Consequence of Sound gave a clean A to Swedish hard-core punks' Refused new album 'War Music', because - "No-holds-barred sociopolitical punch to the face... Masterful balance of melody and aggression... Dynamic vocals with monstrous riffs and rhythm". What CoS appreciates the most, it seems, is the context - "the lack of protest music coming from […]

Swedish hardcore punks Refused shared their new song 'Blood Red', the lead single from the band’s forthcoming new album, 'War Music', out October 18th (watch the retrospective music video below). Consequence of Sound likes the song a lot - "[it] puts vocalist Dennis Lyxzén’s charismatic howls in the forefront, with some subtle artistic embellishments — like […]