Name: War Music
Brand: Refused

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2577999185

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2019-10-18

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Supplier US

Unive­rsal

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Sales:8.875

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00602577999185

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Refused

Genre US

Punk / Hardcore

Label US

Spinefarm

Refused is a Swedish hardcore band formed in 1991. The band consists of vocalist Dennis Lyxzén, guitarist Kristofer Steen, drummer David Sandström, and bassist Magnus Flagge. Their lyrics often reflect non-conformist and politically far-left views.
In 2012, Refused announced their reunion after a hiatus and embarked on a world tour for nearly a year. They released five EPs and three full-length albums before originally splitting up in 1998. Their fourth full-length album "Freedom" was released in 2015.
Known for their energetic live performances, Refused has played at various renowned music festivals including Coachella, Rock am Ring, Roskilde Festival, Primavera Sound, Hellfest, Fuji Rock Festival, and more.

Formed in Umeå, Sweden in 1991, hardcore-punk legends Refused are broadly considered one of the most influential rock bands of the early ‘00s. 1995’s full-length Songs To Fan The Flames of Discontent brought them to international prominence and the lead track Rather be Dead was a defining statement about the philosophy of the band and their boundary-breaking rebellion against political and economic oppression, the patriarchy and the traditional social values that proliferate those paradigms.

The 1998 album The Shape Of Punk To Come and its global hit New Noise become a cultural touchstone for the entire post-hardcore generation as the origination of stylistic genre-bending - including electronics, jazz and slick production for the first time – tent-poled by politically progressive lyrical intent and further strengthened through use of album artwork and energetic live shows to spread their message. After a 14-year pause, the band reunited in 2012 playing much anticipated shows like mainstream festival Cochella and were subsequently awarded the “Special Prize for Music Exports” by the Swedish Ministry of Trade in 2013.

In 2015, they released their fourth studio album Freedom which was recorded with Nick Launay (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Killing Joke). Their fifth full-length studio album War Music is a complete return to form with its catchy, heavy, melodic blend of punk rock and hardcore – all wrapped in the catchiest of hooks. Lyrically the album pulls no punches and is quite possibly their most direct lyrical statement to date. Quite fitting in 2019.

War Music

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