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Биография:Firm followers of the straight edge ethic, Refused formed in early 1992 on the north-east coast of Sweden, in the city of Umeå. Rising from the ashes of Step Forward, godfathers of the local hardcore scene, the band was the brainchild of drummer David Sandström and vocalist Dennis Lyxzén. The formative years of the band's life were marked with a host of line up changes as the band strived to find the perfect chemistry. Despite the revolving doors their recorded output never faltered, in 1993 they released their The Is The New Deal EP, and later in that year they recorded their debut full length This Just Might Be... The Truth, while 1994 saw the emergence of their Everlasting seven track. The band themselves readily admit how much US hardcore standard bearers like Youth of Today and Gorilla Biscuits influenced their early sound. Much like Nirvana with Bleach and At The Drive-In's Acrobatic Tenement, their earlier recordings, while definitely worth investigating, only really show fleeting glimpses of what the band were truly capable of at a later date.
Listening back to these tracks today, one of the most interesting and significant aspects of their evolution at this time is the shift in lyrical content, with Lyxzén abandoning more personal themes and moving towards the political. From seething anti-capitalist rhetoric to venomous tirades on social oppression, it's territory that in time would come to define the band to many, and open the minds of many a young person around the globe.
With the finally settled line up of David Sandström, Dennis Lyxzén, Kristofer Steen and Jon Brännström, 1996's Songs to Fan The Flames of Discontent was where Refused fully began to craft their own distinctive sound, and in turn, to catch the attention of punk, hardcore and metal fans across the UK and mainland Europe. Many consider the album to be Refused's year zero, given it was the first time the "classic" line up had written together, with David Sandström himself admitting that the group almost consider this as their first album.
In late 2005 we're swamped week in, week out with identikit hardcore bands blatantly pillaging the latter day Refused sound, using the album as a blueprint to success. So it's a testament to its quality that despite its many imitators, nine years on from its initial release Songs to Fan The Flames of Discontent still sounds like such a remarkable, pure and vital album. Undoubtedly Refused's most aggressive and metallic material, it's the sound of protest music at its very fiercest.
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Всё таки решил написать про них в этом сообществе. Хотя некоторые не считают их эмо группой. Некоторые наоборот. Но это просто хорошая группа,с хорошей музыкой и отличными текстами. Если брать тексты то,это почти идеальная эмо группа. Люблю когда группа не зацикливается на личных переживаниях связанных с чувствами и прочим. Социальная лирика настолько ж прекрасна. Если ей умело преподнести ^^
Удачного прослушивания.
Скоро добавлю ссылки на их ДВД,клипы и альбомы,сплиты.