Influential Swedish hardcore band Refused formed in 1991. Debuting in 1993 with the EP This Is the New Deal, the group issued the full-length This Just Might Be... The Truth later that same year. In the wake of completing 1998's classic The Shape of Punk to Come, Refused disbanded, unable to reconcile their anarchist leanings with a career in music. The members went on to form the (International) Noise Conspiracy, TEXT, and AC4, among other projects. In 2012, Refused reunited and appeared at Coachella later that year. Their fourth studio album, Freedom, was released in 2015. They recorded with Nick Launay and also turned to Swedish pop producer/songwriter Shellback (Taylor Swift, Britney Spears) for lead single "Elektra." ~ Jason Ankeny & Scott Kerr