''Death Before Dishonour'' is the fifth studio album by the Scottish punk rock band

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direction. This album was re-released on 19 June 2001 on

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and contained an additional seven tracks. A music video of the band playing live with a woman was released for the song "Sexual Favours". "Sexual Favours", a single from the album ''Death Before Dishonour'', was released in 1987. The album ranked in the top 200 of the Britain Alternative Music list.

Style

This album moves away from The Exploited's street punk/

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style and moves to a heavier style that has elements of

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and

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. Featuring strong elements of metal, punk rock elements are present on the album. The song "Sexual Favours" isn't a metal song and is different from the other songs on the album. The song is notable for its use of female vocals. "Sexual Favours" has a bass line that is similar to the bass line in the

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song "

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Track listing

All songs written by

Wattie Buchan Walter David "Wattie" Buchan (born 24 July 1957) is a Scottish punk rock musician. He is the lead vocalist for the punk rock band Early life Buchan was born in Edinburgh on 24 July 1957. He served in the British Army as a soldier prior to jo ...

, except for where noted. # "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" (Buchan, Nig Swanson) – 2:40 # "Police Informer" – 2:42 # "Drive Me Insane" (Buchan, Swanson) – 3:44 # "Pulling Us Down" – 4:16 # "Sexual Favours" – 3:40

CD reissue bonus tracks

"Drug Squad Man" (Buchan, Swanson) – 3:17 # "Privacy Invasion" – 3:50 # "Jesus Is Dead" (Buchan, John Duncan) – 3:20 # "Politicians" (Buchan, John Duncan) – 2:31 # "War Now" – 3:56 # "United Chaos and Anarchy" – 4:14 # "Sexual Favours" (Dub version) – 3:47

Personnel

;The Exploited *

– vocals * Nig – guitar * Tony Lochiel – bass * Wullie Buchan – drums, guitar with: * The Pimmels (Kev the Hammer, Capt. Scarlet, Jim Pimmel) – additional vocals * Rasta Deb, Tracy, Kathie – backing vocals on track 12 * Morten Lund – mastering

References

External links

Official band website
1987 albums The Exploited albums Spitfire Records albums {{1980s-punk-album-stub