Criminal (band)

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Criminal
Background information
Origin	Santiago, Chile
Genres	Thrash metal death metal groove metal
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Inferno Records, Metal Blade, Massacre Records
Members	Anton Reisenegger Sergio Klein Dan Biggin Zac O´Neil
Past members	Robin Eaglestone Juan Francisco Cueto Staff Glover Mark Royce José Joaquín Vallejos Jimmy Ponce Olmo Cascallar
Website	criminal1.com

Criminal is a Chilean thrash metal/death metal band formed in late 1991 in Santiago by Anton Reisenegger (guitar and vocals) and Rodrigo Contreras (lead guitar).^[1] Later they were joined by J.J. Vallejo on drums and Juan Francisco Cueto as bassist, completing the original lineup. The band incorporates elements of thrash metal, death metal, groove metal and hardcore. They later moved to Colchester, England.

The band received international attention with their second studio album, Dead Soul, released in 1997. Their next release, Sicario, established them as a known band in Europe and received good reviews.

Criminal have released eight studio albums, two live albums, and two demos.