''Refused Are Fucking Dead'' is a 2006 documentary about the Swedish
hardcore punk
Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier p ...
band
Refused
Refused (also known as the Refused) is a Swedish hardcore punk band originating from Umeå and formed in 1991. Refused is composed of vocalist Dennis Lyxzén, guitarist Kristofer Steen, drummer David Sandström, and bassist Magnus Flagge. G ...
and the then-last year of their career. The film was directed by the band's guitarist,
Kristofer Steen
Kristofer Steen (born June 26, 1974) is a Swedish musician, who is the guitarist for hardcore punk band Refused. He directed ''Refused Are Fucking Dead'', a 2006 documentary charting the demise of Refused in 1998.
After Refused's demise, Steen ...
. It includes live performances of "Spectre", "Life Support Addiction", "Circlepit", "New Noise", and "Rather Be Dead."
The DVD includes two of Refused's music videos ("Rather Be Dead" and "New Noise") as well as live performances of all the songs on ''
The Shape of Punk to Come
''The Shape of Punk to Come: A Chimerical Bombination in 12 Bursts'', often shortened to ''The Shape of Punk to Come'', is the third album by Swedish hardcore punk band Refused, released on 27 October 1998 through Burning Heart Records.
Although ...
'' (save for "The Apollo Programme Was a Hoax" and "Protest Song '68") as bonus features.
The film shares its name with one of the band's songs on ''The Shape of Punk to Come'' and is a reference to a song titled "Born Against Are Fucking Dead" by the
New York hardcore
New York hardcore (also known as NYHC) is both the hardcore punk music created in New York City and the subculture and lifestyle associated with that music. New York hardcore grew out of the hardcore scene established in Washington, D.C., by ban ...
band
Born Against
Born Against was an American hardcore punk band from New York active between 1989 and 1993. In addition to their radical leftist politics, the group espoused a DIY punk message and challenged what they perceived as being a problem within the p ...
.
Reception
The film received mostly positive reviews. Review aggregator
Rotten Tomatoes
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reports that 82% of 265 user ratings have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 3.8 out of 5.
References
External links
Burning Heart Records page on the film*
2006 documentary films
2006 films
Documentary films about punk music and musicians
Refused
Swedish documentary films
2000s Swedish-language films
2000s Swedish films
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