Refused (also known as The Refused) is a Swedish punk rock band originating from Umea and formed in 1991. Refused is composed of vocalist Dennis Lyxzen, guitarist Kristofer Steen, drummer David Sandstrom, and bassist Magnus Flagge. Guitarist Jon Brannstrom was a member from 1994, through reunions, until he was fired in late-2014. Their lyrics are often of a non-conformist and politically far-left nature.

Refused started as a "fresh-faced positive hardcore band" and their music became increasingly progressive and radical, as did their lyrics. The record This Just Might Be the Truth was characterized for its "massive hardcore sound", mostly influenced by various bands from the New York hardcore scene (such as Earth Crisis). On its follow-up, Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent, the band had a heavier, more intricate style, which is generally attributed to their Slayer inspiration, and Lyxzen adopted screaming vocals rather than shouting. With the third album, The Shape of Punk to Come, "came the leap into the unknown" as the band mixed their previous style with unorthodox chord progressions, sampling, "ambient textures, jazz breakdowns", electronica and monologues, and other deviations from the hardcore punk music.  Refused's lyrics soon began to focus on far-left politics, drawing on anarchism, socialism, among others ideologies. By the time of their first album, the band already had a strong anti-establishment profile. The group's members were all vegan straight edge until their last show in 1998 and a couple of their songs dealt with these topics. Today, some of them no longer follow these lifestyles. In their live performances, vocalist Lyxzen usually delivers political speeches between songs. Before the Umea hardcore phenomenon went into full bloom, the band was seen as part of the scene centered around youth-oriented venue Galaxen, along with the punk-rock scene as well as metal bands such as Meshuggah.  Among the biggest influences of Refused were ManLiftingBanner, Born Against, Slayer, and Ian Svenonius's projects (The Make-Up, The Nation of Ulysses and Cupid Car Club). Other bands that have influenced them are Fugazi, Inside Out, and Snapcase. CANNOTANSWER

Do they have anymore influences?
unorthodox chord progressions, sampling, "ambient textures, jazz breakdowns", electronica and monologues,
Refused (även känt som The Refused) är ett svenskt punkrockband med ursprung från Umea och bildat 1991. Refused är komponerad av vokalisten Dennis Lyxzen, gitarristen Kristofer Steen, trummisen David Sandstrom, och basisten Magnus Flagge. Gitarristen Jon Brannstrom var medlem från 1994, genom återföreningar, tills han sparkades i slutet av 2014. Deras texter är ofta av icke-konformistisk och politiskt långt vänsterextrem natur. Refused började som ett "fresh-faced positive hardcoreband" och deras musik blev alltmer progressiv och radikal, liksom deras texter. Skivan This Just Might Be the Truth präglades för sitt "massiva hardcoresound", mestadels influerat av olika band från New Yorks hardcorescen (såsom Earth Crisis). På sin uppföljning, Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent, hade bandet en tyngre, mer intrikat stil, som allmänt tillskrivs deras Dråpsinspiration, och Lyxzen antog skrikande sång snarare än skrikande. Med det tredje albumet, The Shape of Punk to Come, "kom språnget in i det okända" då bandet blandade sin tidigare stil med oortodoxa ackordprogressioner, sampling, "ambienta texturer, jazzhaverier", electronica och monologer, och andra avvikelser från hardcorepunkmusiken. Refuseds texter började snart fokusera på fjärdvänsterpolitik, med utgångspunkt i anarkism, socialism, bland annat ideologier. Vid tiden för deras första album hade bandet redan en stark antietableringsprofil. Gruppens medlemmar var alla vegan straight edge fram till sin sista show 1998 och ett par av deras låtar behandlade dessa ämnen. I dag följer en del av dem inte längre dessa livsstilar. I sina liveframträdanden brukar vokalisten Lyxzen framföra politiska tal mellan låtar. Innan hardcorefenomenet i Umea gick i full blom sågs bandet som en del av scenen centrerad kring ungdomsorienterad lokal Galaxen, tillsammans med punk-rockscenen samt metalband som Meshuggah. Bland Refuseds största influenser fanns ManLiftingBanner, Born Against, Slayer, och Ian Svenonius projekt (The Make-Up, The Nation of Ulysses och Cupid Car Club). Andra band som har influerat dem är Fugazi, Inside Out, och Snapcase. CANNOTANSWER Har de mer inflytande?
Refused (also known as The Refused) is a Swedish punk rock band originating from Umea and formed in 1991. Refused is composed by vocalist Dennis Lyxzen, guitarist Kristofer Steen, drummer David Sandstrom, and bassist Magnus Flagge. Guitarist Jon Brannsstrom was a member from 1994, through reunions, until he was sacked in late 2014. Their texts are often of a non-conformist and politically far leftist nature. Refused began as a "fresh-faced positive hardcore band" and their music became increasingly progressive and radical, as well as their lyrics. The record This Just Might Be the Truth was characterized for its "massive hardcore sound", mostly influenced by various bands from New York's hardcore scene (such as Earth Crisis). On their follow-up, Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent, the band had a heavier, more intricate style, generally attributed to their Slayer inspiration, and Lyxzen adopted screaming vocals rather than screaming. With the third album, The Shape of Punk to Come, "came the leap into the unknown" as the band mixed their previous style with unorthodox chord progressions, sampling, "ambient textures, jazz breakdowns", electronica and monologues, and other deviations from hardcore punk music. Refused's texts soon began to focus on far-left politics, starting with anarchism, socialism, including ideologies. At the time of their first album, the band already had a strong anti-establishment profile. The group's members were all vegan straight edge until their final show in 1998 and a couple of their songs dealt with these topics. Today some of them no longer follow these lifestyles. In his live performances, vocalist Lyxzen usually performs political speeches between songs. Before the hardcore phenomenon in Umea went into full bloom, the band was seen as part of the scene centered around the youth-oriented local Galaxy, along with the punk-rock scene as well as metal bands such as Meshugah. Refused's biggest influences included ManLiftingBanner, Born Against, Slayer, and Ian Svenonius projects (The Make-Up, The Nation of Ulysses and Cupid Car Club). Other bands that have influenced them are Fugazi, Inside Out, and Snapcase. Do they have more influence?
oortodoxa ackord progress, sampling, "ambienta texturer, jazzhaverier", electronica och monologer,
unorthodox chords progression, sampling, "ambient textures, jazz breakdowns", electronica and monologues,