---
title: "Criminal"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/criminal"
genre: "Death Metal"
country: "Chile"
formed: 1991
---

# Criminal

**Criminal** is a death metal band, from Chile, active 1991 to present.

Criminal is a Chilean thrash metal/death metal band formed in late 1991 in Santiago by Anton Reisenegger and Rodrigo Contreras. 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.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Criminal |
| Genre | Death Metal |
| Parent genre | Death Metal |
| Origin | Santiago, Chile |
| Formed | 1991 |
| Releases in catalog | 10 |

## Genres

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

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Danny Biggin](https://themetalnet.com/musician/danny-biggin) | Electric bass guitar | 2007 to present | Current |
| [Anton Reisenegger](https://themetalnet.com/musician/anton-reisenegger) | Lead vocals, Electric guitar | 1991 to present | Current |
| [Rodrigo Contreras](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rodrigo-contreras) | Electric guitar | 1991 to 2010 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1994 | [Victimized](https://themetalnet.com/album/385c943a-437c-3663-9bbc-869db07bfa8b) | Album |
| 1996 | [Live Disorder](https://themetalnet.com/album/313e5634-9dfb-417b-a658-14a3d198dbca) | Album |
| 1997 | [Dead Soul](https://themetalnet.com/album/d8e7879f-f7f1-37cc-8dcb-66aeeaec1fab) | Album |
| 2000 | [Cancer](https://themetalnet.com/album/c95f80ee-2aec-3811-9786-8960585d6e90) | Album |
| 2004 | [No Gods No Masters](https://themetalnet.com/album/da781569-d61f-381d-a998-eff7b99bdbf8) | Album |
| 2005 | [Sicario](https://themetalnet.com/album/845b1bb6-6461-3dec-96bc-0ec1a537fb78) | Album |
| 2009 | [White Hell](https://themetalnet.com/album/e7cd9447-4f87-3e29-bc04-b7cb551617ff) | Album |
| 2011 | [Akelarre](https://themetalnet.com/album/30a7c9f6-e76c-422a-aaea-d23f65820c8e) | Album |
| 2016 | [Fear Itself](https://themetalnet.com/album/af8c7476-d76a-46de-9b80-d7fa3bbf3242) | Album |
| 2021 | [Sacrificio](https://themetalnet.com/album/34246694-0f4b-4a20-8c03-494f2697aae3) | Album |

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- [Carcass](https://themetalnet.com/band/carcass) (listened together)
- [Pantera](https://themetalnet.com/band/pantera) (listened together)
- [Mastodon](https://themetalnet.com/band/mastodon) (listened together)
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- [Amon Amarth](https://themetalnet.com/band/amon-amarth) (listened together)
- [Helloween](https://themetalnet.com/band/helloween) (listened together)
- [Ozzy Osbourne](https://themetalnet.com/band/ozzy-osbourne) (listened together)
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## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Criminal/4717
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/252980
- bandcamp: https://criminalchile.bandcamp.com/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Criminal.Band
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2obZTQu3NO5oRcIZKY9fOh
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/criminalchile
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/184204410

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