band from Tampere. After
. Originally formed as Cadgers, the band was created in 1981 and recorded one split 7" with
before changing their name. They played until 1985, then reunited in 1991 and have been active ever since. The band have toured across
. In Finnish, their name means "the exploited" - a possible reference to popular Scottish
band The Exploited, formed in 1979.
in Tampere and their first full-length album Valtion vankina has been referred to as an "undisputed
classic".
Riistetyt - originally called Cadgers - was formed 1981 being one of the very first
hardcore punk bands coming from Finland. The first "Cadgers" line-up did only one split 7"ep with
Kaaos, both
bands being pioneers of
hardcore in Tampere. Soon the band name was changed to
Riistetyt and the next release was "Laki ja järjestys" 7"ep, also released by P.Tuotanto 1982. It was followed by Valtion vankina 12"lp ("As a Prisoners of State") and Skitsofrenia 12" on
Propaganda Records. "As Prisoners of State" and the next release "Raiskattu tulevaisuus" ("Raped Future") were also pressed in
Germany by not-so-reputable Rock-o-Rama Records (The band had nothing to do with that as it was a deal with
Propaganda Records and Rock-o-Rama).
Years 1981-1983 the band did a lot of shows around Finland and ended up on US tour
1984 At that time the line-up and the style had faced a
radical change (They also had a rock band Pyhät Nuket "Holy Dolls" those days). After the US tour the band had no other solution than have a break since 1985.
1999 there was a funeral of a classic squatted house "Lepakko" in Helsinki.
Riistetyt was sharing the stage with many other old
bands from 80's like
Kaaos, Terveet Kädet,
Appendix etc. After that they recorded a new 7"ep with new line-up. That line-up didn't last too long. After few line-up changes there was a team that managed to play together around five years releasing a 12"lp, 10" and a 7"ep and tour in
Europe, Brazil and
USA. This line-up was playing 2008-2010. The latest lp "Kuolonhymnejä" was released 2009 on vinyl and cd. In the end of 2010 Jukkeli quit playing drums. Perttu re-joined drumming and the nightmare continues!
Printed in USA
