punk hardcore band from Edinburgh, Scotland, formed in 1979 by Stevie Ross and Terry Buchan and later joined by his brother Wattie Buchan. They signed to Secret Records in 1981 and their debut album Punks Not Dead was released that year. The band maintained a cult following in the 1980s among a working class and skinhead audience. The Exploited are one of the iconic bands of the UK 82 punk movement along with GBH and Discharge. The term "UK 82" came from The Exploited's song "UK 82". AllMusic d...
punk hardcore band from Edinburgh, Scotland, formed in 1979 by Stevie Ross and Terry Buchan and later joined by his brother Wattie Buchan. They signed to Secret Records in 1981 and their debut album Punks Not Dead was released that year. The band maintained a cult following in the 1980s among a working class and skinhead audience.
The Exploited are one of the iconic bands of the UK 82 punk movement along with GBH and Discharge. The term "UK 82" came from The Exploited's song "UK 82". AllMusic described The Exploited as "one of most riveting British punk rock units of the early 1980s."
Discography: 1981 - Punks Not Dead 1982 - Troops of Tomorrow 1983 - Let's Start a War... 1985 - Horror Epics 1987 - Death Before Dishonour 1990 - The Massacre 1996 - Beat the Bastards 2002 - Fuck the System Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
