Refuse/Resist
"Refuse/Resist" | ||||
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Single by Sepultura | ||||
from the album Chaos A.D. | ||||
Released | 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1992 | |||
Studio | Rockfield Studios and Chepstow Castle, Wales | |||
Genre | Groove metal | |||
Length | 3:20 | |||
Label | Roadrunner | |||
Producer(s) | Andy Wallace | |||
Sepultura singles chronology | ||||
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Refuse/Resist is Sepultura's fourth single, released in 1993. The title song, also included as a single off the album Chaos A.D., is one of the band's best-known songs and remains a concert staple to this day. A music video was filmed for the single which features the band playing live at a festival intercut with footage of rioting and general unrest. This video can be found on the VHS Third World Chaos,[1] which was later released on DVD as part of the Chaos DVD.[2] The intro to the song is the heartbeat of Max Cavalera's then-unborn first son Zyon. This song is also notable for having a 20-second growl at the end.[3]
"Refuse/Resist" also appears in live form on the band's live releases Under a Pale Grey Sky and Live in São Paulo.
Background
Max Cavalera claims to have been inspired for the song by seeing the phrase "Protest and survive/Refuse and resist" on a man's leather jacket on the
Artwork
The cover of the single depicts a Korean man jumping at a police barricade holding a
Releases
The single was released in several forms. Two CD versions exist: one 3-track maxi-single and a seven-track EP, details of which are listed below. Both come in foldout card
Accolades
It charted at number 26 in VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs.[6]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Refuse/Resist" (from the album Under Siege (Live In Barcelona)*) | |
6. | "Desperate Cry" (Live version taken from Under Siege (Live In Barcelona)*) | |
7. | "Orgasmatron" (Motörhead cover, live version taken from Under Siege (Live In Barcelona)*) |
- * denotes tracks which were only available on the scarce EP version.
Personnel
- Max Cavalera – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Andreas Kisser – lead guitar
- Paulo Jr. – bass
- Igor Cavalera – drums, percussion
- Sepultura – production
- Andy Wallace – mixing, recording, engineering, production
- Simon Dawson – assistant engineering
Cover versions
- Apocalyptica covered the song on their album Inquisition Symphony.
- Soulfly plays the song live. A recording of this can be found on the DVD, The Song Remains Insane. "Refuse/Resist" was recorded in the Soulfly studio and released as a bonus track in their seventh album, Omen.
- Pro-Pain covered the song on their tribute album Run for Cover.
- Andre Luders and Nordmacht.
- Krisiun covered the song for their album Southern Storm.
- Deep Coma covered the song for their album Despair As You Stare.
- Hatebreed covered the song for their cover album For the Lions. The cover also appears on the soundtrack for the movie Marvel's Punisher: War Zone.
- Cataract.
- Roadrunner United covered it on their live DVD*.
- French nu metal band Mass Hysteria covered the song in their 1998 album Live à Montréal (in French).
- Hank Williams III's punk/thrash/metal band Assjack covers "Refuse/Resist" as part of a medley with Slayer's "Raining Blood", "Postmortem", and "Jesus Saves" during some live performances.
- Local South Florida thrash metal band Edge of Anger has made their cover of "Refuse/Resist" a staple in their live shows.
- American thrash metal band Anthrax frequently cover the song while live on tour for their 2011 album, Worship Music.
- British black metal band The Meads of Asphodel covered the song for their 2004 live studio album The Mill Hill Sessions.
- Belgian metal band Fleddy Melculy covered the music, but used their own lyrics titled "De bus gemist".
References
- ASIN 6304343302.
- ^ "Sepultura - Chaos" – via Amazon.
- YouTube
- ^ Everleypublished, Dave (February 18, 2022). "The Story Behind Refuse/Resist by Sepultura". loudersound.
- ^ "Sepultura - Refuse/Resist" – via www.discogs.com.
- ^ "VH1 40 Greatest Metal Songs", 1–4 May 2006, VH1 Channel, reported by VH1.com; last accessed September 10, 2006.