The Exploited

The Exploited
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Background information
Years active	1979 - Present
Members	Wattie Buchan Robbie Davidson Irish Rob Willie Buchan

The Exploited is a Punk rock band from the second wave of U.K. punk rock, formed in late 1979 or early 1980.

They started out as an Oi! band, and in their early years they formed an integral part of the streetpunk movement. Their later albums (from 1997 on) are considered to be crossover thrash. Formed in Edinburgh by ex-soldier Wattie Buchan, they signed to Secret Records in March 1981 and released their debut EP Army Life. The influential album Punks Not Dead followed the same year. Despite seemingly constant lineup changes, the band has continued into the 2000s and has developed a worldwide following. Their song "Sex and Violence" was a remake of a song called "Stars and Eagles" by an Oi! band called the Macs.

Members

Current members

• Wattie Buchan - Vocals
• Robbie Davidson - Guitar
• Irish Rob - Bass
• Wullie Buchan - Drums

Former members

Guitar:

• Hayboy (Steve) (1979-1980)
• “Big” John Duncan (1980-1983)
• Karl “Egghead” Morris (1983-1985)
• Mad Mick (1985)
• Nig(el) (1985-1990)
• Gogs (Gordon Balfour) (1989-1991)
• Fraz (Fraser Rosetti) (1991-1995)
• Art(hur) (1996-1998)

Bass

• Mark Patrizio (1979-1980)
• Gary MacCormack (1980-1983)
• Billy Dunn (1983-1984, 1996-1997)
• Wayne Tyas (1984-1985, 1986)
• “Deptford” John Armitage (1985-1986)
• Tony (1986-1987)
• Smeeks (Mark Smellie) (1988-1993)
• Jim Gray (1993-1996)

Drums

• Jim Park (1979)
• Dru Stix (Andrew Campbell) (1979-1982)
• Danny Heatley (1982)
• Steve Roberts (1982)
• Tony (1989-1991)
• Reiner (1997)

LP Studio albums

• Punk's Not Dead
  Punk's Not Dead
• 
  Troops of Tomorrow
• 
  Let's Start a War
• 
  Horror Epics
• Death Before Dishonour,
  Death Before Dishonour,
• The Massacre
  The Massacre
• Beat the Bastards
  Beat the Bastards
• 
  Fuck the System

EPs

• Don't Let 'em Grind You Down
  Don't Let 'em Grind You Down
• ’’Britannia Waives The Rules’’
  ’’Britannia Waives The Rules’’
• ’’Jesus Is Dead’’
  ’’Jesus Is Dead’’
• ’’War Now’’
  ’’War Now’’

External links

• Official Band Homepage
• Review
• Artist Direct
• The Exploited Lyrics
• Former drummer Jim Park