• Dennis Lyxzén forms Step Forward.

• First demo "I am me" comes out. 

1990: 

• Second demo "Does it make a difference?" comes out.

1991:

• Step Forward split up. 

• Dennis from Step Forward forms Refused.

1992:

• Refused plays their first gig. 

• First demo "Refused" comes out. 

• Second demo "Operation headfirst" comes out. 

1993: 

• Debut MCD "This is the new deal" comes out. Released by Burning Heart Records. 

• Refused signs a deal with the record label Startracks.

• Gigs with Shelter, Abhinanda, Doughnuts, Breach and others.

1994:

• CD-single "Pump the brakes" comes out. Released by Startracks and We Bite Records. 

• Debut full-length album "This just might be... the truth" comes out. Released by Startracks and We Bite Records. 

• Refused does their first tour. 

• New MCD "Everlasting" comes out. Released by Startracks and We Bite Records. 

• Gigs with Mary Beats Jane, Randy, Abhinanda and others.

• Members of Refused forms the side-project Final Exit. 

1995:

• Nominated to the Swedish Grammy Award in the category "best alternative hardrock band" (they didn't win). 

• Split CD-single with Randy, "Refused loves Randy" comes out. Released by Startracks. 

• Gigs with 108, Purusam, Strife, Earth Crisis and others.

• Refused side-project Final Exit's first album "Teg" comes out. Released by Desperate Fight Records. 

1996: 

• Second full-length "Songs to fan the flames of discontent" comes out. Released by Startracks, We Bite Records and Victory Records. 

• CDEP "Rather be dead e.p." comes out. Released by Startracks. 

• Nominated to the Swedish Grammy Award in the category "best alternative hardrock band" (they didn't win). 

• Gigs with Fireside, Entombed, Breach, Snapcase, Saidiwas and others. 

• Step Forward discography CD "It did make a difference" comes out. Released by Desperate Fight Records. 

1997: 

• Refused signs a deal with the record label Burning Heart Records. 

• Re-issue of "This just might be... the truth" comes out. Released by Burning Heart Records. 

• Re-issue of "Songs to fan the flames of discontent" comes out. Released by Burning Heart Records.

• "The E.P. compilation" CD comes out. Released by Burning Heart Records / Startracks. 

• "The demo compilation" CD comes out. Released by Burning Heart Records / Startracks. 

• Re-issue of "Everlasting" comes out. Released by Equal Vision Records. 

• Nominated by Swedish national radio in the category "best live band" (they didn't win).

• Gigs with Randy, Plastic Pride, D.S.-13 and others.

• Refused side-project Final Exit's second album "Umeå" comes out. Released by Desperate Fight Records. 

• Final Exit split up.

1998:

• Third full-length "The shape of punk to come" comes out. Released by Burning Heart Records and Epitaph. 

• CDEP "The new noise theology e.p." comes out. Released by Burning Heart Records and Honeybear Records. 

• Gigs with Frodus, The Hives, No fun at all and others.

• Nominated to the Swedish Grammy Award in the 
category "best alternative hardrock band" (they didn't win).

• Refused split up. 

1999: 

• This homepage was launched! 

2000:

• Re-issue of "The new noise theology e.p." comes out. Released by Epitaph.

2002: 

• Kristofer Steen announces that he is working on a DVD documentary about Refused. 

2004: 

• Re-issue of "Songs to fan the flames of discontent" (digitally remastered version) comes out. Released by Burning Heart Records and Epitaph.

• Re-issue of "The E.P. compilation" (digitally remastered version) comes out. Released by Burning Heart Records and Epitaph.

• Re-issue of "The shape of punk to come" (digitally remastered DVD-audio version + CD-version) comes out. Released by Burning Heart Records and Epitaph. 

• "The shape of punk to come" DVD-audio version got Nominated for "Best Multichannel Reissue" for the Surround Music Awards in the US (it didn't win).

2006: 

• The DVD "Refused are fucking dead" made by Kristofer Steen finally comes out. Released by Burning Heart Records and Epitaph. 

2007: 

• Refused side-project Final Exit makes one reunion gig. 

• Final Exit discography CD "Det egentliga västerbotten" comes out. Released by Mofab Teg Recordings. 

2008: 

• Re-press of "The shape of punk to come" LP-version comes out. Released by Epitaph. 

2009: 

• This site is celebrating 10 years on the net! 

• Deluxe re-issue of the Final Exit discography album "Det egentliga västerbotten" comes out. 2xLP+DVD including the reunion gig from 2007, the last gig from 1997 plus more live stuff on DVD. Released by Monument Records

2010: 

• Deluxe re-issue of "The shape of punk to come" comes out. 2xCD+DVD including the live CD "Live at Umeå Open 1998" and the DVD "Refused are fucking dead". Released by Epitaph. 

• Deluxe re-issue of "The shape of punk to come" comes out. 2xLP+DVD including the DVD "Refused are fucking dead" (only on the US-version) as well as digital downloads of "The shape of punk to come" and "Live at Umeå Open 1998". Released by Epitaph. 

• Re-press of "Songs to fan the flames of discontent" LP-version comes out. Released by Epitaph. 

2011: 

• Dennis Lyxzén announces that he is writing a book about the years in Refused. 

2012: 

• Refused are back! See them live in 2012! 
Click here for tour dates and more: 
> Refused are back!
 

This time-line only includes the Refused related bands Step Forward and Final Exit. For info about all the other Refused related releases check the discography and biography section!