The Exploited is a Scottish
punk band from the second
scene of UK punk. It was
formed in 1979 in Edinburgh,
Scotland by ex-soldier Wattie
Buchan. The band consist of
Wattie Buchan, Irish Rob,
Willie Buchan, Matt McGuire.
One of the first lineups
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 was
removed from the band and his
oldest brother, Walter
'Wattie' Buchan then took
over. Inspired by the first
wave of punk rock (Sex
Pistols, The Clash, The
Damned), the quartet created a
simple, no-frills sound
characterized by speed and
aggression
The band started out as an Oi!
band, before transforming into
a faster street punk and
hardcore punk band, only with
a heavy political influence.
From about 1987 they changed
into a crossover thrash band.
The Exploited signed to Secret
Records in March 1981 and
released their debut EP Army
Life. The 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. The band
are currently writing material
for a new album. The band
founded its own independent
record label, Exploited Record
Company in 1980, and
immediately released their
debut EP Army Life, which was
#6 in the independent charts
for eight weeks, then was in
the top 20 for 18 months. They
then released another single,
"Barmy Army", which
immediately jumped into the
independent charts and
remained there for 53 weeks,
peaking at #4.
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