Origin:	Seattle, Washington, USA
Genres:	80's Metal

Last update/review:	October 17, 2023

Culprit

Culprit's Guilty As Charged remains the BNR favorite for best Shrapnel release of all time, featuring solid classic metal with a technical edge, unique vocals from Jeff L'Heureux, and top-notch but not self-indulgent guitarwork from from the duo of Kjartan Kristofferson and John DeVol, living up to Shrapnel's reputation as a guitar-dominated label. Sadly, the band never got to record a second album, as the departure of Kristofferson and bassist Scott Earl to TKO brought about the breakup of the band within a few years of that debut's release. Like many an 80's band, there were sporadic reunion attempts over the years and eventually Earl became the band's leader, with several new lineups surrounding him.