With the end of their second coming drawing near, Refused are celebrating 25 years of their experimental post-hardcore magnum opus, “The Shape Of Punk To Come“. A new vinyl pressing of that acclaimed opus is due on November 08th and a companion tribute album titled “The Shape Of Punk To Come Obliterated” accompanies it.
Their fellow swedes in post-metal crew Cult Of Luna were among the participants on the latter, putting their own spin on “Tannhäuser / Derive“. That take has newly emerged online below. Cult Of Luna guitarist/vocalist Johannes Persson commented of tackling the track:
“I hate covers and I usually am very reluctant to spend any time listening to one band playing another band’s songs. However, I’m very excited by the opportunity to dive into another artist’s writing and see how I can contribute my own creative style. For me that’s the only way to justify making a cover, it needs to have the musical mark of the original artist. You need to take what is someone else’s and make it yours by adding, not merely copying.
We felt very honored when Refused asked us to cover one of their songs. Not only are they a band that we grew up listening and looking up to but they also were the pinnacle of Umeå hardcore. The scene that was the birthplace of our band. After the recording of ‘The Shape Of Punk To Come‘ I remember Dennis boasting about this 6 min epic song, their ‘Tannhäuser‘. That’s the reason why I picked the song. If you want ‘epic’ Dennis, we’ll give you epic!!! And thanks for the trust.”
Additionally, a second pressing of this revised edition of Refused‘s “The Shape Of Punk To Come” — this time on opaque purple vinyl — has newly been announced for a March release (pre-order.) That pressing will be limited to 2000 copies worldwide. The initial 25th anniversary pressing is due out on November 08th, alongside the tribute record.
“The Shape Of Punk To Come Obliterated” track listing:
01 – GEL – “Worms Of The Senses / Faculties Of The Skull”
02 – Quicksand – “The Liberation Frequency”
03 – Brutus – “The Deadly Rhythm”
04 – Snapcase – “Summer Holidays Vs. Punkroutine”
05 – Idles – “New Noise (remix)”
06 – Ho99o9 – “New Noise”
07 – Fucked Up – “Refused Party Program”
08 – Zulu – “Protest Song ’68”
09 – Cold Cave – “Refused Are Fucking Dead”
10 – IGORRR – “The Shape Of Punk To Come”
11 – Cult Of Luna – “Tannhäuser / Derive”
12 – Touché Amoré – “The Apollo Programme Was A Hoax”
