Refused - "Rather Be Dead" Victory Records

[karenciabitch]

pure hardcore/punk

[tomvideira]

333 311 SO MUCH LOVE!

[AmnesiacGaming]

I <3 Refused

[MainComptonese]

Rather be dead than alive by your oppression

Rather be dead than alive by your design

[nebulawas]

Michele Bachmann ad before a Refused video. It's time to go hang myself.

[stupidmofucker]

David is so BEAST!

[chasingmelfina]

Yeah, YouTube... I blatantly clicked on this video to see a McDonalds ad.

[eventhorsesni]

@hrabriindijanac if you like dis vid, you will love my band and our official video

search event horses - dance with the devil

or it's listed in our faves :)

[eventhorsesni]

@hrabriindijanac if you like dis vid, you will love my band and our official video

search event horses - dance with the devil

or it's listed in our faves :)

[kellysean101]

One of the best bands in hardcore by a long shot.

[danceoffAsh]

This is how music should be, fucking straight to the point

[ostromerak]

27 peoplee are idiot!!!!

[ufcvlad]

27 people wanted to see justin beaver

[LumbOfmyGOD]

the video shows that even the snails can rock :D

[ChrisMarie93]

um... not gettin the video but great song 

[FouneDeCombat]

@desolator2k Pardon my curiosity, but if you agree that listening to Brokencyde or Design the skyline is as pleasant as vomiting knives (I do), and if you do not sing Britney Spears in front of your mirror (neither I do), well, I am curious about your tastes. Because in the case they are related to hardcore metal or punk, calling Refused shit is like calling the Beatles shit. You are free, of course, not to like, but hell, you should at least respect them for the HUGE influence they had...

[yuckfou312]

@FouneDeCombat i agree. i actually really dislike the beatles, but i have a ton of respect for them. on the other hand, refused is fucking amazing!

kids these days don't know the roots of what they listen to. they say they listen to "hardcore" but they don't know bad brains or gorilla biscuits or even refused (besides the song new noise). i've talked to many straight edge kids that don't know who ian mackaye or minor threat is

[Xenoqwaszx]

1.32 best moves of a hardcore vocalist ever!

[PatrikLarssonRang]

WE REFUSED ADS!

[MaistroAuhSoj]

Refused RIP! YouTube 4-ever Rock on! Peace!

[wetrocks]

good song. But what's up with the lame golf shirts?!

[roystenvasey]

@wetrocks I'm not fucking joking when I say: Refused were so beyond your human fashion. INCOMPREHENSIBLE GREATNESS

[wetrocks]

good song. But what's up with the lame golf shirts?!

[wetrocks]

good song. But what's up with the lame golf shirts?!

[wetrocks]

Cool song. But what's up with the lame golf shirts the whole is wearing?

[PH34Ranon]

27 people lack the motion to move to the new beat.

[DvSmayhem]

i miss refused.......this makes me happy in special places!!!! lol

.....SICK!!!

[DvSmayhem]

i miss refused.......this makes me happy in special places!!!! lol



[Stracciulein]

fuck this shit is insane

[freakyboy147]

I hope my neighboors like this song...

[nico1haupt]

@hrabriindijanac ok, and then they sold records and made he big money. rather be dead my friend. i think, that this is the end:)

[desolator2k]

this is shit



[Comicalhippie6]

@desolator2k No... It's a music video, get your vision checked.

[MissHellCat1000]

@desolator2k this is shit??

what the fuck would you rather be listening to Britney spears?!

[desolator2k]

@MissHellCat1000

I actually would rather listen to Britney Spears.

[MissHellCat1000]

@desolator2k

well that certainly explains how you could think this is shit

go sing her songs to the mirror and leave people with taste alone

[desolator2k]

@MissHellCat1000

Maybe you shouldn't take it so personally. I'm not attacking you, I'm just stating my opinion: This is perhaps the worst thing I've ever heard in my life.

[DemonDays1993]

@desolator2k I seriously advise you to check out Design the Skyline and BrokeNCYDE then.

[desolator2k]

@DemonDays1993

Point taken,

statement revised and retracted.

[ClydeSanner]

those tele's jam!



[DMarie0824]

i still cannot get over how amazing this band is.

[gr82bn8]

goosebumps when that drum roll starts. calling all kreeps.

[JoseDCampa]

this audio sucks...

[thesuit333]

@davidflood Thanks dude! was wondering about that since 2002, lol

[DemonDays1993]

I love how this album is still so relevant to modern day society 15 years on. Coup D'Etat (happening a lot in the Arab world), Hook Line And Sinker (that the Conservatives have got the UK public), IT'S NOT OK TO PRETEND EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT.

[Lodestar1977]

@DemonDays1993 I just gave you a thumbs up there buddy. There is a difference between looking the other way and being positive. Many people get those confused.

[deathofangel789]

refused should be fucking alive

[marilea236]

fucking amazing song. but why again are they being killed my snails? O_o

[theunknown15]

the moshing during this song had to be amazing

[spgale]

 you never let me down BlankTV

[outer432]

duude they r fucking rebels to society and i love it

[thricehi]

i never said they didnt click

they are amazing

i wish they would come back for just one more album

[thricehi]

they all look like they would be making music like arcade fire or something.

they dont look their genre

but god damn they are good at it

[ParkusMarkus]

@thricehi The Swedish straight edge hardcore scene looked and sounded like this 13 years ago. Pretty much ahead of their time...

[hideHYDEimcoming]

@thricehi its not the clothes that make a band its what theyre thinking that counts what they feel how they want their music to go. but of course you do need to click. These guys clicked musically to create something quite visionary.

[Hedstrom73]

Hey assholes, nice to see You argue over a fucking band. How about making something constructive instead? Like smashing Your own heads in with a two by four. Make a difference. Disappear.

[thesuit333]

what are the people chanting in the beginning of this video?

[davidflood]

@thesuit333

Viva la, viva la Revolucion!

[pillota91]

Reminds of David Lynch for some reason

[oiboydirect]

its a shame such a talented band like refused is grouped with emo trash all the time

[sbotos]

I thought that this was Swedish melodic trash pop with blindcore infusions.

[eazyesw]

haha shit, did someone say Hawthorn Heights is grindcore ? fuuuccckkk... :|

[stratocaster1986able]

25 people should be dead.

[MrZed1982]

This is legendary!

[thebigbum100]

uuuuʍop ǝpısdn ɯı dʃǝɥ

[NintendoToaster]

i like how this whole song isnt screamo its nice

[oldlampsfornew]

man.. emo shit like this sucks so bad. just cut your wrists and be done with it already

[danjoshmass]

@oldlampsfornew This is NOT emo.

[oldlampsfornew]

@danjoshmass

it is emo

[danjoshmass]

@oldlampsfornew Rites of Spring is emo. Sunny Day Real Estate is emo. Jimmy Eat World is emo. Refused is NOT emo. And did you just call Hawthorne Heights "grindcore?" Seriously?

[oldlampsfornew]

@danjoshmass

sdre is swedish indiepop. rites of spring is like.. alt country. refused is fucking emo and hawthorn heights invented grindcore. bands like anal cunt owe so much to hawthorn heights

[Klaustrophobert]

@oldlampsfornew fag :DDD

[samanthanicolette]

@oldlampsfornew

That is a oblivious statement, if you are going to label a band please label it correctly..

[oldlampsfornew]

@samanthanicolette

who made you the expert of all music? you sound like a huge swollen faggot

whereas i know what is what. i fucking read all of allmusic.com, pitchfork, and lots of other music blogs. i know every kind of music. refused is so obviously an emo band. they display all the characteristics of emo. they were emo even before bands like my chemical romance and fob. they invented the emo swoop haircut

[quake92]

@oldlampsfornew

So a band whose lyrics talk about politics, reject capitalism, and encourage socialism is an emo band?

Maybe allmusic and pithcfork were wrong or maybe you didn´t understand what they were trying to say. The haircut could have been copied by Alesana, Hawthorne Heights faggots, but Refused wasn´t emo.

[oldlampsfornew]

@quake92

yeah theywere crying and whining about politics and how its so sad and how they want to kill themselves because its so unfair that rich people can buy more tvs and fancy cars than them. so they are emo

also hawthorne heights isnt emo theyre fucking hardcore metal grindcore

[swindle1989]

@oldlampsfornew I smell a trollin' motherfucker.

[samanthanicolette]

@oldlampsfornew

"Hey look at me, I read music websites - that makes me an all-knowing God of music".

Dude, you are an idiot.

Ps. I never said I was a music expert, get over yourself.

[oldlampsfornew]

@samanthanicolette

its pretty obvious that youve not a true refused fan. any fan would have read the interview with dennis where he was asked about his main influences and he said "hmm hawthorn heights is a big one, we owe not only our style but also our fashion sense to them, they are the greatest hardcore and grindcore band ever"

[cteixeirax]

@oldlampsfornew TROLL ALERT-he reads pitchfork, who gave the reissue of Shape of Punk to Come a ten point zero. and suggested SDRE aren't emo and are swedish, neither of which is true. while its possible for a pitchfork reader to be such a superior douchebag, it isnt possible for one to display such a lack of understanding of a wide range of music. also, he is calling a band with the name punk in their title a genre which isnt punk. i know this is utube, but come on. TROLL, unmistakably

[oldlampsfornew]

@cteixeirax

wow you are so fucking smart you win a cookie! you actually had to note that? i really expected more from fellow punk fans, but it appears that a lot of you are not nearly as intelligent as I expected. so many retards took the bait. ive written similar inflammatory comments in other videos and consistently people just jumped up and went OH YOU ARE GAY YOU LISTEN TO JUSTIN BIEBER ETC... wow how about being a bit more observant and thinking before you write

[cteixeirax]

@oldlampsfornew yeah i had to note it. your successful trolling was successful. ps this is a youtube comments section, dont be surprised at their idiocy or your ability to outsmart them. and people on these things make much more stupid comments than what you said. and i think youll find my pitchfork: superior douchebag comment was completely accurate.  and it was a 9.4, i got mixed up.

[oldlampsfornew]

@cteixeirax

i actually dont even read pitchfork man.  to me all genres of music are equally worthwhile

[cteixeirax]

@oldlampsfornew yeah i guess its mostly indie but theres lots of different genres on there. and if you want more of other genres, you can read other sites ... besides, indie or whatever youd call it is really diverse and its not like theres much happening anywhere else.

[quake92]

@oldlampsfornew

I think you should know that Hawthorn Heights (they are so emo) was formed some years after Refused split. So maybe he was talking about his new band's influences, not the Refused ones.

[oldlampsfornew]

@quake92

1. hawthorne heights is not an emo band

2. did you even read the comments i have posted? fuck you are gullible and stupid

[quake92]

@oldlampsfornew "its pretty obvious that youve not a true refused fan. any fan would have read the interview with dennis where he was asked about his main influences and he said "hmm hawthorn heights is a big one, we owe not only our style but also our fashion sense to them, they are the greatest hardcore and grindcore band ever" " I don´t know if you remember you wrote this, if you do then you should think, before saying anything stupid like "fuck you are gullible"

[rgmztxy]

@quake92 Looks like you got trolled.

[oldlampsfornew]

@samanthanicolette

i was thinking about it, and really i dont feel that punk is the right genre of music for you. You consistently lashed out at me without even considering how absurd the comments that I wrote were. I thought punk fans were intelligent enough to think critically before just going off and dissing someone. Really now, you honestly believe that someone in the world thinks hawthorne heights is a grindcore band? fuck you are gullible

[samanthanicolette]

@oldlampsfornew

If I am correct you were the one who lashed out at me first, good sir. And I will quote " you sound like a huge swollen faggot", when I said nothing offending of the sort.

I'll let you continue arguing with all these other youtubers, since they are all pretty much having the same argument with you.

Good day, you oblivious fuck.

[oldlampsfornew]

@samanthanicolette

haha oblivious? oh the irony

[elbluenose]

he plays the shit out of those drums

[jimbo222000]

I hate it how people think some bands are punk bands cos they have mohawks and sings shitty songs with a grogy voice, punks not about how you dress its about agressive passionate music, substance over style. This is true punk.

[upthetimmy]

the irony of them using animals in a video

[KyleBrock13]

ads on a refused video should be illegal

[magnificentbastard27]

@KyleBrock13 i know right? refused were probably the most anarchist band to ever get remotely big.

[TreverUndeadXpdX]

@KyleBrock13 no ads on my Refused videos cuz i got adblocker :D

[Smoblikatt]

@KyleBrock13

Evidently i LOVE punk videos

[KyleBrock13]

@Smoblikatt

Evidently I do too.

[CardinalProductions]

@KyleBrock13 refused chews youtube ads and spits in googles face. then the throw gas on it and light that shit on fire.

i fucking love refused

[sparetheair89]

there was like an alternate version of this where there was a bunch of tiki men running around killing every one...does any one know what i'm talking about? i'm looking for that damn version

[stratocaster1986able]

Love the intro............and the rest.

[heryarnrat]

This was the last song Refused ever played live. Quite appropriate.

[larry52333]

Love how the song is so simple but they made it so impacting. Refused is the shit!

[calebmNelson]

Who can play in standard tuning and still be heavy as fuck? Refused can!

[redscarf]

@calebmNelson

I can only think of the Blood Brothers... they sound heavy as fuck, just like refused. All Standard E tuning.

[punkass230]

@redscarf Think a bit harder...

Sepultura, Pantera, Metallica, Megadeth, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Converge......

[am5395]

@punkass230 Converge tunes to double drop C

[josh3mery]

saw a band cover this song last night it was really fucking cool

[indieclock]

these are rather low tones for 2 teles... does anyone know if they're tuned down and if so, to what ?

[avasatani]

@indieclock The song is in standard E tuning.

[punkass230]

@indieclock The video is not a documentary of the recording of this song ;)

but anyways tele's sound heavier than most ridiculous metal guitars, in a more ragged, ballsy way.

[Acetopy2]

@indieclock there most likely tuned down to drop d or d standard. They have very thick distortion, teles are pretty good for heavy stuff. If they have the right amps

[derekdamnit]

bullshit

[thomasg7k]

@crassisdead nah, i noticed because they have really sick tones with them, WEIRD, EH

so calm the fuck down and have a ciggarette christ

[tonedef2012]

um...does it chap anyone else's ass that there's a fucking commercial at the beginning of this video. can we say "irony"!!!

[HarryPlaysConnector]

Marty McFly

[06ladi]

oh dennis

[napoleonhansolo]

i'd rather 25 people be dead.

[thomasg7k]

how the do they get those tones with TELESSSS

[Sheggzz]

@thomasg7k they probably didn't record with them?

[crassisdead]

@thomasg7k You stole that comment from CheesyChrist and you know it. Plagiarizing is for dicks.

[aidagamba]

alguien podria decirme cuantos discos tiene Refused???yo tengo el shape of punk to come...para mi uno de los mejores discos que nunca tendre!

[blusismylife]

fuckin emos

[ikomplex]

@blusismylife

[stinkbug2012]

Epic. Epic. Epic.... Mear teenagers..... These dudes FUCKING ROCKED!!! OMG..... Think of what 'could have been'.... Powerful. Original. Wicked.

Amazing punk.

[singana1]

uuuuʍop ǝpısdn ɯı dʃǝɥ

[pointstare]

@singana1 fwit

[kampfsack2009]

@singana1 how did you do that? please tell me how u can be uuuuʍop ǝpısdn xD

[airfrogme]

Swedish hardcore as its best , singer Dennis Lyxen is still active muscians in several project a a swedish punkband and a rockband.

More Swedish hardcore from this period are 59 times the pain,Raised fist,Breach,Burst...

[alphaguitar2]

fuck my ass!! why does it seem like music has regressed so much.

seems like most of the hardcore bands today are more worried about the image and fashion of the band than the feeling and the expression, as shown here.

[halokiller27]

@alphaguitar2 refused was very concerned about image and fashion.

[alphaguitar2]

@halokiller27 not exactly sure where you're getting that notion, you must've known them personally, because I've never seen anything that would have shown them to be purposefully trying to fit the fashion trends of a genre.

But sure everyones allowed to have their own fashion, I just mean as a band, or as being part of a scene, that I'm not really seeing it a whole lot.

[TreverUndeadXpdX]

gotta love the rim shots when the drummer is playing the snare

[JeffGaryHockey]

I love Dennis' hair. :D

[killthenazis742]

Refused was never signed with Victory :O I call BULLSHIT

[uluckydawg]

This band was awesome!

they are re releasing their record "The Shape of Punk to Come, originally released in 1998. If you haven't heard it... give it a listen.

[uluckydawg]

This band was awesome!

they are re releasing their record "The Shape of Punk to Come, originally released in 1998. If you haven't heard it... give it a listen

[pjmasterzz]

I was born too late to ever see them.

I'd rather be dead than not knowing their music :)

[landonlewes]

Isn't that the kid from terminator two singing.

[punkx07]

bunch of cracks...ur like a heavy offspring ahahaha (the way he sing) but i think he's to young in it whahahahaha...SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!

[punkx07]

bunch of cracks...ur like a heavy offspring ahahaha (the way he sing) but i think he's to young in it whahahahaha

[coolabananers]

"Ibraham...! Ibraham..! Var rädd om mössan!"

[HeaDoNCoLLiSioN8]

So um yeah. My drumline coach wrote us a cadence based off of this song. I am in love.

[ECUSnare]

@HeaDoNCoLLiSioN8 hey mine too! hmmm. what a coincidence.

[russelgman]

Everyone here should look up the band 'Violent Soho'. They are awesome. And no, this is not spam. Rather Be Dead is a song that is regularly covered by the band, and i'd say they do it justice.

Great song.

[TeenRiot]

@russelgman oh dude, saw them at the zoo a few weeks back, and they melted my face. and they definitely do 'rather be dead' justice, it was intense as fuck.

[Maninthebox21]

true hardcore punk man it never gets old just fucking heavy

[IrinkaVD1]

nice

[slosh1997]

i didnt know they had a bassist

[MRBLuD]

@slosh1997 As far as I know, they simply hired one for videos and shows.

[nataskaos]

@slosh1997 They went through like 10 of them during the course of the band.

Check out the documentary when you get 50 minutes. pretty great really. It's here on youtube. It's called "refused are fucking dead".

[joshandpainpills]

check the cool dancing from 1.23 its really funny but cool at the same time

[lepekmaniak]

Looks like video inspired by cyco visions- suicidal tendencies

[duhhg80]

i love how people add core when they describe music... its really funny

[connorthesaucejones]

i hate how fuckin screamo bands say "oh, refused is a huge influence in our music! tee hee", but whiny, butt hole ass wipe shit doesnt compare to a real fucking band that actually stood for something. the shape of punk to come was downright the last good hardcore album, and it ended up being one of the best

[Silenceless]

@connorthesaucejones That new Fucked Up album was pretty good, but in general Hardcore has been chocking since Refused.

[jek21]

@connorthesaucejones Why is it that the rip-off bands always end up being way more successful then the originators? Oh right, because those bands water down to the sound so it's acceptable for mainstream audiences and kick all that scary "free though" shit to the curb.

[mandroid87]

@connorthesaucejones you should check out the band 'dangers'. i have a couple songs posted in my profile. they are good hardcore band.

[sikkirikki]

@connorthesaucejones Very well spoken my friend, i agree with you, they were magical and honrstly full of piss and vinegar, I like your bold and passionate statements... I'm a close friend of nonpoint, a incredible south florida band that rip;'s hit a brother back bro..........

[HoosierMF]

@connorthesaucejones Last good hardcore album? No. SOPTC isn't even hardcore

[groulxma]

@connorthesaucejones please tell me you've never heard modern life is war. and said the shape of punk was the last good hardcore album because you haven't heard MLIW before.

[wags1382]

@connorthesaucejones you need to listen to more hardcore cause there are plenty of good hardcore bands out there currently, and plenty of good hardcore albums that "stand for something".

[OriginalityImpaired]

@wags1382

Lmfao, well I certainly haven't bloody hear any,

If there's anything good left, it's buried under the miles and miles of fad-loving Scene bullshit

[groulxma]

@connorthesaucejones listen to witness by modern life is war, I beg to tiffer your statement. I agree though. refused is amazing.

[gopherpoo]

@connorthesaucejones the shape of punk to come was not hardcore. it was a chimerical bombation in 12 bursts. it is The Shape of Punk to Come.

[OriginalityImpaired]

@connorthesaucejones

What are you talking about?

80% of these idiots don't even know what Refused is,

They have no idea where this shit even came from, or half the time what it's even called

I'd consider ourselves lucky that at least SOME people know shit-all

[MrCotopaxi]

@connorthesaucejones i agree but this song is from 'Off of Songs To Fan The Flames Of Discontent':)