Culprit is back with the release of Guilty as Charged Live!!! Original founding member Scott Earl returns with a killer new line up and new release of this classic record from 1983 Which ROCK HARD magazine listed as one of the top 500 metal records of all time. . 
 The band played a few select shows in 2019 including the Keep it True Festival and are currently working on new material for the first time in over 35 years and along with live shows will be releasing a full length record in 2020. Please check the “Tour Dates” tab for more info. 
 As 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. Inspired by Culprit, thousands went on to form bands. Others who were in awe of the musicianship and popularity were inspired to try other styles of rock or metal music. In Part, you can thank CULPRIT for paving the way for the Seattle scene that exploded in the 1990’s. 
 The interaction and energy between Culprit and their fans is pure magic. With an army of head bangers in front of them, Culprit dominated stages in a way the Northwest had never seen before….. 
 Culprit 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 -Bret Hartman