Freedom

Almost two decades have passed since the Swedish punk band Refused released their genre-busting album The Shape of Punk to Come. After years of not speaking to each other, they found themselves in a brief reunion tour in 2012, and have now issued Freedom, a collection that's unlike its predecessor in every way.

The Swedish punk legends make a muddled and - ultimately - unnecessary return.

Check out our album review of Artist's Freedom on Rolling Stone.com.

Persuasive, pummelling, precise. Refused are no longer fucking dead.

Freedom

Refused were a Swedish post-hardcore punk group who split up in 1998 after failing to overthrow capitalism. Eventually, they succumbed to temptation and embraced the whole lucrative reformation package.

The ornamental bluster of Refused’s Freedom masks a basic tunelessness.

Refused - Freedom review: Refused aren't dead, and neither is their ethos.