Groundbreaking Hardcore Band Refused Reform for Festival Appearances
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Written by Rob Sleigh
Following a number of recent rumours, Swedish hardcore band Refused have announced that they are to reform via their official website. As well as their earlier addition to the Coachella line-up, the band have also been confirmed for Sweden’s Way Out West festival in August. It has also been suggested that further dates are to be announced soon.
The message from the band reads: “It's been a motley 14 years since our band came apart. We've all kept busy in our respective endeavours but we've all remained friends and kept in touch. There have been offers, and lots of jokes about these offers. We've sort of looked down from our high horses and made fun of people who've just wanted to share the psychopathic intensity that we would deliver on a nightly basis in our post-pubescent prime. A reunion has just seemed irrelevant to us. Too much other shit to do.
“We never did ‘The Shape of Punk To Come’ justice back when it came out, too tangled up in petty internal bickering to really focus on the job. And suddenly there's this possibility to do it like it was intended. We wanna do it over, do it right. For the people who've kept the music alive through the years, but also for our own sakes…”
Refused were originally formed in 1991 and released three albums during their seven-year career. Most notable of these was their final album, 1998’s ‘The Shape of Punk to Come’, which is widely-considered to be one of the most groundbreaking hardcore albums of all time. However, the band split up during the year of its release.
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