Earlier this year, Refused announced what was supposed to be their final festival performance in their homeland of Sweden. The news caught many by surprise, but the influential experimental hardcore band never got the chance to play, as vocalist Dennis Lyxzén suffered “a massive heart attack” this past June.
Now, the band is preparing to bring their career to a close once again, but this time on their own terms. When they originally broke up in 1998, internal tensions boiled over, leading to their disbandment while on the road. Refused made their comeback in 2012, releasing two albums and touring over the following years.
Now, the group is ready to put Refused to rest for good. First on their farewell agenda is a 25th-anniversary vinyl reissue of their landmark 1998 album, “The Shape Of Punk To Come.” Epitaph will release this special edition on November 8th as a 3-LP set, limited to just 2,000 copies worldwide. It will feature demos, alternate takes, and a bonus 12-song tribute album.
That tribute album, titled The Shape Of Punk To Come Obliterated, will feature various artists covering songs from the original album. The tracklist is as follows:
01 – GEL – “Worms Of The Senses / Faculties Of The Skull”
02 – Quicksand – “The Liberation Frequency”
03 – Brutus – “The Deadly Rhythm”
04 – Snapcase – “Summer Holidays Vs. Punkroutine”
05 – Idles – “New Noise (remix)”
06 – Ho99o9 – “New Noise”
07 – Fucked Up – “Refused Party Program”
08 – Zulu – “Protest Song ’68”
09 – Cold Cave – “Refused Are Fucking Dead”
10 – IGORR – “The Shape Of Punk To Come”
11 – Cult Of Luna – “Tannhäuser / Derive”
12 – Touché Amoré – “The Apollo Programme Was A Hoax”
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