''Fuck the System'' (known as ''F@#k the System'' in the clean version) is the eighth studio album by Scottish
hardcore punk
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band
The Exploited
The Exploited are a Scottish punk rock band from Edinburgh, formed in 1978 by Stevie Ross and Terry Buchan, with Buchan soon replaced by his brother Wattie Buchan. They signed to Secret Records in March 1981, . It was released on 17 February 2003 through Dream Catcher Records in the UK and
Spitfire Records
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In September 1998, Paul Bibeau founded, launched and rapidly developed Spitfire Records Inc. from a two-man operation located in his home bedroom i ...
in the US. Recording sessions took place at Chapel Studios in
Lincolnshire
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, England.
Production was handled by
Russ Russell
Russ Russell is a British record producer, sound engineer, mixer, mastering engineer, musician and writer. He has worked all over the world and now is mostly based at Parlour Studios in the UK. He was also the guitarist in the psychedelic band ...
and
Simon Efemey
Simon Efemey is an English record producer and sound engineer, most noted for his work with metal and hard rock groups, including Napalm Death, Paradise Lost, Obituary, Amorphis, Deceased and The Wildhearts. He has also provided live sound mix ...
. It is the only album to feature guitarist Robbie Davidson and bassist Mikie Jacobs and, as of 2024, the band's most recent project to date.
In Europe, the album debuted at number 81 in
Germany
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and number 123 in
France
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. ''Fuck the System'' was reissued in 2014 via
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast Records is a German record label with subsidiary, subsidiaries located in Germany, the United States and Brazil. It was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Donzdorf. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on ...
.
Track listing
Personnel
*Walter "
Wattie" Buchan – vocals
*Robbie "Steed" Davidson – guitar
*Mikie Jacobs – bass
*Willie Buchan – drums
*"
Risky Russ" Russell – producer
*
Simon Efemey
Simon Efemey is an English record producer and sound engineer, most noted for his work with metal and hard rock groups, including Napalm Death, Paradise Lost, Obituary, Amorphis, Deceased and The Wildhearts. He has also provided live sound mix ...
– producer
Charts
References
External links
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2003 albums
The Exploited albums
Spitfire Records albums
Albums produced by Russ Russell