Criminal is a Chilean thrash/death metal band which 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 line-up. The band incorporates elements of thrash metal, death metal, groove metal and hardcore. They later moved to Colchester, England.