---
title: "Criminal Element"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/criminal-element"
genre: "Deathgrind"
country: "United States"
formed: 2001
---

# Criminal Element

**Criminal Element** is a deathgrind band, from United States, active 2001 to present.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Criminal Element |
| Genre | Deathgrind |
| Parent genre | Grindcore |
| Origin | Long Island, United States |
| Formed | 2001 |
| Releases in catalog | 9 |

## Genres

[Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal) · [Deathgrind](https://themetalnet.com/genre/deathgrind)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Adam Jarvis](https://themetalnet.com/musician/adam-jarvis) | Drums (drum set) | 2006 to 2010 | Former |
| [Derek Boyer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/derek-boyer) | Electric bass guitar |  | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006 | [Career Criminal](https://themetalnet.com/album/26264c77-f8e8-479e-843b-16991c740f9c) | EP |
| 2006 | [Criminally Contaminated](https://themetalnet.com/album/854fc8b4-d9ec-4580-a956-18d97dd0dda6) | EP |
| 2008 | [Guilty As Charged](https://themetalnet.com/album/79b5cd68-8077-4af7-934e-9fae7fcb9675) | Album |
| 2010 | [Crime and Punishment II](https://themetalnet.com/album/3211b0ad-6373-46af-ba48-08d5f8511467) | EP |
| 2010 | [Crime And Punishment Pt. 1](https://themetalnet.com/album/6e7b1fbb-efa4-4acd-bfee-9e32e722a884) | EP |
| 2013 | [Modus Operandi](https://themetalnet.com/album/5f327030-b2c4-479d-9aba-73e31bd97ab0) | Album |
| 2014 | [Maiden Brooklyn](https://themetalnet.com/album/ad8d7e3b-3659-4a9e-8309-558117d8eb74) | EP |
| 2015 | [Criminal Crime Time](https://themetalnet.com/album/af493bb5-8c6a-4b26-806f-dac692c29c32) | Album |
| 2022 | [Abuse of Power](https://themetalnet.com/album/5c4f72ab-8436-4457-b244-bba40228f941) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Cannibal Corpse](https://themetalnet.com/band/cannibal-corpse) (listened together)
- [Misery Index](https://themetalnet.com/band/misery-index) (listened together)
- [Aborted](https://themetalnet.com/band/aborted) (listened together)
- [Cephalic Carnage](https://themetalnet.com/band/cephalic-carnage) (listened together)
- [Dying Fetus](https://themetalnet.com/band/dying-fetus) (listened together)
- [Rotten Sound](https://themetalnet.com/band/rotten-sound) (listened together)
- [Agoraphobic Nosebleed](https://themetalnet.com/band/agoraphobic-nosebleed) (listened together)
- [Coldworker](https://themetalnet.com/band/coldworker) (listened together)
- [Mumakil](https://themetalnet.com/band/mumakil) (listened together)
- [Leng Tch’e](https://themetalnet.com/band/leng-tch-e) (listened together)
- [Nasum](https://themetalnet.com/band/nasum) (listened together)
- [Bolt Thrower](https://themetalnet.com/band/bolt-thrower) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- bandcamp: https://criminalelement.bandcamp.com/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CriminalElementDC
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Criminal_Element/58388

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/criminal-element](https://themetalnet.com/band/criminal-element). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt