Refused has lost their edge. Sure the guitars are well-played and the production is tight, but it doesn’t matter. Ironically the flame is gone from the Swedish post-hardcore band’s new EP The Malignant Fire. That is not say that music is lethargic or slow, instead it manages to be boring and unoriginal in its energetic display of five short songs. The vocals veer towards the corny and the lyrics don’t help anything. The “wolves at the door” lines in the first track “Malfire” are as cringe-worthy as they are cliché. Refused are post-hardcore legends known for adding other genres to their politically-charged punk rock but these days, with a barrage of intense underground music on the internet, they are starting to sound like the legion of pop punk Warped Tour bands that feign extremity. The ...
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