Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come (1998)



The Shape of Punk to Come, Swedish hardcore act REFUSED's last release, is considered a piece of modern art in the punk/hardcore scene. The band's last album, which is also considered their best and most definitive, is such an experimental yet powerful hardcore punk album, and is also considered one of the first real post-hardcore albums. The album combined elements of hardcore punk, experimental rock and alternative metal with unsual progressive-like time signatures and jazz breakdowns. The album that saw REFUSED experimenting for the first time with synths and electronic effects, influenced generations of hardcore and post-hardcore bands and considered one of the best experimental hardcore albums to this day.


Tracklist:
1. Worms Of The Senses / Faculties Of The Skull
2. Liberation Frequency
3. The Deadly Rhythm
4. Summerdays vs. Punkroutine
5. Bruitist Pome #5
6. New Noise
7. The Refused Party Program
8. Protest Song '68
9. Refused Are Fuckin' Dead
10. The Shape Of Punk To Come
11. Tannhäuser / Derivè
12. The Apollo Programme Was A Hoax
Personnel:
Dennis Lyxzén - lead vocals
David Sandström - drums, guitar, melodica
Kristofer Steen - guitar, drums, bass guitar
Jon Brännström - guitar, electronics, vocals
Magnus Björklund - bass guitar
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