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Marquee Theatre

730 N Mill Ave, 85281, Tempe, AZ, US

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Doors open: 19:00

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The Exploited biography

The Exploited is a Scottish punk rock band, formed in 1978 by Stevie Ross and Terry Buchan, hailing from Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K.

With an original line-up of vocalist Terry Buchan, guitarist Stevie Ross, bassist Alan Paget, and drummer Andy McNiven, The Exploited’s name was a symbol of their politics. The band’s debut performance came in December 1978 at the Craigmuir School, after a night before of stealing Sunday papers, milk and bread rolls and redistributing them around their local area with a note saying “a gift from the exploited”. Following the gig, Wattie Buchan, Terry’s brother, joined The Exploited, and has remained the figurehead of the band’s outspoken anti-authoritarian, anti-fascist and anti-racist stance.

Inspired by the likes of Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned, the band created simple, no-nonsense punk rock, and formed their own record label in 1980. Through the label The Exploited issued their debut EP “Army Life”, which remained in the independent chart’s Top 20 for 18 months. The band’s subsequent singles “Barmy Army”, “Dead Cities” and “Exploited Barmy Army” all charted highly and helped introduce the second wave of punk rock in the UK, notarised by its speed and aggression.

In 1981 The Exploited signed with Secret Records and released their debut album “Punks Not Dead”. The album peaked at No. 1 in the independent charts and No. 20 in the national chart. The same year the band released their first live album “On Stage” and embarked on a national tour alongside Discharge, Anti-Nowhere League, and Anti-Pasti. The Exploited subsequently released the albums “Let’s Start a War” in 1983, “Horror Epics” in 1985, the live album “Live at the Whitehouse” in 1986, and the EP “Jesus Is Dead” also in 1986.

Ahead of their fifth studio album “Death Before Dishonour” in 1987, the band released the single “Sexual Favours”, however marked the decline in marketability for punk rock. The Exploited therefore expanded their style to a crossover from punk to thrash metal and released “The Massacre” in 1990, followed by “Live in Japan” in 1993, and “Beat the Bastards” in 1996.

After an extended hiatus of seven years, the band released the album “Fuck the System” in 2003 on Dream Catcher Records, followed by a tour of the UK and U.S. After a cancelled show in Montreal, Canada, due to the band not being allowed in the country, fans started a riot destroying eight cars and breaking several store windows.

Live reviews

Amazing Exploited as usual.
Wattie looking good after his recovery.
Played all the classic tunes like Beat the Bastards, Maggie, Punx not dead, SPG, Fuck The System, Chaos is My life, Alternative, Holiday in the sun etc... I even got on stage towards the end and sang Sex and Violence!
Epic gig!
Will remember it for life!
Cheers

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Nikimadridista

Chicago punk rock band, The Dwarves, is not a one trick pony type of band. Originally they started as a garage band under the name The Suburban Nightmare, but like any good band, they moved forward and grew into the punk rock/ hardcore punk band that they are now.

To say that watching The Dwarves live set is interesting is a bit understated. On top of their already in your face music with lyrics that have no bounds, the band members are extremely interesting themselves. Drummer, Gregory Pecker (or as he likes to be referred to as Gnarlie Watts) performs with a clown wig, and pants, while guitarist Pete Vietnamcheque, or better HeWhoCannotBeNamed, performs with a wrestling mask and nothing else (although he has been known to sport a jockstrap in place of his birthday suit). They are highly energetic and play whatever they want, which is the appeal of the band. Vocalist Julius Seizure, better known as Blag Dahlia has an in-your-face energy that only adds to the no holds lyrics that the band is known for. A true punk band that resists anything mainstream, and because of it, they are widely popular; and a seriously great band worth checking out.

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Ellinoinsta

Rip-roaringly riotous hardcore punk from a band who were there at the start! Angry Samoans are aggressive, exhilarating and undeniably fun, helping to establish the sound of a genre which defines so many people's lives to this day. Angry Samoans have been controversial from day one, getting blacklisted from all LA venues after releasing a track berating a famous DJ, arguing for his departure ("Get Off The Air!"). They have released four studio albums in their career, with each one exploring new territory within the hardcore genre. Live, they bound around the stage with endless energy as Mike Saunders spits out his satirical verse upon a begging audience. Guitars screech and wail and pound out endless power chords in a frenzy of destruction. Drums rip apart ear drums as Bill Vockeroth pummels out thunderous beats. It is nothing short of a whirlwind, a tornado of endless riffs and roaring vocals. Despite being together for over twenty years, they still have the potential to cause a riot, best experienced in a small venue loud. Whilst they haven't made any new releases in recent years, they continue to perform. Perhaps soon a new album will surface, reinstating their punk credibility to a new generation of fans of hardcore.

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