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Refused 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.

On January 9, 2012, the band announced their long-awaited reunion (which was also highly contested considering the band's original and explicit declaration to never reunite), confirming shows at Coachella, Rock am Ring, Ruisrock, Roskilde Festival, Groezrock, Way Out West Festival, Sonisphere Festival (Cancelled), Download Festival, Rock for People, Primavera Sound, Hellfest, Fuji Rock Festival, Øyafestivalen, Pukkelpop, Resurrection. After embarking on a world tour for nearly a year, Refused went on hiatus again in 2012, but announced another reunion in November 2014.

The band released five EPs and three full-length albums before originally splitting up in 1998, and released their fourth full-length album Freedom on the Epitaph Records label on June 26, 2015. "Elektra" was released as the first single from the comeback album on April 27, 2015.

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Genres rock hardcore punk electronic experimental
Top release Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent

Albums

  1. This Just Might Be… the Truth
    1994
  2. 5.0
    Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent
    1996
  3. 4.0
    The Shape of Punk to Come
    1998
  4. Freedom
    2015

Other releases

  1. Operation Headfirst
    1992
  2. This Is the New Deal
    1993
  3. Everlasting
    1994
  4. Pump the Brakes
    1994
  5. Refused Loves Randy
    1995
  6. Rather Be Dead E.P.
    1996
  7. The E.P. Compilation
    1997
  8. The Demo Compilation
    1997
  9. The New Noise Theology E.P.
    1998
  10. Elektra
    2015