The Shape Of Punk To Come

“The Shape Of Punk To Come” is a landmark in hardcore, pushing the genre forward and still sounding fresh almost 30 years later. It was Refused’s third album, originally released in 1998 through Burning Heart.

The album marked a sharp and conscious departure from Refused’s earlier work. The philosophy of the album, expounded in the ample liner notes and encapsulated in the song “New Noise”, was that punk and hardcore music could not be anti-establishment by continuing to package revolutionary lyrics in sounds which had been increasingly co-opted into the mainstream. The sound of the record challenged existing punk sensibilities: it can be seen as punk at a fundamental level, and includes experimental combinations of post-hardcore, post-punk, metal, rock, techno and jazz.

2010 reissue double LP in a gatefold sleeve, brand new!