On October 27, 1998, “Burning Heart” label released “The Shape of Punk to Come: A Chimerical Bombination in 12 Bursts”, the third Refused studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Tonteknik Bomba Je Studios”, and was produced by Eskil Lövström, Andreas Nilsson, Pelle Henricsson, Dennis Lyxzén, Kristofer Steen, Jon Brännström and David Sandström.

Personnel:

• Dennis Lyxzén – vocals, recording, mixing, mastering, art direction, layout
• Kristofer Steen – guitars, bass, drums, recording, mixing, mastering
• Jon Brännström – guitars, samples, programming, synthesizers, recording, mixing, mastering
• David Sandström – drums, melodica, guitars, recording, mixing, mastering, photo collage
• Magnus Björklund – bass guitar, cello, recording, mixing, mastering
• Jakob Munck – upright bass
• Torbjörn Näsbom – violin
• Eskil Lövström – recording, mixing, mastering
• Pelle Henricsson – recording, mixing, mastering, tambourine
• Andreas Nilsson – sound technician, recording, mixing, mastering
• José Saxlund – layout
• Ulf Nybérg – band photography
• Axel Stattin – back cover photography

Track listing:

1. Worms of the Senses/Faculties of the Skull
2. Liberation Frequency
3. The Deadly Rhythm
4. Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine
5. Bruitist Pome #5
6. New Noise
7. The Refused Party Program
8. Protest Song ‘68
9. Refused Are Fuckin’ Dead
10. The Shape of Punk to Come
11. Tannhäuser/Derivè
12. The Apollo Program was a Hoax