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Refused
While Refused was far from the most traditional hardcore punk unit around, in their seven years together, the Swedish quintet was one of the most revered. As known for their fiercely anarchist political stance as they were for their energetic presence and experimental sound, the band came together in 1991, and included singer Denni Lyxzén, drummer David Sandström, guitarists Jon Brännström and Kristofer Steen, and bassist Magnus Höggren. The band quickly gained a following by taking punk rock to the next level, using non-traditional instrumentation including (but not limited to) cello, violin, and melodica, and bringing influences as varied as jazz and dance music to their sound. Despite the unusual mix of instruments and sounds, though, the band remained fiercely punk, leading a straightedge lifestyle and shouting political lyrics in the classic hardcore style on such albums as 1994's This Just Might Be… The Truth and 1996's Fan the Flames of Discontent. By 1997, the band had accumulated a large following stateside, and signed to major U.S. punk label Epitaph for what would become 1998's The Shape of Punk to Come. However, just prior to the album's release, the band split, unable to reconcile Lyxzén's desire to take the band in a more extreme political direction with the rest of the band's ideal of focusing on the music. A posthumous EP, The New Noise Theology was released late in 1998, and members have since moved on to other projects, most notably the International Noise Conspiracy.


Refused	Refused Are Fucking Dead (Remix)	MP3	Electronic, Punk
An electronic dance remix of a hardcore punk band? Why the hell not? This version of one of the Swedish hardcore unit's last tracks will appeal to electronic fans more than it will to punks.