{"title":"Refused","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRefused 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"freedom-8","title":"Freedom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRefused\u003c\/strong\u003e came to an end in front of 50 kids at a basement show in a Virginia college town in 1998, just as their release of the same year, \u003cem\u003e'The Shape of Punk to Come'\u003c\/em\u003e, was taking its first steps toward becoming an acknowledged classic and a massive influence on a generation of bands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Refused Are Fucking Dead!'\u003c\/em\u003e became the slogan, as kids discovered \u003cem\u003e'Shape'\u003c\/em\u003e and its breakout track \u003cem\u003e'New Noise'\u003c\/em\u003e only to find their new heroes disbanded. \u003cstrong\u003eRefused\u003c\/strong\u003e Are Fucking Alive! After a 2012 invitation to reform for the Coachella festival, \u003cstrong\u003eRefused\u003c\/strong\u003e followed its first shows in 15 years with a triumphant tour, as every kid who had discovered them after death came out to see them reborn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow comes \u003cem\u003e'Freedom'\u003c\/em\u003e, the first album in almost 20 years, on Epitaph, the label that released \u003cem\u003e'The Shape of Punk to Come'\u003c\/em\u003e all those years ago. \u003cem\u003e'Freedom'\u003c\/em\u003e explodes out of the speakers with opening track \u003cem\u003e'Elektra'\u003c\/em\u003e, as frontman Dennis Lyxzen's throat-shredding declaration that \"nothing has changed\" catapults \u003cstrong\u003eRefused\u003c\/strong\u003e into the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf \u003cem\u003e'Shape'\u003c\/em\u003e blasted apart the constraints of the punk and hardcore worlds with which \u003cstrong\u003eRefused\u003c\/strong\u003e had long been associated, \u003cem\u003e'Freedom'\u003c\/em\u003e goes a step further by incorporating the wide-ranging influences that have shaped each band member's personal tastes. 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