Refused Drummer David Sandström on The MetalSucks Podcast #310

October 14th, 2019 at 5:04pm
MetalSucks

This week we chat with Refused drummer David Sandström. We discuss the band’s new album, War Music, the emotional energy needed to write the record, the years of Refused’s inactivity and if he had any clue the band could ever experience a second life, being very obscure in the States during their original run, the legacy and lasting power of The Shape of Punk to Come, and how War Music is his proudest moment as a musician. David also talks about what it’s like to be in a band that is a voice on the far left, the shrinking of the middle class in our current economy, and how he’s able to ignore artists’ personal beliefs and focus on the art itself.

Petar, Brandon, and Sylvia attempt to make a Halloween bit, discuss the reveal that Edsel Dope is Xer0 from the reunited Static- X and Dope’s subsequent denial, and we speculate on why people are so curious to find out who the masked tribute singer is.

Songs: Refused “Blood Red” and “Economy of Death”

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