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10 songs that feel like Refused Are Fucking Dead

Matched to Refused Are Fucking Dead by Refused on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

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intense 88/100 intensity 180 BPM
Fault and Fracture — Converge intense 180 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (180 BPM).

Rock for Light — Bad Brains intense 160 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (90/100). Same complex texture.

Rolodex Propaganda — At The Drive In intense 180 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (180 BPM).

Pickpocket — At The Drive In intense 180 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100). Same complex texture.

The Youth Are Getting Restless — Bad Brains intense 180 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (180 BPM).

Kill the Poor — Dead Kennedys intense 180 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100). Same complex texture.

Chemical Warfare — Dead Kennedys intense 180 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100). Measured 91% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (180 BPM).

Stars and Stripes of Corruption — Dead Kennedys intense 180 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100). Same complex texture.

Hellnation — Dead Kennedys intense 180 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (180 BPM).

Life Sentence — Dead Kennedys intense 180 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Refused Are Fucking Dead is more than you want right now.

Through Being Cool — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 60/100, down from 88.

Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde — Travis Tritt moderate 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 46/100 — the pull without the edge.

Vertigo — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 49/100.

Anthrax — Gang of Four moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 69/100, versus the original's 88.

Wanksta — 50 Cent moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 46/100, down from 88.

Revolutionary Generation — Public Enemy moderate 95 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 51/100 — the pull without the edge.

Relax — Frankie Goes to Hollywood moderate 130 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 70/100.

Peek-A-Boo! by Devo
Peek-A-Boo! — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 60/100, versus the original's 88.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Refused Are Fucking Dead” by Refused?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Fault and Fracture” by Converge, “Rock for Light” by Bad Brains, “Rolodex Propaganda” by At The Drive In — the top match scores 99% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “Refused Are Fucking Dead” but calmer?

“Through Being Cool” by Devo, “Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde” by Travis Tritt, “Vertigo” by The Libertines keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Refused Are Fucking Dead”?

It measures 88/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 180 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 98% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 88/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, frequent shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 98% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus0/10
Workout6/10
Dinner3/10
Party / hype9/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

1998 in context

The 339 songs we’ve measured from 1998 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 8/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity88
Dynamics78
Tempo78
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load50

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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