Freedom
by Refused
  • Record Label: Epitaph
  • Release Date: Jun 30, 2015
User Score
6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 24
  3. Negative: 3 out of 24
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  1. thesupremekai
    Jul 4, 2015
    1
    The Refused are **** dead. They did their former guitarist Jon Brännström a favor by firing him. This album is embarrassingly bad. There are no screams. It's 100% clean vocals. They sold out and went from the Hardcore Punk to Indie Alternative Pop. Refused have always changed their sound with every album. However they always stayed within the Hardcore genre. Freedom is the first album toThe Refused are **** dead. They did their former guitarist Jon Brännström a favor by firing him. This album is embarrassingly bad. There are no screams. It's 100% clean vocals. They sold out and went from the Hardcore Punk to Indie Alternative Pop. Refused have always changed their sound with every album. However they always stayed within the Hardcore genre. Freedom is the first album to leave the Hardcore genre and join the Radio Friendly Alt Rock Scene.

    They even changed their image to conform to the popular Indie Hipster look. The drummer now wears a fedora and those ridiculous hipster glasses. All the members wear vintage clothing, that is popular with hipsters and tight pants. Two of the members even grew untrimmed hipster beards. They look ridiculous. A bunch of guys in their 40s trying to dress like college hipsters.

    Freedom is produced by pop producer Shellback who previously worked with Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, and Pink. He even co wrote 2 of the songs. This is the first time Refused has used outside song writers. In the past, Refused wrote ALL of their songs. A band that doesn't write their own songs is a joke. It seems Refused lost their passion for music and just wrote this album for the $$$. They sold out. They changed their image and music to conform to the current music trends.

    If you are one of those loser hipsters that hangs out at Starbucks all day, you will love this album. If not, you'll hate this album. Jon Brännström dodged a bullet by getting fired. He must be feeling relieved that he wasn't a part of this disaster.    … Expand

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Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. Austin Chronicle
    Jul 30, 2015
    40
    Loaded with fake anthems and wholly failing to capture the anarchistic musical charisma of past work, Freedom is a worst-case scenario. Refused was better off dead.
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  2. Mojo
    Jul 28, 2015
    60
    A leaner, more radio-friendly effort. [Sep 2015, p.86]
  3. Magnet
    Jul 8, 2015
    85
    Freedom ultimately finds cohesion in Refused's continuing mission to punish your ears, move your feet and rage against the Man. [No. 122, p.58]
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