{"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. Produced by Nick Launay (Gang Of Four, Public Image Ltd., Nick Cave, Arcade Fire) with additional work by fellow Swede and longtime \u003cstrong\u003eRefused\u003c\/strong\u003e fan Shellback, \u003cem\u003e'Freedom'\u003c\/em\u003e is not just a follow-up to \u003cem\u003e'Shape'\u003c\/em\u003e, but a living breathing snapshot of a band, alive, now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"It's not a reunion anymore,\" Lyxzen insists. \"This is one of the most radical things we've ever done, both musically and lyrically.\" LP - 180 Gram Vinyl with Download and housed in a Gatefold Sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Epitaph","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50455646699851,"sku":"389051","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50455647322443,"sku":"389052","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/673df724-4ef0-4cd2-b052-c386163ef451_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727193181","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/freedom-8","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}