The Exploited

The Exploited is a punk band from Scotland's second wave of UK punk, formed in tahun1979.Mereka started out as an Oi! band, before it turns into streetpunk just the weight of political influence. From about 1987 on (around the time of Death Before Dishonour) they changed 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. Followed by The Punks Not Dead album that same year. Though many lineup changes, the band has developed a following in the whole world. The band is currently writing material for the new album.

The band was formed in 1979 in Edinburgh. One of the first formation consisted of Big John Duncan on guitar, (Reeba) Alan Martin on drums, Gary McCormack on bass and Terry Buchan on vocals. After a very short time, however, Terry has been removed from the band and the oldest brother, 'Wattie' Walter Buchan then take over. Inspired by the first wave of punk rock (Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Damned), the quartet creates a sound, a simple no-frills, characterized by speed and aggression. In 1980, the group established its own independent label recordings, Exploited Record Company, and soon released their debut EP Army Life, which was # 6 in the independent charts for eight weeks, then in the top 20 for 18 months. They then released another single, "Stupid Army", which immediately jumped into the independent charts and remained there for 53 weeks, peaking at # 4.

In 1981 the band signed to Confidential Records and released "War Dog" single, which peaked at # 2 in the independent charts and # 63 on the national charts. The band then released their first live album, On Stage, recorded during a concert in Edinburgh. After that, the band performed, along with Discharge, Anti-Nowhere League, Anti-Chron Gen and the tour must be called Apocalypse Now.