The Exploited announce tour supports

UK punk rock exponents, The Exploited, announce supports for their Australian east coast tour this April.

Playing with The Exploited in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne is Perth hard punk rock outfit, Chainsaw Hookers. Known for their infectious lyrical hooks laced with horror movie themes, the Hookers' live show is a powerful rock onslaught set to annihilate fans. Over the past few years they've been on the road numerous times spreading blood on the east coast of Australia building up a contingency of hardcore supporters.

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Gold Coast three-piece, The Scam, will unleash their brand of street punk on first-in punters in Brisbane. In Sydney, authentic Aussie fourth generation punk rock band, Topnovil, and home-town rhythm driven, noisy guitar three piece, skinpin - who have been receiving a healthy amount of press for the release of their debut album Shifting Sands – will get the Manning Bar off to a pounding start, while in Melbourne, rock ’n roll juggernauts, Wolfpack, will open proceedings with their killer punk rock pedigree.

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 willfully 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.