Refused is a Swedish hardcore punk band formed in Umeå in the early 1990s around Dennis Lyxzén, Kristofer Steen, David Sandström and Magnus Flagge. Their music blends hardcore, post-hardcore, punk and experimentation drawing from alternative rock and electronic music, with tense structures, strong rhythmic intensity and political lyrics. With albums such as Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent and especially The Shape of Punk to Come, Refused became one of the most influential bands in modern post-hardcore.