Swedish punk band Refused, haven't performed in 14 years. Members include Dennis Lyxzén on vocals, Jon Brännström on guitar, Kristofer Steen on guitar, David Sandström on drums and to top off the reunion, and new tour, they have their favorite bassist back, Magnus Flagge (they went through 13 different bass players in 7 years...). Read the official post about the lead up to reuniting and their response to Golden Voice about playing at Coachella: http://officialrefused.com.preview.binero.se/2012/01/we-had-a-band-once-in-umea/
The band formed in 1991, in Umeå, Sweden and released three ablums in total; This Just Might Be... the Truth (1994), Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent (1996), The Shape of Punk to Come: A Chimerical Bombination in 12 Bursts (1998). The band claims that it never got a chance to do The Shape of Punk to Come right, and that this new tour is that chance, so I suspect a lot of songs from this album to be in their set. The band is very anti-establishment, and anti-culture, as can be read in their last statement to the world after they broke up, http://www.burningheart.com/refused/refmanifest5.htm. Their last performance before they disbanded was in a basement at a private residence in Harrisonburg, Virginia on the 6th of October 1998. The show was interrupted after 4 songs by the local police force, although the crowd protested by chanting, "Rather be alive". The Shape of Punk to Come has been a hugely influential album, ranked #13 by Kerrang! magazine's 50 Most Influential Albums of All Time list in 2003.
From Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent :
From The Shape of Punk to Come:
Song recommendations from Alex Ruiz, Thanks!
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