“Refuse/Resist” by Sepultura

"Refuse/Resist" kicks down the door on Chaos A.D., Sepultura's 1993 album, and it opens with something no riff could top: the amplified heartbeat of Max Cavalera's first son, Zyon, still unborn at the time. Then Igor Cavalera's drums come in like a riot squad, Max and Andreas Kisser grind out a groove-heavy thrash assault with Paulo Jr. on bass, and Max roars the title like a street slogan, finishing with a growl that lasts a full 20 seconds.

Andy Wallace produced, engineered and mixed it, with the band as co-producers, at Rockfield Studios and Chepstow Castle. The video cut the band playing a festival together with footage of rioting and unrest, and the song has stayed a fixture of their concerts ever since, one of the best known things they ever did.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.