THE EXPLOITED Sign Contract With Nuclear Blast Records
January 17th, 2014
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Edinburgh, Scotland-based punk rock group The Exploited inked a record contract with Nuclear Blast Records, revealing this development on January 17th, 2014.
Vocalist Wattie Buchan issued the following statement: “At last, after giving my word four years ago that we would sign to Nuclear Blast, it’s now official! For us, it’s a big deal to be signing to the biggest indie record company in Europe. One of the main reasons we signed to them is the fact that Markus (Staiger), the owner, is a big Exploited fan and I know he will give us 100% backing to make the next album as great as the last ones.”
Nuclear Blast owner Markus Staiger, meanwhile, shared the following words: “Having The Exploited sign a deal is a longtime dream coming true. In my youth, I listened to hardcore and punk almost exclusively and The Exploited have been one of my absolute favourites ever since. Records like Punk’s Not Dead (1981), Troops Of Tomorrow (1982) and later on also Beat The Bastards (1996) and Fuck The System (2003) have been on heavy rotation constantly.
“The shows of this band have always been and still are a very special experience. Honest, hard and snotty — just like punk should be. A true highlight for me, of course, was their performance at the Nuclear Blast HQs on my birthday in 2013. After that, the deal had been set via handshakes and we’d been celebrating ’till the break of dawn! Welcome to Nuclear Blast, guys. Punk’s not dead!!”
Eighth studio record Fuck The System was released in March 2003.
