The Exploited Australian Tour

With just over a month until their tour kicks off, THE EXPLOITED, announce another support act for their Melbourne show in April. Local four-piece hardcore street punk band, The Worst, join the Melbourne line up at The Corner Hotel, alongside hard punk rock outfit Chainsaw Hookers – who will join The Exploited in all three cities – and rock ‘n roll juggernauts, Wolfpack.

Coast three-piece, The Scam complete the Brisbane bill and Sydney’s home-town rhythm driven, noisy guitar three piece, skinpin will get the Manning Bar off to a pounding start.

The Exploited are not ‘punkers’ or any of the other cutesy, watered down, TV friendly names you might want to call them. The Exploited are punk rock.

Formed in 1979, the quartet created a simple, no-frills sound characterized by speed and aggression. Led by vocalist Wattie Buchan, The Exploited is one of the UK’s most politically outspoken thrash bands, who has built a strong and loyal following both at home and abroad for its anti-authoritarian stance and criticism of the government, particularly in the Reagan/Thatcher era.

In over two decades The Exploited have been tear gassed by German cops, banned from Holland, arrested in Spain, declared that the Falklands are British forever whilst on stage in Argentina and have caused more carnage than a multi-car pile up on the M1. Throughout that time they have remained steadfastly true to their roots, never selling out, never splitting up (despite numerous line-up changes) and never bowing down. They’ve been accused of being dumb (yes, sometimes, but wilfully so) and causing trouble (guilty again, but smashing stuff is fun and punks are supposed to be obnoxious). But The Exploited are also fiercely (not to mention bluntly) socially and politically aware, covering everything from the Criminal Justice Act to the increasing use of Big Brother CCTV and never wavering from their anti-authoritarian, anti-war stance.

1982 saw the release of The Exploited’s first genuine classic album ‘Troops Of Tomorrow’ (#17), which ten years later was to see a medley of three tracks (most notably ‘UK82’ changed to ‘LA92’) covered by thrash metal band, Slayer, and US rapper Ice-T, for the ‘Judgement Night’ soundtrack. The homage was just further proof of the immeasurable influence that punk bands like The Exploited have had on the thrash metal scene. In fact, it can be argued that without them, there would be no Metallica, Slayer or Slipknot.

Don’t miss The Exploited when they tear up Australia and New Zealand in April.

What: THE EXPLOITED – AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND TOUR
When: Thursday 26 April
Where: The Hi-fi, Brisbane
Tickets: www.thehifi.com.au

When: Friday 27 April
Where: The Manning Bar, Sydney
Tickets: www.moshtix.com.au

When: Saturday 28 April
Where: The Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Tickets: www.cornerhotel.com
With: Chainsaw Hookers, Wolfpack & The Worst

When: Sunday 29 April
Where: The Kings Arms Hotel, Auckland