Key facts
- Origin
- Edinburgh , Scotland
- Genres
- Street punk oi! hardcore punk crossover thrash
- Works
- Discography
- Years active
- 1978–present
- Labels
- Nuclear Blast Secret Rough Justice Captain Oi! Cleopatra Exploited
- Members
- Wattie Buchan , Gary gman Sullivan, Irish Rob (Robert Halkett), Steve Campbell
- Past members
- See timeline
- Website
- the-exploited .net
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Encyclopedic overview
The Exploited are a Scottish punk rock band from Edinburgh, formed in 1978 by Stevie Ross and Terry Buchan, with Buchan soon replaced by his brother Wattie Buchan. They signed to Secret Records in March 1981, and their debut EP, Army Life, and debut album, Punks Not Dead, were both released that year. The band maintained a large cult following in the 1980s among a hardcore working class punk and skinhead audience. Originally a street punk band, the Exploited eventually evolved into a crossover thrash band with the release of their album Death Before Dishonour in 1987.
Although the Exploited continue to perform live, they have not released any studio material since their 2003 album, Fuck the System. Their songs have been covered by Slayer and others. Despite numerous lineup changes, Wattie has remained the Exploited's singer and leader.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “The Exploited” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.