The groundbreaking, highly influential Swedish hardcore band Refused have announced a series of shows scheduled for summer 2012.

Originally released in 1998, The Shape of Punk to Come  “blurred the lines that separate punk, metal and hardcore, while peppering this brutal fusion with bits of techno percussion, jazzy rhythmic change-ups and long, complex song structures that support politically-charged messages,” (CMJ,1998).  Refused’s most critically acclaimed and final album exploded on the scene with the jaw-dropping hardcore anthem New Noise, which helped change the game forever by influencing a range of genres to this day.