REFUSED
the handbook for revolutionaries part 1
REFUSED'S OWN BIOGRAPHY "Songs
to fan the flames of discontent" is our 6th release and whether you're
familiar with us or not I figured it might be interesting for you to see
our perspective on our early shit. Since a Refused discography wouldn't
be complete without our first demos I'm going to start from the beginning.
Me and Dennis started the band in January -92 following the split-up
of Step Forward, godfathers of the Umeå hardcore scene. The original
line-up consisted of me, Dennis, Pär and a guy named
Jonas.
We played our first show in Stennäset, Luleå together with Heffaklump,
Illbutts, Better Change and Apesex. Our repertoire included 2 original
compositions (no lyrics, Dennis made them up as we went along),
"Back in black" by AC/DC and 4 Gorilla Biscuits songs. We sounded alot
like early Gorilla Biscuits but, of course, not as good. Our first demo,
simply titled
Refused,
contained 7 songs and was recorded and mixed in 2 days by Pelle Gunnerfeldt
at Hortlax hardcore studios with
Stefan and Fredrik on back-ups.
There's not much else to say I guess, except that in very, very, very intimate
circles it's regarded a classic. We sold it at shows for months and I think
we managed to move about 300 units.
This
is the new deal: Recorded at Hortlax
hardcore studios23-25/5 -93 by Pelle Gunnerfeldt. Consisting of
3 songs off of "Operation Headfirst" and 2 new ones, this CD, together
with No Fun At All's "Vision", marked the beginning of the new wave of
Swedish hardcore. For those of you who have it, the hidden track at the
end is a cover of "Dirty Rotten Skate Society" by the Afro Jetz, Dennis
band before Step Forward. When I listen to it now, I really don't think
the vocals are too low in the mix on "Soft". Anyways, it did pretty well
considering it has the worst cover I've ever seen. And yes, that is a Biohazard
shirt in the group photo and yes, that is a guitar solo and yes, that is
Dennis
rapping at the end of "Hate Breeds Hate", so what? Every band goes through
puberty.
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