Words and photos by Tay Hansen, founder of Soundboard, a music media collective and creative studio based in Denver, CO. Refused set the Ogden Theatre on fire last week in Denver. It was one of those rare shows that feels both like a funeral and a resurrection. As part of their 2025 farewell tour, the Swedish hardcore legends stormed through a set that spanned decades, tearing through songs with razor-sharp precision and raw emotion. Dennis Lyxzén moved like a man possessed, like someone trying to squeeze every drop of life from this tour. If this is the end, it’s a damn good one. But to talk about Refused as just a band that rages on stage would miss the point entirely. Refused were, and still are, a political act. Their music is a manifesto, a call to arms, and a confrontation. With...