Refused loves randy: Our part of this cd was recorded at Hortlax Hardcore studios by Pelle Gunnerfeldt. ...we decided to interpret eachothers songs. It seemed like a good idea until we realized exactly how intricate most of their arragemenst are. After days of pondering we decided to do a new-school hardcore version of their ska master piece "TV-freak". It didn't quite work out. We were almost freaking out two days before the recording and in the last possible minute we turned "Humanalogism" into a jazz-ballad. It didn't quite work out. Randy did "Re-fused" from our first demo and a brilliant version of "Pump The Brakes". Both worked out beautifully, so what can I say? To fans of both bands I guess this record is indispensable. Anyone else shouldn't bother. 

I'm not sure exactly when Henrik left the band. None of us are, really. We just lost contact since he never toured with us. Well, actually, he did come along for the Mindjive tour, but he didn't play, he just drove the van. For some reason he just couldn't decide whether he was gonna play punkrock or grow up. I guess his ambition was somewhere else, he always wanted to be a fireman. Anyway, our schedule remained full all through that summer with festivals, small tours and some completely amazing roadtrips. We also recorded a song called "Cheap..." for Desperate Fights "Straight Edge as fuck II" (buy it, there are some excellent tracks on it). Despite all of this, Magnus was having trouble motivating himself. He didn't really believe in our crusade anymore so he completed his mission in a blaze of glory on the 16th of june in Rasslebygd. Like that wasn't enough for one summer we topped it off with a european tour in support of the sassiest men in hardcore, Snapcase. With a new stand-in bassplayer, Jon, and three good new songs in our luggage ("Rather Be Dead", "The Slayer" and "Beauty") we were as hungry as ever. I can't actually imagine myself having more fun in one month than I had on that tour. Jon worked out beautifully and we decided we wanted to keep him. He agreed, as they always do (inside joke),and we found ourselves with time on our hands, a close-to-full line-up, and a fullength album to write. This was on the 8th of September and in the following 3 months we wrote and recorded an album that we, after swaying back and forth, decided to call Songs to fan the flames of discontent. Since it was the first time me, Kristofer and Dennis (and Jon) wrote together we almost see it as our first record, and I think anyone would agree that the band who wrote "This just might.." could never have written "Songs...". Now with the addition of long time acquaintance Magnus on bass we're practically reborn. However, I don't want to talk too much about it ("Songs...") because, since you're actually reading this, I guess you've heard it and liked it (of course there is always the possibilty that it's the year 2034 and you're stuck in your grandparents house during winter break and in a desperate attempt to entertain yourself you started going through your grandpa's old fanzine collection and after reading several punkrock publications with names like Heart Attack, Anti-Matter, Simba, Love Child, MRR ("Can't believe it's still around, although it's just a political factsheet these days since no bands are boring enough to still play that 20th century punk stuff he's always on about, how old must that Yohannon guy be? I've heard he was always like that"), Hymen, Juggernaut, Pie mag, Extension and Abnormalcy you finally stumble across a pathetic, self centered, pseudo-political fanzine from some hardcore punk band writing essay after essay about themselves, their politics and some album that seemed to matter a whole lot to them but, most likely, never meant shit to anyone else since you've never heard of them or their music, although the singer of the band has an uncanny resemblance to the notorious revolutionary terrorist Benny Franzén) so anything I have to say about unpretentious writing processes or painful recording sessions would only lessen the experience for you. Anyway, we're planning to tour until the end of -96 (and longer if possible) so we'll probably see you in some smoke-filled, half empty club along the road. 
I guess that's the story so far, and all the rumours you heard... 
Well, most of them are probably true anyway. This is just how I saw it. From the drum stool.

   David