Welcome to the Quarter Finals of Loudwire’s Extreme Metal Olympics! We’ve had an insane week so far, with some of the heaviest, most influential and innovative bands within the realm of brutality battling for the gold. Beginning with 32 bands representing their homelands, we’re now down to eight. In Group 1 of the Extreme Metal Olympics, six of the original eight bands have now been eliminated, with only two left
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Refused Bring the ‘New Noise’ to Brooklyn, NY – Concert Review + Photo Gallery
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? Refused are one of the few bands in existence who can claim true cult status. The Swedish hardcore group broke up in 1998, only months after releasing their incredibly influential and innovative magnum opus, ‘The Shape of Punk to Come.’ With no promotion, radio play, or even a band to tour on the material, ‘The Shape of Punk to Come’ bloomed through word of mouth alone, creating one of