The Exploited

The Exploited
The Exploited
	The Exploited in 2014
Background information
Origin	Edinburgh, Scotland
Genres	Street punk; oi!; hardcore punk; crossover thrash;
Discography	The Exploited discography
Years active	1978–present
Labels	Nuclear Blast; Secret; Rough Justice; Captain Oi!; Cleopatra; Exploited;
Members	Wattie Buchan; Dominic Hardy; Irish Rob (Robert Halkett); Steve Campbell
Past members	See timeline
Website	the-exploited.net

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,^[1] and their debut EP, Army Life, and debut album, Punks Not Dead, were both released that year.^[1] 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 became 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 most recent studio album, Fuck the System, in 2003. Their songs have been covered by Slayer and Ice-T. Despite many lineup changes, Wattie has remained as the Exploited's singer and leader.

^ ^a ^b The Exploited +++ Real Punk Rock Since 1980 Archived 18 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine. The-Exploited.net. Retrieved 11 April 2012.

[The-Exploited1-1] The Exploited +++ Real Punk Rock Since 1980 Archived 18 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine. The-Exploited.net. Retrieved 11 April 2012.

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