Death Before Dishonour
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Death Before Dishonour is the fifth studio album
by the Scottish
punk rock
band The Exploited
. It was released on April 15, 1987 through Rough Justice Records. With this release, The Exploited moved to a more crossover thrash
direction. This album was re-released on June 19, 2001 on Spitfire Records
and contained an additional seven tracks.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by the Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band The Exploited
The Exploited
The Exploited are a Scottish punk band from the second wave of UK punk, formed in 1979. Originally a street punk band, they transformed into a faster hardcore punk band with a heavy political influence. From about 1987 on they changed into a crossover thrash band...
. It was released on April 15, 1987 through Rough Justice Records. With this release, The Exploited moved to a more crossover thrash
Crossover thrash
__FORCETOC__Crossover thrash, often abbreviated to crossover, is a form of thrash metal that contains more hardcore punk elements than standard thrash. The genre lies on a continuum between heavy metal and punk rock...
direction. This album was re-released on June 19, 2001 on Spitfire Records
Spitfire Records
Spitfire Records was a subdivision of Eagle Rock Entertainment located in New York, United States.In September 1998, Paul Bibeau founded, launched and rapidly developed Spitfire Records Inc. from a two-man operation located in his home bedroom in suburban Long Island, New York, to one of the...
and contained an additional seven tracks.
Track listing
- All songs written by The ExploitedThe ExploitedThe Exploited are a Scottish punk band from the second wave of UK punk, formed in 1979. Originally a street punk band, they transformed into a faster hardcore punk band with a heavy political influence. From about 1987 on they changed into a crossover thrash band...
- "Anti-UK" – 3:03
- "Power Struggle" – 3:34
- "Scaling The Derry Wall" – 3:59
- "Barry Prossitt" – 3:50
- "Don't Really Care" – 3:12
- "No Forgiveness" – 3:36
- "Death Before Dishonour" – 3:05
- "Adding To Their Fears" – 2:40
- "Police Informer" – 2:42
- "Drive Me Insane" – 3:44
- "Pulling Us Down" – 4:16
- "Sexual Favours" – 3:40
CD reissue bonus tracks
- "Drug Squad Man" - 4:17
- "Privicy Invasion" - 3:50
- "Jesus Is Dead" - 3:20
- "Politicians" - 2:31
- "War Now" - 3:56
- "United Chaos and Anarchy" - 4:14
- "Sexual Favours" (Dub Version) - 3:47
Personnel
- Wattie Buchan - Vocals
- Nig - Guitar
- Tony Lochiel - Bass
- Willie Buchan - Drums, Guitar
- The Pimmels (Kev The Hammer, Capt. Scarlet, Jim Pimmel) - Backing Vocals
- Rasta Deb, Tracy, Kathie - Backing Vocals, track 12.