Editing Refused (section)

===Early years (1991–1997)===
[[File:Refused_@_Hultsfredsfestivalen_1994_1.jpg|thumb|180px|Refused in 1994 at the [[Hultsfred Festival]]]]
Refused formed in early 1991<ref name="Refused are fucking dead">{{cite video
| first = Kristofer
| last = Steen
| title = Refused Are Fucking Dead
| medium = Documentary
| publisher = Burning Heart Records
|date = 2006}}</ref>  with [[Dennis Lyxzén]] (former frontman of the [[straight edge]] band [[Step Forward]]) on vocals,<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2 December 2017|url=http://www.pluginmusic.com/interviews.php?page=ac4|title=Interview: AC4's Karl Backman|publication-date=3 January 2011|author=Corinne|website=Pluginmusic.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110231308/http://www.pluginmusic.com/interviews.php?page=ac4|archive-date=10 January 2011}}</ref> [[David Sandström]] on drums, Pär Hansson on guitar, and Jonas Lindgren on bass. They formed with the aim of playing outside of their hometown and releasing a 7" record (the latter which never happened).{{sfn|Kuhn|2010|p=58}}<ref name=thelineofbestfit>{{cite web|access-date=29 November 2017|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/live-reviews/refused-rip-up-the-rule-book-on-good-friday-at-brightons-concorde-2|title=Ripping up the rule book on Good Friday: Refused live in Brighton|first= Nathan |last=Westley |publication-date=30 March 2016|website=Thelineofbestfit.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201055748/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/live-reviews/refused-rip-up-the-rule-book-on-good-friday-at-brightons-concorde-2|archive-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> They released their first demo, ''Refused'', the same year. With an already altered lineup (including [[Kristofer Steen]] joining from local band [[Abhinanda]] with Pär Hansson going the other way) the band released their first [[studio album]], ''[[This Just Might Be... the Truth]]'', in 1994. A month later, they released the ''[[Everlasting (EP)|Everlasting]]'' EP.

Refused's final line-up consisted of Dennis Lyxzén, David Sandström, Kristofer Steen, and Jon Brännström, but the band never found a permanent [[Bass guitar|bass]] player, switching up to 12 bassists until their original break-up.<ref name=popsongs>{{cite web|access-date=2 December 2017|url=http://popsongsfortherevolution.noisey.com/|title= REFUSED: Pop Songs for the Revolution |first=Dan |last=Ozzi|location=United States|website=[[Noisey]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701173248/http://popsongsfortherevolution.noisey.com/|archive-date=1 July 2015}}</ref> In June 1996, they released ''[[Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent]]'' through [[Victory Records]]. The album had a style that steered towards the [[metallic hardcore]] genre and included a [[fanzine]] explaining their political ideas.{{sfn|Kuhn|2010|pp=58, 59}} For this record, they toured with [[Snapcase]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2 December 2017|title=Refused's Dennis Lyxzén|first=Keith |last=Carman|publication-date=26 June 2010|website=[[Exclaim!]]|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/refuseds_dennis_lyxz233n|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701044225/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/refuseds_dennis_lyxz233n|archive-date=1 July 2015}}</ref> Later on, they did it in support of [[Millencolin]] in the United States and with [[Mindjive]] in Europe.<ref name="buddyhead">{{cite web|first1=Aaron |last1=Icarus |author-link1=Aaron North|first2=Travis |last2=Keller|url=http://www.buddyhead.com/interview-with-kristofer-steen-of-refused/ |title=Kristofer Steen (Refused)|website=[[Buddyhead]] |date=31 May 2002|access-date=26 June 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720044536/http://www.buddyhead.com/2002/05/31/interview-with-kristofer-steen-of-refused/|archive-date=20 July 2011}}</ref>