boundaries In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Burning Heart Records is an Independent record label based in Örebro, Sweden. Afro Jetz is the band of Dennis Lxyzén before Refused, Step Forward, The (International Noise Conspiracy and other Hardcore punk bands The (International Noise Conspiracy is a rock band formed in Sweden in the late months of 1998. Invasionen (formerly The Lost Patrol Band is the music project of Swedish Punk rock musician Dennis Lyxzén. Step Forward was founded in 1989 in Umeå, Sweden, by Dennis Lyxzén and his friends Toft Stade Jens Norden and Henrik Jansson TEXT is the band founded by Kristofer Steen David Sandström Fredrik Bäckström and Jon F Brännström Dennis Lyxzén (born June 19, 1972) is a Swedish musician most famously known for being the lead Vocalist for Swedish Hardcore punk David Sandström was the drummer for the hardcore punk group known as Refused. Kristofer Steen was born on June 26 1974 and is a Swedish musician best known for his years as a guitarist with the Swedish Hardcore/Punk band Refused. Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s Umeå (ʉːmеоː, Uumaja Ubmi is a University city in Västerbotten, Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. They formed in early 1991 with Dennis Lyxzén, David Sandström, Pär Hansson and Jonas Lidgren and released their first demo, Refused, the same year. Dennis Lyxzén (born June 19, 1972) is a Swedish musician most famously known for being the lead Vocalist for Swedish Hardcore punk David Sandström was the drummer for the hardcore punk group known as Refused. The band went on to release one more demo, five EPs and three albums (not including The Demo Compilation or The EP Compilation) before breaking up in 1998. Refused's final line-up consisted of the members Dennis Lyxzén, David Sandström, Kristofer Steen and Jon Brännström who released everything from Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent (1996) to the definitive album The Shape of Punk to Come. Kristofer Steen was born on June 26 1974 and is a Swedish musician best known for his years as a guitarist with the Swedish Hardcore/Punk band Refused. Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent is the second full length album by Swedish Hardcore punk band Refused. The Shape of Punk to Come A Chimerical Bombination in 12 Bursts was the final album released by Swedish Hardcore punk band Refused before In this album, Refused drew heavily on the influence of the Washington, D.C. hardcore band Nation of Ulysses, New York hardcore band Born Against, as well as the writings of Karl Marx, anarchist Errico Malatesta, and the Situationist International. Washington DC had one of the first and most influential Hardcore punk scenes in the United States during the 1980s Nation of Ulysses was a Post-hardcore band from Washington DC The City of New York Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s Born Against was a critically acclaimed Left wing, Hardcore punk band from New York. Errico Malatesta ( December 14, 1853 July 22, 1932) was an Italian anarcho-communist and Insurrectionary anarchist The Situationist International ( SI) was a small group of international political and artistic Agitators with roots in Marxism, Lettrism and the The band were already well known for their vegan and straight edge stances. Straight Edge refers to a lifestyle that started within the Hardcore punk subculture whose adherents make a commitment to refrain from using alcohol, Tobacco Refused broke up the same year as a result of expending all their creative energy and wanting different things. Lead singer Dennis Lyxzén went on to form The (International) Noise Conspiracy, and 93 Million Miles From The Sun while the other members, as well as venturing into their own projects, formed the group TEXT. The (International Noise Conspiracy is a rock band formed in Sweden in the late months of 1998. TEXT is the band founded by Kristofer Steen David Sandström Fredrik Bäckström and Jon F Brännström Dennis Lyxzén and David Sandström also got together with other friends in 2004 to make the self titled The Lost Patrol Band album. Invasionen (formerly The Lost Patrol Band is the music project of Swedish Punk rock musician Dennis Lyxzén. Kristofer Steen is now a director and made a documentary on the band's last year in existence called Refused Are Fucking Dead (a reference to a song titled "Born Against Are Fucking Dead" by the New York Hardcore band Born Against). Refused Are Fucking Dead is a 2006 documentary about the punk band Refused and the last year of their career New York Hardcore ( NYHC) refers to Hardcore punk and Metalcore music created in New York City and to the Subculture associated with Born Against was a critically acclaimed Left wing, Hardcore punk band from New York. As of May, 2008, Dennis Lyxzén and David Sandström have formed a new straight-forward harcore band under the name AC4.

Contents

Members

Past members

Final show

After releasing The Shape of Punk To Come, Refused decided to do one final tour in the United States. The melodica is a Free-reed instrument similar to the Accordion and Harmonica. A sampler is an electronic musical instrument closely related to a Synthesizer. Electronics refers to the flow of charge (moving Electrons through Nonmetal conductors (mainly Semiconductors, whereas electrical The Shape of Punk to Come A Chimerical Bombination in 12 Bursts was the final album released by Swedish Hardcore punk band Refused before With tension in the band running high, everything finally collided only a few shows into the tour. The band decided to call it quits after a show in Atlanta, Georgia. Flights were booked back to Sweden, and the band set out towards the Reagan International Airport. Fred Ziomek, guitarist for tourmates Darkest Hour, had attended James Madison University, in nearby Harrisonburg, Virginia. For other uses of the words "darkest hour" see Darkest hour (disambiguation Darkest Hour is a metal band from Washington He convinced the band to play one last show in his basement en route to National Airport. They agreed, and even though there were only around twelve hours to promote the show, there were still around four-hundred people in attendance.

The line-up was: Union of the Snake (Cornbread's joke glam-metal band), Darkest Hour, Frodus, and Refused. For other uses of the words "darkest hour" see Darkest hour (disambiguation Darkest Hour is a metal band from Washington Frodus (aka Frodus Conglomerate International Frodus Sound Laboratories FCI was a 1990s Washington D

The police kept coming by all night, and Tony Weinbender, who had been put in charge of organizing everything, kept them at bay for a while. They then returned, during Frodus' set, and said "If we get another complaint and have to come back here, we're taking you to jail. " Weinbender said he would shut the show down, but did not. A few songs into Refused's set, police entered the house and plowed through the throng of people to get to the basement. The band began playing what would be their final song, "Rather Be Dead", as the police forced their way through the crowd. The song reached the crescendo where Dennis would have screamed, "rather be alive", as the plug was pulled (literally), and the band stopped playing. The audience continued chanting the final verses of the song, "rather be alive!"

Final communique

After Refused split up, they released one final, fiery open letter titled "Refused Are Fucking Dead". It can be read in full on their label Burning Heart's website [1]. Burning Heart Records is an Independent record label based in Örebro, Sweden.

Among other things, they said that they "will not give interviews to stupid reporters" and demanded "that every newspaper burn all their photos of Refused".

References in media

Discography

Albums

EPs/MCDs

ordered by release date. This Just Might Be the Truth is the first full length CD released by the Swedish Hardcore punk band Refused. Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent is the second full length album by Swedish Hardcore punk band Refused. The EP Compilation was released in 1997 then in a different version in 2002 (also reissued 2004 The Demo Compilation is the second compilation of old songs by Swedish Hardcore punk band Refused. The Shape of Punk to Come A Chimerical Bombination in 12 Bursts was the final album released by Swedish Hardcore punk band Refused before (first to last)

DVDs

Compilations

Bootlegs

information obtained from http://page.to/come

See also

References

External links

Dictionary

refused

-verb

  1. Simple past tense and past participle of refuse.
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