Refused are Fucking Dead

When the cops finally forced their way through the crowd at the very last Refused show, it seemed a fitting end to a story of revolutionary romanticism and merry rebellion. Refused was the greatest promise punk rock was making. Was that promise of redemption fulfilled in this act of repression or was it just another installation in the neverending soap opera of authority vs. kids? In this undaunred documentary, Refused guitarist Kristofer Steen retraces the steps of how punk rock's brave new sound forged it's way through the swamps and swill on their last campaign in Europe and America, rushing like mad dogs to meet with their inevitable doom. This documentry chronicles there last days as a band.

Refused is a Swedish hardcore punk band originating from Umeå, formed in 1991. In total the band released five EPs and three albums, before splitting up in 1998.