Editing Refused (section)

=== Reunions, Brännström's firing and ''Freedom'' (2012–2017) ===
[[File:Refused June 2012.jpg|thumb|170px|Dennis Lyxzén with Refused in 2012]]
{{further|Refused Reunion Tour}}
During [[BBC Radio 1]]'s "Punk Show" on 2 January 2012, [[Mike Davies (broadcaster)|Mike Davies]] stated that Refused, along with [[At the Drive-In]] would be reforming in 2012. On 9 January 2012, Refused announced a reunion to perform at the 2012 [[Coachella (festival)|Coachella Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=wookubus |date=2012-01-10 |title=Refused Issue Statement Regarding "Coachella Festival" Reunion Shows |url=https://www.theprp.com/2012/01/09/news/refused-issue-statement-regarding-coachella-festival-reunion-shows/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Theprp.com |language=en-US}}</ref> This was controversial because of the band's original explicit declaration to never reunite.<ref name="p carter reformation" />

On 29 February, Refused played a secret show in Umeå, their first live performance since 1998.<ref>{{cite web |date=1 March 2012 |title=Video: Refused perform first show in 14 years « Consequence of Sound |url=http://consequence.net/2012/03/video-refused-perform-first-show-in-14-years/ |website=Consequence.net}}</ref> Refused played numerous European festivals on the [[Refused Reunion Tour|Reunion Tour]], including [[Way Out West Festival|Way Out West]] in [[Gothenburg, Sweden|Gothenburg]], [[Primavera Sound]] in [[Barcelona]] and [[Download Festival]] in [[England]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bon Iver and Refused first acts confirmed for Way Out West 2012 |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/bon-iver-and-refused-first-acts-confirmed-for-way-out-west-2012-78168 |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodwyn |first=Tom |date=2012-01-30 |title=Refused, Laura Marling added to Primavera Sound 2012 line-up |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/refused-9-1270228 |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cooper |first=Leonie |date=2012-04-03 |title=Refused added to Download line-up after Sonisphere cancellation |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/refused-8-1282567 |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> They appeared for the first time on TV in America on ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]'' on 18 July 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stereokiller.com/newsreviews/news.cfm?intarticleid=11301 |title=Refused to play Jimmy Fallon Show 7/18 - Stereokiller News |publisher=Stereokiller.com |access-date=12 July 2012 |archive-date=19 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719065057/http://www.stereokiller.com/newsreviews/news.cfm?intarticleid=11301 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and toured Australia for the first time in November.<ref>{{cite web |date=24 August 2012 |title=REFUSED ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN TOUR!! << Soundwave Touring |url=http://www.soundwavetouring.com/news/refused-announce-australian-tour/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218184126/http://www.soundwavetouring.com/news/refused-announce-australian-tour/ |archive-date=18 December 2014 |access-date=1 November 2014 |publisher=Soundwave Touring}}</ref> Refused ended their reunion on 15 December 2012 with a hometown show in Umeå.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Minsker |first=Evan |date=2012-10-27 |title=Refused End Reunion |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/48370-refused-end-reunion/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>

On 22 February 2013, Refused were awarded the "Special Prize for Music Exports" by the Swedish Minister of Trade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.government.se/sb/d/14448/a/183827 |title=Special prize for Swedish music exports |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307223714/http://www.government.se/sb/d/14448/a/183827 |archive-date=7 March 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.regeringen.se/sb/d/13763 |title=Music Export Prize 2012 to Johan "Shellback" Schuster - honroary prize to Refused |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218075951/http://regeringen.se/sb/d/13763 |archive-date=18 February 2013 }}</ref>  Lyxzén and Sandström chose to criticize Sweden's [[Reinfeldt Cabinet|current government]] at the ceremony, instead thanking the efforts of [[popular education]], in particular [[Arbetarnas bildningsförbund|Workers' Educational Association (ABF)]] and [[youth club|youth centers]] (in Sweden associated with [[social democracy]])<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=1646&artikel=5452941|title=Refused gets government award - slanders their politics (Swedish) |newspaper=Sveriges Radio|date=22 February 2013 }}</ref> while Jon Brännström chose to not accept the prize on his behalf<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vk.se/808985/refused-oense-efter-pris|title=Refused in disagreement after award (Swedish)|date=27 February 2013|publisher=Västerbottenskuriren}}</ref> later stating he wished they "[...] had said no to the prize and instead held a press conference about why we had turned it down".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.farsotfarsot.com/fanzine/i-had-nothing-else-to-return-to-than-different-kinds-of-demons |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410191004/http://www.farsotfarsot.com/fanzine/i-had-nothing-else-to-return-to-than-different-kinds-of-demons |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 April 2013 |title=I had nothing else to return to than different kinds of demons |website=Farsotfarsot.com }}</ref>

On 31 October 2014, Jon Brännström wrote on Refused's Facebook page that he was fired from the band and no longer considered them friends. The band responded by stating that they fired him in 2013 "because he did not share our passion for the band."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Renshaw |first=David |date=2014-11-03 |title=Guitarist Jon Brännström attacks Refused after he is fired from band |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/refused-5-1230630 |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> 

On 25 November 2014, the band announced that they would perform their first shows in three years at the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]], [[Groezrock]] and [[Amnesia Rockfest]] in the summer of 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://propertyofzack.com/post/103573895453/refused-are-unfucking-dead-again |title=Refused Are Unfucking Dead, Again |website=Propertyofzack.com |date=25 November 2014 |access-date=25 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=3713318 |title=Refused to Play Amnesia Rockfest |website=[[AbsolutePunk|AbsolutePunk.net]] |date=25 November 2014 |access-date=25 November 2014}}</ref> They also headlined Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas in May 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newnoisemagazine.com/punk-rock-bowling-announces-2015-headliners/ |title=Punk Rock Bowling Announces 2015 Headliners |website=Newnoisemagazine.com |date=26 November 2014 |access-date=26 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208164337/http://newnoisemagazine.com/punk-rock-bowling-announces-2015-headliners/ |archive-date=8 December 2014 }}</ref> Around the same time, rumours surfaced of a new album being recorded for release in 2015 after [[...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead]]'s Autrey Fulbright II posted a photo on [[Instagram]] claiming that Lyxzén had been in the studio recording vocals for the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/latest-news/rumors/more-evidence-that-refused-are-working-on-a-new-album |title=More Evidence That REFUSED Are Working On A New Album |website=Metalinjection.net |date=11 November 2014 |access-date=26 June 2015}}</ref>

On 27 April 2015, Refused announced their fourth studio album, ''[[Freedom (Refused album)|Freedom]]'', to be released in June 2015 via [[Epitaph Records]]. The album was produced primarily by [[Nick Launay]] and featured two songs produced by [[Shellback (record producer)|Shellback]].<ref name="Lam" /> The opening track "Elektra" was released as the lead single.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/57401-refused-are-back-new-album-freedom-out-this-summer-new-track-elektra-streaming-now/ |title=Refused Are Back: New Album Freedom Out This Summer, New Track "Elektra" Streaming Now |publisher=Pitchfork Media|date=27 April 2015|access-date=27 April 2015}}</ref>

On 20 November 2017, members of Refused revealed on social media that the band has been in the studio working on their next album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theprp.com/2017/11/20/news/refused-are-in-the-studio/|title=Refused Are In The Studio|website=Theprp.com|date=20 November 2017|access-date=20 November 2017}}</ref>