RetroBlog: Refused – The Shape Of Punk To Come
The Shape Of Punk To Come, by Swedish band Refused, completely passed me by when it was originally released , however I gave it a listen recently and was completely blown away by the unique sound. Check it out, still sounds as fresh today as it did in 1998.
Track listing:
- Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull
- Liberation Frequency
- The Deadly Rhythm
- Summerholidays Vs. Punkroutine
- Bruitist Pome #5
- New Noise
- The Refused Party Program
- Protest Song ’68
- Refused Are Fucking Dead
- The Shape of Punk to Come
- Tannhäuser / Derivè
- The Apollo Programme Was a Hoax
Check it out at Spotify – http://open.spotify.com/album/3qiPCc9ktPONvkHyfqUqOz
Reviewed at:
- AllMusic – http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:om6tk6kxwkr0
- BBC – http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/b8zb
- Sputnik Music – http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=411
- Pitchfork – http://pitchfork.com/news/38431-refuseds-ithe-shape-of-punk-to-comei-gets-three-disc-deluxe-reissue/
- Punknews – http://www.punknews.org/review/364
Genre(s):
- Hardcore punk
- Post-hardcore
- Experimental rock
Similar artists:
- The (International) Noise Conspiracy
- Snapcase
- Raised Fist
- Gallows
- Fugazi
- The Bronx
- The Ghost of a Thousand
Further information:
@Website – http://www.officialrefused.com/
@Myspace – http://www.myspace.com/refused
@Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/RefusedBand
@Wikipedia – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refused
Terrorizer – Top Ten Essential Hardcore Albums Of The Decade
As part of Terrorizer’s Secret History #2 souvenir issue, they included a Top Ten Essential Hardcore Albums Of The Decade on p23. Trapped Under Ice’s 2009 release, “Secrets Of The World”, was the most recent release to make the list. Here is the complete list:
Converge – “Jane Doe” (Equal Vision 2001)
Hatebreed – “Perserverance” (Universal 2002)
Fucked Up – “Hidden World” (Jade Tree 2006)
The Dillinger Escape Plan – “Miss Machine” (Relapse 2004)
Terror – “Lowest Of The Low” (Bridge Nine 2003)
Killswitch Engage – “Alive Or Just Breathing” (Roadrunner 2002)
Shadows Fall – “Of One Blood” (Century Media 2000)
Throwdown – “Haymaker” (Trustkill 2003)
Sworn Enemy – “As Real As It Gets” (Stillborn 2003)
Trapped Under Ice – “Secrets Of The World” (Reaper 2009)
Reference links:
Terrorizer – http://www.terrorizer.com/frontpage
Terrorizer’s Secret History #2 – http://www.terrorizer.com/decadesrow
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