{"id":2478505,"date":"2026-06-27T17:54:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T17:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2478505"},"modified":"2026-06-27T17:54:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T17:54:31","slug":"refuseds-new-noise-the-story-behind-the-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/refuseds-new-noise-the-story-behind-the-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Refused&#8217;s New Noise: the story behind the song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-34390537-866f-4a85-a536-b891974b1a76\">The timeline of Refused&#8217;s initial split is an absolute mess.<\/p>\n<p>Just weeks before the release of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/we-could-have-called-it-fk-you-why-refuseds-the-shape-of-punk-to-come-still-sounds-like-the-future-and-still-matters\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/we-could-have-called-it-fk-you-why-refuseds-the-shape-of-punk-to-come-still-sounds-like-the-future-and-still-matters\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/we-could-have-called-it-fk-you-why-refuseds-the-shape-of-punk-to-come-still-sounds-like-the-future-and-still-matters\"><em>The Shape of Punk to Come: A Chimerical Bombination in 12 Bursts<\/em><\/a>, the band imploded during a disastrous tour of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>After a handful of sparsely-attended shows, the quartet officially broke up on September 26, 1998, but played their final show on October 5 at a basement venue in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The local police department ended the gig after just a few songs, further compounding the sense of futility felt throughout the Ume\u00e5 four-piece.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel=\"\" data-jwp-carousel-payload=\"{&quot;ids&quot;:{&quot;playerID&quot;:&quot;aAP34WaV&quot;,&quot;searchPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;3DfOCMYv&quot;,&quot;divID&quot;:&quot;botr_3DfOCMYv_aAP34WaV_div&quot;,&quot;fallbackPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;3DfOCMYv&quot;,&quot;fallbackDivID&quot;:&quot;botr_3DfOCMYv_aAP34WaV_div&quot;,&quot;key&quot;:&quot;V+hPR0fSRsLTWstxI93auiu0aFO9odb2e5R7xjemMNzuPx+\\\/&quot;,&quot;tintLogo&quot;:false,&quot;useSearchPlaylist&quot;:false,&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;signPostingEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;signPostingLinkEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;waitForAdLoad&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnDesktop&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnMobile&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnTablet&quot;:false}\">\n<div class=\"flex h-[50px] items-center justify-between border-t-2 border-solid border-neutral-300 px-[14px] text-base font-bold uppercase text-black\" data-jwp-carousel-header=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From Louder<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full min-h-[200px] lg:min-h-[330px] relative overflow-hidden bg-black\" data-jwp-carousel-container=\"\">\n<div class=\"absolute inset-0 size-full items-center justify-center bg-white\" data-jwp-carousel-fallback=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-008b3145-cc42-4295-9372-15bea1e4e715\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1280px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NB4ibEQkE6QqBmHLw75Pgg-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NB4ibEQkE6QqBmHLw75Pgg-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NB4ibEQkE6QqBmHLw75Pgg-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NB4ibEQkE6QqBmHLw75Pgg-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NB4ibEQkE6QqBmHLw75Pgg-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NB4ibEQkE6QqBmHLw75Pgg-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NB4ibEQkE6QqBmHLw75Pgg.jpg\" alt=\"Refused\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NB4ibEQkE6QqBmHLw75Pgg-1200-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NB4ibEQkE6QqBmHLw75Pgg-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NB4ibEQkE6QqBmHLw75Pgg-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NB4ibEQkE6QqBmHLw75Pgg-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NB4ibEQkE6QqBmHLw75Pgg-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NB4ibEQkE6QqBmHLw75Pgg-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NB4ibEQkE6QqBmHLw75Pgg.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NB4ibEQkE6QqBmHLw75Pgg.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Refused in 2025 <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Press)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-068a71e9-94e9-4fa2-b5db-dbbb9ae33165\">Shortly after their demise, the band \u2013 vocalist Dennis Lyxz\u00e9n, guitarists Kristofer Steen and Jon Br\u00e4nnstr\u00f6m, and drummer David Sandstr\u00f6m \u2013 issued a statement and manifesto via the Burning Heart Records website.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-068a71e9-94e9-4fa2-b5db-dbbb9ae33165-1\">&#8220;We will continue to, at every attempt, overthrow the class system, burn museums and to strangle the great lie that we call culture&#8230; we will continue to demand revolution here and now, and not in some vague future that all reactionary leftist fundamentalists and reformists are talking about. We want every day and every action to be a manifestation of love, joy, confusion and revolt.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is the last that we have to say about it, WE WILL NOT GIVE INTERVIEWS TO STUPID REPORTERS who still haven&#8217;t [sic] got anything of what we are all about, we will never play together again and we will never try to glorify or celebrate what was. All that we have to say has been said here or in our music\/manifestos\/lyrics and if that is not enough you are not likely to get it anyway. WE THEREFORE DEMAND THAT EVERY NEWSPAPER BURN ALL THEIR PHOTOS OF REFUSED so that we will no longer be tortured with memories of a time gone by and the mythmaking [sic] that single-minded and incompetent journalism offers us. Instead we need to look forward. We got everything to win and nothing but our boredom to lose.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-92fe269f-bf55-49d7-8fdc-13e620e2e645\"><em>The Shape of Punk to Come<\/em> was destined to become one of the most influential and ambitious records in post-hardcore. Almost three decades later, it still sounds truly revolutionary.<\/p>\n<p>While the title of their third album was a nod to Ornette Coleman&#8217;s similarly groundbreaking 1959 release <em>The Shape of Jazz to Come<\/em>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/why-i-love-refused\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/why-i-love-refused\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/why-i-love-refused\">Refused<\/a> drew a line under a stagnating post-hardcore scene. Recorded at Ume\u00e5&#8217;s Tonteknik Bomba Je Studios with producers Eskil L\u00f6vstr\u00f6m, Andreas Nilsson and Pelle Henricsson, they created an avant-garde masterpiece in 12 movements, bringing in jazz and electronic interludes, cellos and violins to soundtrack frontman Lyxz\u00e9n&#8217;s anti-capitalist manifesto.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-2rDBsueeioJyAMEMWp3iLG\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-2rDBsueeioJyAMEMWp3iLG slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up below to get the latest from Metal Hammer, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the years leading up to their 2012 reunion, the band&#8217;s profile grew and influenced a new generation of bands and musicians, while spin-off projects like The (International) Noise Conspiracy and TEXT toiled away in the shadow of their former band&#8217;s legacy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-49f7e5e0-7e5a-4d80-8d0f-8a997571c5b1\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/q8PUwtyx8A4Ba67vReKZ2T-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/q8PUwtyx8A4Ba67vReKZ2T-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/q8PUwtyx8A4Ba67vReKZ2T-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/q8PUwtyx8A4Ba67vReKZ2T-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/q8PUwtyx8A4Ba67vReKZ2T-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/q8PUwtyx8A4Ba67vReKZ2T-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/q8PUwtyx8A4Ba67vReKZ2T.jpg\" alt=\"The cover of Refused's The Shape of Punk to Come\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/q8PUwtyx8A4Ba67vReKZ2T-1200-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/q8PUwtyx8A4Ba67vReKZ2T-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/q8PUwtyx8A4Ba67vReKZ2T-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/q8PUwtyx8A4Ba67vReKZ2T-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/q8PUwtyx8A4Ba67vReKZ2T-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/q8PUwtyx8A4Ba67vReKZ2T-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/q8PUwtyx8A4Ba67vReKZ2T.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/q8PUwtyx8A4Ba67vReKZ2T.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">The cover of Refused&#8217;s 1998 album, The Shape of Punk to Come <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Epitaph)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-8010a242-107e-4086-bffb-8f2aade53a6b\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/news\/post-hardcore-supergroup-fake-names-refused-minor-threat-fugazi-announce-new-album-expendables-share-single-delete-myself\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/news\/post-hardcore-supergroup-fake-names-refused-minor-threat-fugazi-announce-new-album-expendables-share-single-delete-myself\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/news\/post-hardcore-supergroup-fake-names-refused-minor-threat-fugazi-announce-new-album-expendables-share-single-delete-myself\">Dennis Lyxz\u00e9n<\/a> recognises the far-reaching influence of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/refused-are-the-queen-of-hardcore-superstar-dj-steve-aoki-goes-deep-on-his-nine-favourite-hardcore-albums\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/refused-are-the-queen-of-hardcore-superstar-dj-steve-aoki-goes-deep-on-his-nine-favourite-hardcore-albums\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/refused-are-the-queen-of-hardcore-superstar-dj-steve-aoki-goes-deep-on-his-nine-favourite-hardcore-albums\"><em>The Shape of Punk to Come<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>but notes that the scene it was attempting to rejuvenate did not react kindly to the release.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People were kind of pissed off when that record came out,&#8221; Lyxz\u00e9n told Canadian magazine <em>Exclaim!<\/em>. &#8220;They were like, &#8216;You heathens. If this is the shape of punk to come then I&#8217;m quitting punk.&#8217; We got a lot of that. When Ornette Coleman&#8217;s record came out people thought he was an idiot and they wanted to kill him so it&#8217;s kind of fitting in a way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<figure id=\"elk-ef41dddf-003c-4fa0-9778-97bfab323ce1\">\n<blockquote class=\"vanilla-quoteblock\">\n<p>People were kind of pissed off when that record came out.<\/p><figcaption><cite>Dennis Lyxz\u00e9n on The Shape of Punk to Come<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-9d6473ae-b458-4ec6-9119-1bb50aa0f3ca\">Of the entire tracklist, two songs in particular kept the album alive throughout their 14-year hiatus. One was <em>Liberation Frequency<\/em>; the other was <em>New Noise<\/em>, whose compelling video was aired regularly on alternative music television channels, while the song was included on the soundtrack for the video game <em>Tony Hawk&#8217;s Underground.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To a lot of people, we\u2019re just a rock band,&#8221; Lyxz\u00e9n told <em>Revolver<\/em>. &#8220;So obviously, there\u2019s gonna be a lot of people who don\u2019t understand where we\u2019re coming from or don\u2019t understand our political background or our musical background, even. That\u2019s not to put anyone down, but if you discovered <em>New Noise<\/em> 10 years ago and thought, &#8216;This is a killer song. 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The very idea that this band who\u2019d become famous by sampling another <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/bands-artists\/the-story-behind-knock-me-down-the-song-which-saved-red-hot-chili-peppers\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/bands-artists\/the-story-behind-knock-me-down-the-song-which-saved-red-hot-chili-peppers\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/bands-artists\/the-story-behind-knock-me-down-the-song-which-saved-red-hot-chili-peppers\">band<\/a> \u2013 and singing about &#8220;new art for real people&#8221; \u2013 left a bitter taste in Lyxz\u00e9n&#8217;s mouth.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"elk-e1faf3be-1d92-4ee6-a8b6-9e547eef9492\">\n<blockquote class=\"vanilla-quoteblock\">\n<p>It&#8217;s horrible; they should be shot.<\/p><figcaption><cite>Dennis Lyxz\u00e9n was not a fan of Crazy&#8217;s Town&#8217;s cover of New Noise<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-d1afe51e-9d1e-43df-b782-12316b7b8786\">&#8220;It&#8217;s horrible; they should be shot,&#8221; Lyxz\u00e9n told <em>Exclaim!<\/em> in 2000, whose writer Stuart Green noted the singer\u2019s remark was uttered \u201cwith only a hint of irony\u201d. &#8220;Seriously, I hate that band. 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