Refused is a hardcore punk band originating from Umeå, Sweden, formed in 1991. The band's final lineup comprised its founding members, vocalist Dennis Lyxzén and drummer David Sandström, as well as guitarists Kristofer Steen and Jon Brännström. Their lyrics were often of a non-conformist and politically far-left nature. The band released five EPs and three albums before initially splitting up in 1998. Kerrang! placed The Shape of Punk to Come at #13 on their 50 Most Important Albums Of All Time list. Several months of heavy touring and internal stress caused the band's dissolution, after their last show in the United States was dismantled by police. Following the band split, Lyxzén went on to front the political garage rock band The (International) Noise Conspiracy.

In March 2010, Epitaph Records put up the old Refused website online with the words 'Coming Soon'. Rumors spread across the internet about what the new website could indicate, including speculation of a reunion. Citing an anonymous source "close to the situation," Punknews.org unofficially announced that the band would perform at European music festivals in 2010. Dennis Lyxzén has denied claims of a Refused reformation as he and David Sandström are busy with AC4.The new band website was later announced to be a promotional site for a reissue of Refused's final album, The Shape of Punk to Come.The reissue, was released on June 8, 2010, is a three-disc set with an unreleased live album recorded in 1998 and the Refused Are Fucking Dead DVD documentary in addition to the full original album.

On January 9, 2012, it was announced that Refused would be performing at the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Fesitval in Indio, California in April 2012. Dennis Lyxzen has assured "non-American" fans there will be plenty more shows to come and are planning a world tour.


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1) Ceremony is a hardcore punk band from the San Francisco Bay Area that formed in 2005.
http://www.ceremonyhc.com

2) Ceremony is a post-punk/shoegaze band from Fredericksburg, Virginia, featuring two members of Skywave. Their next release is slated to be released in Mid April.

3) Ceremony is a rock band based in Australia with a worldwide release of their debut album available early 2008.

4) Ceremony was a short lived dutch death metal band that hybridized thunderous New York death metal with Scandinavian death metal.

5) Ceremony was a short-lived rock band, created by Chastity Bono, Cher's daughter, in 1993. Ceremony released one album, Hang Out Your Poetry, in 1993. The band featured Bono on vocals, acoustic guitar, and percussion. Other members were Heidi Shink a/k/a Chance, Pete McRae, Steve Bauman, Louis Ruiz, and Bryn Mathieu. All the songs except one were written or co-written by Bono, Heidi Shink, and Mark Hudson. There are no synthesizers or digital effects anywhere on the album.

6) Ceremony was a Dutch new wave band in the mid-eighties. Young and moody they played some short but impressive gigs.

7) Ceremony was a Death/Thrash Metal band from the USA now split-up (previous band of Morbid Angel lead singer Steve Tucker). They only released one demo ("Ceremony"), which was recorded again on a MCD ("The Days Before The Death") in 2000.

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