With an army of head bangers in front of them, Culprit dominated stages in a way the Northwest had never seen before….Ĭulprit delivered what people craved: intense high-energy metal in a British sounding vein, complete with cascading duo-guitar runs, split second time changes, staggeringly complex rhythms and piercing vocals that adds uniqueness to the band’s overall sound. The interaction and energy between Culprit and their fans is pure magic.

In Part, you can thank CULPRIT for paving the way for the Seattle scene that exploded in the 1990’s. Others who were in awe of the musicianship and popularity were inspired to try other styles of rock or metal music. Neil Young, and Guns N' Roses providing the aural backdrop for B.YG. Inspired by Culprit, thousands went on to form bands. Hisac Ariga, a staffer at concert promotion firm Tachyon Co. in Chicago and the Keep to True Festival Germany 2019.Recently, Scott has put together a totally new CULPRIT line up based in Los Angeles The band has written 10 new songs and is working with Producer Kelly Gray ex Queensryche guitarist and is slated to begin recording 'Layin Down the Law' in January 2021Īs Iron Maiden was to England and Metallica was to San Francisco, Culprit was to Seattle… For a generation that grew up on Kiss, Rush, and Ted Nugent, Culprit proved that Seattle and the Northwest could rock with the best. The band also Co- Headlined Legions of Metal Fest.

Original founding member Scott Earl went on to do TKO (Combat Records) The Bang Gang, (Sinclair/MCA Records) and Adam Bomb (Geffen Records)Over the years CULPRIT has done several reunion shows including opening for Metal Church, The Waken festival in 2001 and headlining Germany's H.O.A festival in 2010 and are scheduled to appear H.O.A. The album received high critical praise and was named one of the top metal records of all time by Germanys Rock Hard magazine.The band cut their teeth live by playing with Metallica at the now famous 1983 Stone gig in San Francisco, selling out 2,500 seat venues in their home town of Seattle, and their song “Ambush” received airplay across the U.S. Culprit’s debut release “Guilty as Charged” came out in 1983 and was Mike Varney's Shrapnel Records first full length signing.

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