Cryptic Slaughter

Cryptic Slaughter were an Orange County, CA-based speed metal/thrash metal band that were among the first (after Napalm Death) to weld both grindcore and hardcore punk influences into the genre.

Cryptic Slaughter were an Orange County, CA-based speed metal/thrash metal band that were among the first (after Napalm Death) to weld both grindcore and hardcore punk influences into the genre.

They toured extensively in support of the albums Convicted (1986) and Money Talks (1987) before disbanding in 1989 from the shadow of financial and management problems. They are often credited as an early carnation of Metalcore, the Metal-Hardcore "fusion" genre.