The Exploited are a hardcore punk 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.