Refused: The Shape of Punk to Come: A Chimerical Bombination in 12 Bursts (Album Review)

So I've picked up this album by Swedish hardcore band Refused because of the detailed online acclaim I have read. I mean people think this album is the reinvention of punk. Honestly, I have to agree. This album, as it claims to do in the title, re-works the fundamentals of punk music into something much more then early hardcore ever conceived of. The band felt as if the punk movement had dwindled into a submissive state of expectation and just another means of entertainment, losing the message behind it. In this album the band takes punk 10 steps further and literally reinvents the genre, breathing life into the hearts of fans of revolutionary music. The aggressiveness and expression far exceed the sputtering punk revival movements content in 1998 (the year it was released.) If you have an ear for the interesting, aggressive, and meaningful... this album is for you.