New Refused material has finally been released! Fans of the influential Swedish hardcore band are sure to flip out, as Refused just announced plans for the group's first album in 17 years, Freedom.

The day is finally here: Refused are ALIVE. The Swedish hardcore quartet have unleashedbrand new track "Elektra", and with it announced their first new album in 17 years. Freedom is the follow up to ...

On opening track "Elektra," vocalist Dennis Lyxzén screeches that "nothing has changed" from the bottom of his throat – a rather convincing sentiment amidst the agitated fury of the song's central ...

Unless they’re from TV or something, we at Stereogum don’t generally post videos of bands performing songs when we’ve already posted the songs in question. But when the band in question is ...

Swedish hardcore punk band Refused graced Brooklyn for their second night (June 4) in New York City. Their first night took place at the Bowery Ballroom in Manhattan. New Yorkers love Refused, and two ...

In a couple of weeks, reunited Swedish post-hardcore energy gods Refused will release Freedom, their first album since the 1998 landmark The Shape Of Punk To Come. We’ve already heard two pretty great ...

Refused are fucking alive. After declaring that “Refused Are Fucking Dead” in 1998, the Swedish hardcore act have reformed and announced plans to release their first new album in 17 years. Titled ...

UPDATE: Refused is streaming their new album, their first in 17 years, one week before its official release. The album is available to hear exclusively on Pandora. “It’s not a reunion anymore,” ...

Refused were one of those special bands that everyone sort of hopped on to after the fact. Their breakup coincided with the release of their breakthrough album The Shape Of Punk To Come in 1998, but ...