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The Exploited

Formed:
1979

  • Genre: Rock
  • Active: '80s, '90s, 2000s
  • Major Members: Wattie Buchan, Big John

Biography

The Exploited are one of the U.K.'s most politically outspoken thrash bands. Based in Edinburgh, the band is led by vocalist Wattie Buchan, whose supporting cast has changed several times since the group's inception around the end of the '70s. The band has garnered a sizable hardcore audience in the U.K. for its anti-authoritarian stance and criticism of the government, particularly in the Reagan/Thatcher era, but their following is not quite as large in the U.S. and has declined somewhat in Britain over the years. A medley of three of their songs, recorded by Slayer and Ice-T, was featured on the Judgment Night soundtrack as "Disorder"; subsequently, the Exploited issued 1994's Live in Japan and 1996's Beat the Bastards. Fuck the System followed in 2002.~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide

Representative Songs:

"Dead Cities," "Alternative," "Sex and Violence"

Representative Albums:

Troops of Tomorrow, On Stage, Singles Collection

Similar Artists:

Sick on the Bus, U.K. Subs, Crass, Minor Threat, Doctor Know, D.O.A., Suicidal Tendencies, Slayer, The Sex Pistols, Metallica, Megadeth, Dead Kennedys, The Circle Jerks, Black Flag, Bad Religion, Bad Brains

Performed Songs By:

Walter Buchan, Gary McCormack, John Duncan, Wattie Buchan

Followers:

Revolution Mother, Cheap Sex, The Virus, The Casualties, A Global Threat, Anti-Flag, Decry
 
 
Wikipedia: The Exploited


The Exploited
Origin Flag of Scotland Scotland
Genre(s) Oi!, Streetpunk, Hardcore Punk (earlier)
Crossover thrash (post-1987)
Label(s) Dream Catcher Records
Website Official Band Homepage
Members
Wattie Buchan
Robbie Davidson
Irish Rob
Willie Buchan

The Exploited is a punk rock band from the second wave of UK punk, formed in late 1979 or early 1980.

They started out as an Oi!/punk rock band, before mutating into a faster streetpunk and hardcore punk band, and — from about 1987 on (around the time of Death Before Dishonour) — into a crossover thrash band. Formed in Edinburgh by ex-soldier Wattie Buchan, they signed to Secret Records in March 1981 and released their debut EP Army Life. The influential album Punks Not Dead followed in the same year. Despite many lineup changes, the band continued into the 2000s and has developed a worldwide following.

Current lineup

  • Wattie Buchan - Vocals
  • Robbie Davidson - Guitar
  • Irish Rob - Bass
  • Wullie Buchan - Drums

Former members

Guitar

  • Hayboy (Steve) (1979-1980)
  • “Big” John Duncan (1980-1983)
  • Karl “Egghead” Morris (1983-1985)
  • Mad Mick (1985)
  • Nig(el) (1985-1990)
  • Gogs (Gordon Balfour) (1989-1991)
  • Fraz (Fraser Rosetti) (1991-1995)
  • Arf(Arthur Dalrymple) (1996-1998)

Bass

  • Mark Patrizio (1979-1980)
  • Gary MacCormack (1980-1983)
  • Billy Dunn (1983-1984, 1996-1997)
  • Wayne Tyas (1984-1985, 1986)
  • “Deptford” John Armitage (1985-1986)
  • Tony (1986-1987)
  • Smeeks (Mark Smellie) (1988-1993)
  • Jim Gray (1993-1996)
  • Dave Peggie (2002-2003)

Drums

  • Jim Park (1979)
  • Dru Stix (Andrew Campbell) (1979-1982)
  • Danny Heatley (1982)
  • Steve Roberts (1982)
  • Tony Martin (1989-1991)
  • Reiner (1997)
  • Willie Buchan (on and off since 1982)

Discography

Studio Albums

Singles

  • Army Life - 1980
  • Exploited Barmy Army - 1980
  • Dogs of War - 1981
  • Dead Cities - 1981
  • Attack/Alternative - 1982
  • Computers Don't Blunder - 1982
  • Troops of Tomorrow - 1982

Split Albums

  • Don't Let 'Em Grind You Down (W/Anti-Pasti) - 1981
  • Britannia Waives The Rules (W/Chron Gen & Infa Riot) - 1982
  • Apocalypse Punk Tour 1981 (W/The Anti-Nowhere League, Chron Gen, Anti Pasti & Discharge) - 1992

Live Albums

  • On Stage - 1981
  • Live At The Whitehouse - 1985
  • Live And Loud - 1987
  • Live Lewd Lust - 1989
  • Don't Forget The Chaos - 1992
  • Live In Japan - 1994
  • Apocalypse Tour (Limited Edition) - 1981

EPs

  • Rival Leaders - 1983
  • Jesus Is Dead - 1986
  • War Now - 1988

Videography

  • Live At The Palm Cove - 1983
  • Sexual Favours - 1987
  • The Exploited: 83-87 (1993)
  • Live In Japan - 1993
  • Alive At Leeds - 1995
  • Rock and Roll Outlaws - 1995
  • Buenos Aires 93 (1996)
  • Beat 'Em All - 2004

Best of collections

  • Totally Exploited - 1984
  • Castle Masters Collection - 1990
  • Apocalypse '77 - 1992
  • Singles Collection - 1993
  • Dead Cities - 2000
  • Punk Singles & Rarities 1980-83 (2001)
  • The Best Of The Exploited - Twenty Five Years Of Anarchy And Chaos (2004)
  • Complete Punk Singles Collection - 2005

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