Description
LABEL: Epitaph
VINYL RELEASE DATE: 7/8/2022
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 1996
VARIANT: Anniversary Edition, Blue Vinyl 2LP
Refused’s second full-length is a heavy-edged curio sandwiched between the Swedish group’s baggy-panted, straight edge hardcore beginnings and the game-changing sound of The Shape of Punk to Come. As such, Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent thrives in the in-between — a place where infectious, chug-forward simplicity (“Rather Be Dead”) co-mingles with depressive emo-metal (“Return to the Closet”) and hyper-thrashed aggression (“The Slayer”). Pressed on cool-hued blue vinyl, Refused’s fiery 1996 album is now packaged alongside a second LP of outtakes, demos and more.